Professorship of Control and Drive Systems

Organisational unit: Professoship

Main research areas

Control systems and cybernetics are among the most challenging fields of research, both on a theoretical level and in their application.

For this reason, the Control and Drive Systems Lab at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg always takes an approach which encompasses both levels – both the basics and the experimental, applied level. Our diverse team carries out research in extremely varied application projects which are often relevant for the industry – for example in the fields of sensorless/sensor-reduced control, model predictive control, sliding mode control, model reference adaptive control, geometric control methods – as well as in controls based on fractional calculus and Lyapunov’s methods.

Particular focus is placed on applying Kalman filtering, which is implemented as an optimal state observer or parameter assessor in applications such as system identification, error detection and sensor-reduced control.

The laboratory also actively applies wavelets in its development of wavelet-based algorithms for signal processing, process monitoring and error detection.

  1. 2015
  2. Published

    An indirectly controlled high-speed servo valve for IC engines using piezo actuators

    Behre, L., Becker, U., Van Niekerk, T., Harndorf, H., Mercorelli, P. & Werner, N., 2015, In: R & D Journal. 31, p. 35-45 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Coplanar micro-strips/electrospun sensor system to measure the electronics properties of the polyethylene oxide (PEO) electrospun

    Fuhrhop, C. & Georgiadis, A., 2015, 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2015 - Proceedings. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 512-516 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  4. Published
  5. Published

    Using a Seminorm for Wavelet Denoising of sEMG Signals for Monitoring during Rehabilitation with Embedded Orthosis System

    Schimmack, M., Hand, A., Mercorelli, P. & Georgiadis, A., 2015, 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 467-472 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  6. 2014
  7. Published

    A Lyapunov based PI controller with an anti-windup scheme for a purification process of potable water

    Mercorelli, P., Halbe, R. & Goes, J., 23.12.2014, Proceedings - 2014 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, CoDIT 2014: Proceedings. Kacem, I., Laroche, P. & Roka, Z. (eds.). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 578-583 6 p. 6996959. (Proceedings - 2014 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, CoDIT 2014).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    A piezo servo hydraulic actuator for use in camless combustion engines and its control with MPC

    Haus, B., Mercorelli, P. & Werner, N., 23.12.2014, Proceedings - 2014 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, CoDIT 2014: Proceedings. Kacem, I., Laroche, P. & Roka, Z. (eds.). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 471-476 6 p. 6996939. (Proceedings - 2014 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, CoDIT 2014).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Contemporary sinusoidal disturbance detection and nano parameters identification using data scaling based on Recursive Least Squares algorithms

    Schimmack, M. & Mercorelli, P., 23.12.2014, Proceedings - 2014 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, CoDIT 2014: Proceedings. Kacem, I., Laroche, P. & Roka, Z. (eds.). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 510-515 6 p. 6996946. (Proceedings - 2014 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, CoDIT 2014).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Digital Control of a Camless Engine Using Lyapunov Approach with Backward Euler Approximation

    Mercorelli, P., Werner, N., Becker, U., Harndorf, H. & Van Niekerk, T., 08.2014, 19th IFAC World Congress IFAC 2014, Proceedings. Xia, X. & Boje, E. (eds.). 3 ed. International Federation of Automatic Control, Vol. 47. p. 5679-5684 6 p. (IFAC World Congress; vol. 19, no. 1).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    An Adaptive and Optimized Switching Observer for Sensorless Control of an Electromagnetic Valve Actuator in Camless Internal Combustion Engines

    Mercorelli, P., 07.2014, In: Asian Journal of Control. 16, 4, p. 959-973 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    On the Functional Controllability Using a Geometric Approach together with a Decoupled MPC for Motion Control in Robotino

    Straßberger, D., Mercorelli, P. & Georgiadis, A., 07.2014, Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems. Groningen: University of Groningen Press, p. 1080-1087 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review