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. 2013
  2. Published

    Ein piezohydraulischer vollvariabler Ventilantrieb eines Verbrennungsmotors

    Werner, N., Mercorelli, P., Becker, U., Harndorf, H. & Van Niekerk, T., 01.2013, Der Antrieb von morgen 2013, 8 MTZ-Fachtagung: 8. MTZ-Fachtagung ; Tagungsdokumentation. ATZ live, Vol. CD-ROM. 16 p.

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

  3. Published

    A cascade controller structure using an internal PID controller for a hybrid piezo-hydraulic actuator in camless internal combustion engines

    Mercorelli, P. & Werner, N., 2013, 2013 9th Asian Control Conference, ASCC 2013. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1-6 6 p. 6606090. (2013 9th Asian Control Conference, ASCC 2013).

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

  4. Published

    A cascade regulator using Lyapunov's PID-PID controllers for an aggregate actuator in automotive applications

    Mercorelli, P. & Werner, N., 2013, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE, Industrial Electronics Society . IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 3210 - 3215 6 p. 6699642. (IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)).

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

  5. Published

    A Control of an Electromagnetic Actuator Using Model Predictive Control

    Mercorelli, P., 2013, Recent Advances in Applied Mathematics and Computational Methods in Engineering. Europment, p. 100-105 6 p.

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

  6. Published

    A geometric approach for controlling an electromagnetic actuator with the help of a linear Model Predictive Control

    Mercorelli, P., 2013, Proceedings, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 3234 - 3239 6 p. 6699646. (Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society).

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

  7. Published

    A hybrid hydraulic piezo actuator modeling and hysteresis effect identification for control in camless internal combustion engines

    Mercorelli, P. & Werner, N., 2013, 2013 Proceedings of International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control, ICMIC 2013. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 187-192 6 p. 6642172. (2013 Proceedings of International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control, ICMIC 2013).

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

  8. Published

    A Lyapunov Approach to Set the Parameters of a PI-Controller to Minimise Velocity Oscillations in a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Using Chopper Control for Electrical Vehicles

    Mercorelli, P., 2013, Recent Advances in Systems, Control and Informatics. Europment, p. 151-155 5 p.

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

  9. Published

    An Adaptive Lyapunovs Internal PID Regulator in Automotive Applications

    Mercorelli, P. & Werner, N., 2013, Recent Advances in Systems, Control, Signal Processing and Informatics. Europment, p. 141-146 6 p.

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

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  11. Published

    Generating Energy Optimal Powertrain Force Trajectories with Dynamic Constraints

    Mercorelli, P. & Schmidt, S., 2013, Mathematical Methods and Optimization Techniques in Engineering. Biolek, D., Walter, H., Utu, I. & von Lucken, C. (eds.). World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society - WSEAS, p. 228-233 6 p.

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