Structure and research areas

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Department of Control Engineering (DCE)
Structure and research areas The DCE covers wide
range of theoretical and applied subjects related
to automation in general Control Theory Group
modeling, identification and simulation of
systems of various nature including
engineering,economical and biological systems
theory of linear, non-linear, optimal, adaptive,
robust, model predictive, stochastic, neural and
fuzzy systems and control numerical algorithms
for efficient computations in control systems and
control system design applications in modeling
and control of hydraulic and thermal systems,
water and electricity distribution
networks Control Systems Group industrial
communication protocols (CAN, Profibus, Lon
Works, TCN, Ethernet,...) real time operating
systems parallel and distributed control
systems sequential control, logical control,
discrete event systems, Petri Nets process
control, supervision and visualization internet
programming Control Components Group process
instrumentation mechatronics, electronics for
automation

• Laboratories
• Trnka laboratory of automatic control
• Center for Applied Cybernetics
• Josef Boek Research Centre of Engine and
  Automotive Engineering
• Laboratory of Control Components  
• Electronic Laboratory
• Laboratory of theory of automatic control
• Laboratory Rockwell Automation
• Control systems laboratory
• Distributed control systems
• Computers laboratory

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335SRL1-E Flight Management Systems 1, W, 32,
Pech, Pachner, credits 5 The first part of this
course provides an overview of flight management
systems, and classifies them. Then, aircraft
dynamics derivation, analysis and presentation.
Finally, the design of autopilots - systems of
automatic control of aircraft dynamics. 335SRL2-E
Flight Management Systems 2, S, 32, Pech,
Pachner, credits 5 This course is a continuation
of the preceeding course on Flight Management
Systems, and deals with aircraft guidance in the
vertical plane and in the horizontal plane. Then,
systems of semiautomatic control. Finally,
ways of controlling an aircraft engine, and board
and flight procedures. 335PZS-E Aircraft Board
Information Systems, W, 22, Vek, credits
4 Problems connected with fighter mission
planning, take off of overloaded aircraft,
approaching the target, activity around the
target, flight task completion and return are
described. All flight mission phases are related
to a jet for advanced training. 335PZS-E Aviation
Ergonomy Problems connected with pilot behavior
during flight, condition during flight, anatomy
and fyziology with respect to condition during
flight, flight crashes emergency..
Department of Control Engineering (DCE) Education

• To get an overview, the courses are briefly
  summarized as follows
• Process Control Automation
• Modeling Identification
• Control Theory
• Signal Processing
• Optimal Control,
• Non-linear Systems
• Robust Control
• Production Systems Control Automation
• Sequential Control
• Logical Control
• Discrete Event Systems,Scheduling
• Software Support for Control Engineering
• Information Systems Design
• Programming Languages for Control
• Real Time Operating Systems
• Hardware Support for Control Engineering
• Electronic Systems
• Electronic Systems Design

Number of undergraduate and graduate students
studying at the Department every year is about
400.
Specialization courses for students of study
program Aircraft information Control Systems

• Flight Management Systems 1 2
• overview of flight management systems, aircraft
  dynamics derivation, analysis and presentation
• design of autopilots, aircraft guidance in the
  vertical / horizontal plane
• systems of semiautomatic control, controlling an
  aircraft engine, and board and flight procedures.
• Aircraft Board Information Systems
• fighter mission planning, take off of overloaded
  aircraft, approaching the target, activity around
  the target, flight task completion and return are
  described
• Aviation Ergonomy
• Problems connected with pilot behavior during
  flight, condition during flight, anatomy and
  fyziology with respect to condition during
  flight, flight crashes emergency..

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Department of Control Engineering (DCE) Research
in Control Theory Group
HTL in Prague has a long term agreement with CTU
FEE covering RMD cooperation (Phd. thesis, summer
internships, scholarships, etc.)
Experience with statistical methods Statistical
methods used for Data generator modeling Early
detection of abrupt or gradual changes Data
reconciliation Signal processing Adaptive
control Statistical quality control Filtering,
Smoothing Classic statistical methods Bayesian
statistics Kalman filters Bank of Kalman
filters interacting multiple models Extended
Kalman filter first and second order Analysis
of variance Time series analysis Linear,
non-linear regression Hypothesis
testing Parameter estimation Sequential
statistical methods

• Numerical statistical methods
• Monte Carlo methods
• Sampling re-sampling methods
• Local regression models, data-base oriented
  just-in-time modeling
• Bootstrap filters
• Industrial applications
• Adaptive control e.g. testing machines, rolling
• mills, pressure valve control etc.
• Cautious risk sensitive optimization combustion
  optimizer
• Empirical process modeling e.g. turbines, glass
  furnaces
• Sensor fault detection combustion
• Sensor calibration
• Applications solved by students
• Satellite location, measured r. dot r, theta,
  dot theta
• Anti-Ballistic missile guidance and control
  (target location)
• Sensor fault detection

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Department of Control Engineering (DCE) Thesis
Aerospace section in Theory Group
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Department of Control Engineering
(DCE) Aerospace in Control System Group

• HW skills and development
• CAN for microcontrolers for industrial
  applications (PC (PC104), under Linux RT Linux)
• Applications Development for Linux a RT Linux
  on industrial platforms,
• Real Time Control
• Microcontrolers with CAN support (Motorola HC12
  a large platform of development tools and huge
  experiences (Codewarrior /Windows/, BDM
  /Linux/-complete support for programming
  debugging trough BDM for open source gcc a gdb
  compilers
• Hitachi Development Kits (Hitachi 2638) for RT
  Linux control- Helicopter RUAV project
• Miniatural CAN interface moduls for several
  sensors (voltage/stream outputs, duty cycle ,
  RS-232,RS-485, based on Motorola M68HC912D60A.
• - fully developed in our laboratories (complete
  documentation, SW, HW, firmware)
• - for CAN application we have not only
  experiences but also whole framework,,kits and
  universal modules etc. for rapid development
• Experiences Various types of sensors (Honeywell
  inductive tachometer, ultrasound rangefinder,
  altimeter)
• Industrial displays for visualization, direct
  interconnection into PC104 (DigitalLogic
  msm586SEV) without expensive conversion
  VGA/Display card
• ALTERA University Program, cooperation with
  Ceska Letecka Servisni

Gyroplane project
Helicopter RUAV Project
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Department of Control Engineering (DCE)

• Conclusion
• DCE is working on broad spectrum of projects
  ranging from theoretical analyses, algorithm
  development to electronic implementations
• Aerospace section also cooperate with Honeywell
  Aerospace CZ, Aero Vodochody and Czech Airlines,
  Ceska Letecka Servisni, EBV (Altera)
• We are interested in developing a cooperation to
  support students (BSc,MSc,PhD projects)
• We are interesting to develop common for UAV
  /RUAV projects, to establish Honeywell Aerospace
  Laboratory at DCE CTU
• Contact
• Stepan Kroupa xkroupa_at_control.felk.cvut.cz
• Web http//dce.felk.cvut.cz/