• Model-based Control of the Czochralski Silicon Crystal Pulling Process 

      Rahmanpour, Parsa (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:49, Doctoral thesis, 2017)
      This study explores the use of mathematical modeling as an aid in automatic control of the standard Czochralski process (Cz). The aim of the modeling has been to develop a simple model, while covering the essential process ...
    • Model-based control of UAV in icing conditions 

      Dahl, Jacob H. (Master thesis, 2023)
      Den eksponensielle økningen av datakraft over de siste tiår har gjort datadrevne algoritmer mer og mer vanlig i et mangfold av applikasjoner, inkludert kontrollsystemer. Modellbaserte kontrollsystemer anvender en modell ...
    • Model-Based Diagnosis of Drilling Incidents 

      Willersrud, Anders (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:147, Doctoral thesis, 2015)
      Oil and gas drilling is an advanced process with very little instrumentation, where drilling uid is transported through rotating drillstrings of up to several kilometers, possibly at extreme depths with high pressure and ...
    • Model-Based Estimation of Intracardiac Blood Flow Velocity Patterns Based on Ultrasound Imaging 

      Høgenes, Jakob (Master thesis, 2015)
      There is a general concession within the field of cardiology that deeper knowledge of the complex intracardiac blood flow patterns would likely lead to improved methods for diagnosing cardiovascular diseases and deficiencies. ...
    • Model-Based Identification of Nanomechanical Properties in Atomic Force Microscopy: Theory and Experiments 

      Ragazzon, Michael Remo Palmén; Gravdahl, Jan Tommy; Pettersen, Kristin Ytterstad (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The ability of the atomic force microscope (AFM) to resolve highly accurate interaction forces has made it an increasingly popular tool for determining nanomechanical properties of soft samples. Traditionally, elasticity ...
    • Model-Based In-Flight Icing Detection for Fixed-Wing UAVs 

      Tronstad, Phillip Larsen (Master thesis, 2023)
      Det kommersielle markedet har vært vitne til en bemerkelsesverdig økning i forekomsten av ubemannede fly (UAV-er) i nyere tid. Denne raske veksten har ført til økende bekymring rundt sikker bruk av UAV-er. Blant de ...
    • Model-based Locomotion Control of Underactuated Snake Robots 

      Rezapour, Ehsan (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:46, Doctoral thesis, 2015)
      Snake robots are a class of biologically inspired robots which are built to emulate the features of biological snakes. These robots are underactuated, i.e. they have fewer control inputs than degrees of freedom, and ...
    • Model-based LOS path-following control of planar underwater snake robots 

      Kohl, Anna M; Kelasidi, Eleni; Pettersen, Kristin Ytterstad; Gravdahl, Jan Tommy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This chapter presents a model-based control system for straight-line path-following of neutrally buoyant underwater snake robots that move with a planar sinusoidal gait in the presence of an unknown, constant and irrotational ...
    • Model-based predictive control using Modelica and open source components 

      Buqueras Carbonell, Carles (Master thesis, 2010)
      This thesis is about Model Predictive Control (MPC) method for process control. It describes how this method could be implemented using some different open source software components, describing functionalities of each one ...
    • Model-based Reinforcement Learning for Variable Impedance Control 

      Anand, Akhil Sadanandan (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:149, Doctoral thesis, 2023)
      This thesis is a collection of research work in the area of reinforcement learning and robotic manipulation. A set of new results on reinforcement learning focusing on model-based approaches and variable impedance control ...
    • Model-Based Roasting Control 

      Gulbrandsen, Eystein (Master thesis, 2021)
      Å tilberede biff til perfeksjon er en kunst. Det kan ta mange år med spesialisert trening for å oppnå intuisjon for når biffen er perfekt stekt. Teknikker som å klemme på biff med finger eller visuell inspeksjon blir ofte ...
    • Model-based variable impedance learning control for robotic manipulation 

      Sadanandan Anand, Akhil; Gravdahl, Jan Tommy; Abu-Dakka, Fares J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The capability to adapt compliance by varying muscle stiffness is crucial for dexterous manipulation skills in humans. Incorporating compliance in robot motor control is crucial for enabling real-world force interaction ...
    • Model-Free All-Source-All-Destination Learning as a Model for Biological Reactive Control 

      Knudsen, Martinius; Hendseth, Sverre; Tufte, Gunnar; Sandvig, Axel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      We present here a model-free method for learning actions that lead to an all-source-all-destination shortest path solution. We motivate our approach in the context of biological learning for reactive control. Our method ...
    • Model-free Control of Partially Observable Underactuated Systems by pairing Reinforcement Learning with Delay Embeddings 

      Knudsen, Martinius; Hendseth, Sverre; Tufte, Gunnar; Sandvig, Axel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Abstract: Partial observability is a problem in control design where the measured states are insufficient in describing the systems trajectory. Interesting real-world systems often exhibit nonlinear behavior and noisy, ...
    • Model-free IMU-based DP State Estimator 

      Østrem, Tor Eirik (Master thesis, 2014)
      The main goal of this thesis has been to develop a new model-free state estimator for dynamic positioning, based on an inertial measurement unit, a gyrocompass and a position reference system. The state estimator should ...
    • Modeling a Multi Locomotion Robot for Biped Walking 

      Kihle, Ken Andre (Master thesis, 2012)
      The task is to deduce a reduced model based on biped walking for the 24-DoF Gorilla Multi locomotion robot from Fukuda Lab, Nagoya University. Further, the dynamic equations of the reduced model shall be realized, and a ...
    • Modeling and Analysis of a Dynamic Positioning System for a Wave Energy Converter 

      Kjøsnes Olsen, Truls (Master thesis, 2021)
      Waveco utvikler et nytt type bølgekraftverk bestående av to deler, en undervanns turbin festet til en bøye som flyter på havoverflaten og følger bølgenes bevegelse. Bøyens bevegelse beveger dermed turbinen som flyter dypt ...
    • Modeling and analysis of grid-synchronizing stability of a Type-IV wind turbine under grid faults 

      Zhang, Chen; Cai, Xu; Rygg, Atle; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Transient behavior and response of wind turbines have been extensively studied in the context of the low-voltage-ride-through (LVRT) for many years, in which the identified transients are mostly associated with circuit ...
    • Modeling and Analysis of SOGI-PLL/FLL-based Synchronization Units: Stability Impacts of Different Frequency-feedback Paths 

      Zhang, Chen; Føyen, Sjur; Suul, Jon Are Wold; Molinas, Marta Maria Cabrera (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      — Second-order Generalized Integrator (SOGI)-based quadrature-signal-generator (QSG) together with either a phaselocked-loop (PLL) or a frequency-locked-loop (FLL) constitute two types of typical synchronization units ...
    • Modeling and Control for Managed Pressure Drilling from Floaters: Heave Compensation by Automatic Nonlinear Control 

      Landet, Ingar Skyberg (Master thesis, 2011)
      Managed pressure drilling is a sophisticated pressure control method which is intended to meet increasingly high demands in drilling operations in the oil and gas industry. With this method, the well is pressurized and the ...