Research - Department of Engineering Cybernetics
Research at the Department of Engineering Cybernetics
Engineering Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study and automatic control of dynamic systems like aircraft, marine craft, robots, automotive systems, electrical circuits, biological systems, process plants, etc. and their behavior. Cybernetics is closely related to control theory and systems theory. This includes the principles of feedback control and associated stability analysis.
Research Groups
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- Control and AI for Cyber-Physical Systems
- Cybernetics in Life Sciences
Main Research Fields
Robotics and autonomous systems
Autonomous systems, robotics, inertial navigation systems and sensor fusion, mechanical systems, marine craft, spacecraft, automotive systems, unmanned vehicles.
Process Control Systems
Oil and gas production, new energy systems, control of process plants.
Industrial Computer and Instrumentation Systems
Real-time and embedded system for automatic control.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Systems
Fisheries and aquaculture cybernetics, monitoring and automation of aquaculture systems, ocean instrumentation, fish telemetry.
Cybernetics in Biomedicine
Biomedical instrumentation, glucose control, model-based methods, movement analysis, robotic rehabilitation.
Research Projects
Centres of Excellence, CoE (SFF)
| NTNU AMOS | NTNU Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (2012-2022) | Thor I. Fossen |
Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI)
| SFI AutoShip | Safe autonomous ships for sustainable operations | Anastasios Lekkas |
EU Projects
Our FW7, Horizon Europe, and EEA projects.
| CRÈME | Control of light vehicle-manipulator systems | Kristin Y. Pettersen |
| MarineUAS | Innovative Training Network on Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems for Marine and Coastal Monitoring | Tor A. Johansen |
| TEMPO | Training in Embedded Predictive Control and Optimization - A Marie Curie Training Network (ITN) | Tor A. Johansen |
| AQUAEXCEL | Aquaculture infrastructures for excellence in European fish research | Jo Arve Alfredsen |
| SPEAR | Spatial Perception and Embodied Autonomy Research | Konstantinos Alexis |
| AUTOASSESS | Autonomous aerial inspection of GNSS-denied and confined critical infrastructures | Konstantinos Alexis |
| SYNERGIZE | Advanced Localisation Technology for Disaster Response by SYSNAV | Konstantinos Alexis |
| DIGIFOREST | Digital Analytics and Robotics for Sustainable Forestry | Konstantinos Alexis |
Norwegian Projects
Projects from the Research Council of Norway (NFR) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).
| ROBOTNOR | Center for Advanced Robotics | |
| NOWITECH | Norwegian Research Center for Offshore Wind Technology (2009-2017) | |
| APT | Artificial Pancreas Trondheim | Øyvind Stavdahl |
| Gemini | The Gemini Centre for Marine Juvenile and Plankton Technology | Jo Arve Alfredsen |
| CRI Exposed | Center for Research-Based Innovation in Exposed Aquaculture Operations | Jo Arve Alfredsen |
| Autosea | Sensor fusion and collision avoidance for autonomous surface vehicles | Edmund Brekke |
| NTNU Cyborg | A cross-disciplinary NTNU project |
Strategic Research Areas at Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
- Autonomous Systems |
- Small Satellite Lab | Tor A. Johansen
- Smart Grids |
- CAMOS - Coastal and marine operations and surveillance | Tor A. Johansen
PhD Studies
Supervised doctorates are the highest degrees awarded by the University for research. The research is carried out under the immediate supervision of staff members. The education and training provided produce graduates who have the capacity to conduct independent research that is both original and of high international quality.
Contact
For information on research, contact head of department Sebastien Gros.
PhD Studies
Publications
Cristin (Current Research Information system) is a nationwide database system for research results and documentation.
Infrastructure
The department has access to a broad spectrum of advanced scientific equipment.
- Applied Underwater Robotics Laboratory (AUR-Lab)
- Marine Cybernetics Laboratory (MCLab)
- The research vessel R/V Gunnerus
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Laboratory (UAV-Lab)
- UAV Icing Lab
- Snake Robotics Laboratory
- NTNU Sealab
- Euromotor laboratory
- Gait Lab at St. Olav's Hospital and other facilities in the HMC network