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This MS thesis outlines my contributions to the closed loop control and system integration of two robotic platforms: 1) Aerobat, a flapping wing robot stabilized by air jets, and 2) Harpy, a bipedal robot equipped with dual thrusters. Both…
This paper presents the mathematical modeling, controller design, and flight-testing of an over-actuated Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) tiltwing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Based on simplified aerodynamics and first-principles, a…
In trajectory planning and control design for unmanned air vehicles, highly simplified models are typically used to represent the vehicle dynamics and the operating environment. The goal of this work is to perform real-time, but realistic…
Hybrid wind-wave energy system, integrating floating offshore wind turbine and wave energy converters, has received much attention in recent years due to its potential benefit in increasing the power harvest density and reducing the…
This postdoctoral thesis starts by reviewing the historic development of airplane structures and high lift devices from an engineering point of view. However, the main purpose of this document is the development of a novel concept for shape…
The floating wind turbines sector has great energy potential. However, minimizing the movement of the structure under the combined effect of wind and waves while ensuring maximum power extraction over a wide operating range is one of the…
This study aims at finding a method for constructing molecular dynamics like models using the formalism of cellular automata for fast simulation of fluid dynamic systems (including compressible phenomena). In as much as the results…
Aging populations and the rising prevalence of neurological and musculoskeletal disorders increase the demand for wearable mobility assistive devices that are effective, comfortable, and anatomically compatible. Many existing systems use…
In this paper we study how high-gain anti-windup schemes can be used to implement projected dynamical systems in control loops that are subject to saturation on a (possibly unknown) set of admissible inputs. This insight is especially…
This work deals with the closed-loop control of streaky structures induced by free-stream turbulence in a zero-pressure gradient, transitional boundary layer, by means of localized sensors and actuators. A linear quadratic gaussian…
This study evaluates pilots' cognitive workload and situational awareness during remote small unmanned aircraft system operations in different wind conditions. To complement the urban air mobility concept that envisions safe, sustainable,…
A new approach is shown, which estimates active grid wake features and enables to generate specific dynamically changing flow fields in a wind tunnel by means of an active grid. For example, measurements from free field can be reproduced in…
Dynamics is a core discipline in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering programs and with the ubiquitous nature of control in modern day applications, the field of mechatronics has gained popularity. Mechatronics refers to the field of…
The excavation process in mechanized tunneling can be improved by reconnaissance of the geology ahead. A nondestructive exploration can be achieved in means of seismic imaging. A full waveform inversion approach, which works in the…
This paper proposes a projection algorithm which can be employed to bound actuator signals, in terms of both magnitude and rate, for uncertain systems with redundant actuators. The investigated closed loop control system is assumed to…
A new form of aerostat wind generation system which contains an array of interacting turbines is proposed. The design of the balloon turbine components is undertaken through the combination of artificial intelligence and rapid prototyping…
This chapter provides an introduction to the modeling and control of power generation from wind turbine systems. In modeling, the focus is on the electrical components: electrical machine (e.g. permanent-magnet synchronous generators),…
We propose a swarm-based optimization algorithm inspired by air currents of a tornado. Two main air currents - spiral and updraft - are mimicked. Spiral motion is designed for exploration of new search areas and updraft movements is…
This paper presents developed real-time simulation models for offshore wind turbine generators in compliance with industry standards. The critical control functions such as negative sequence injection, sequence current limit, voltage ride…
In wind farms, wake interaction leads to losses in power capture and accelerated structural degradation when compared to freestanding turbines. One method to reduce wake losses is by misaligning the rotor with the incoming flow using its…