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H2020Staff exchange2017–2022

CLOVER · Robust Control, State Estimation and Disturbance Compensation for Highly Dynamic Environmental Mechatronic Systems

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2017-01-01 → 2022-06-30
EU contribution
€684,000
Participants
14
Scheme
MSCA-RISE

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Results in brief

Robust Control, State Estimation and Disturbance Compensation for Highly Dynamic Environmental Mechatronic Systems

Environment-friendly technologies attract persistently considerable interest of academic sector, industry, government, and society. In particular, development of new technologies in all engineering sectors has to take into account such important factors as curb of greenhouse gas emissions and preferable use of renewable energy. As a result, a number of novel paradigms is being emerged, which require more complex approaches to the designing of eco-friendly technical objects and systems. A vivid example of such eco-friendly objects is the electric vehicle (EV) Now the process of EV development takes place with due regard for technologies of smart grids and renewable energy production. This chain Electric vehicle – Smart Grids – Renewable energy production can be considered in general as System of Systems (SoS). Because the discussed SoS includes a substantial number of mechatronic components, this allows also to speak about a concept of “System of Mechatronic Systems” (SoMS). The SoMS concept lies in the background of the CLOVER project with the main goal to offer a novel methodology in environmental mechatronic control system design relied on the multidisciplinary knowledge. This goal is being solved in the project through a set of research, innovation and technological objectives covering (i) benchmarking tool for comparative analysis of different control and estimation technique applied to SoMS, and (ii) development and real-time validation of robust controllers and observers for SoMS. To guarantee a strong focus of the project activities on real-world problems, the CLOVER concept is based on the R&D and training in three interfacing topics: “Mechatronic chassis systems of electric vehicles”, “Mechatronic-based grid-interconnection circuitry”, and “Offshore mechatronics”, which will discover collaborative learning and production of innovative knowledge. The implementation of the project CLOVER is based on intensive staff exchange that leads to collaborative research and training between universities and industrial organizations from several European countries, Mexico, and Japan.

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Project objective

The main goal of the CLOVER project is to offer a novel methodology in an environmental mechatronic control system design relying on multidisciplinary knowledge. This methodology should allow aspects to be taken into account, such as controller robustness, indirect measurement of system states and parameters, and disturbances attenuation on the stage of establishing controller architecture. In addition, methods for tuning the control algorithms will be developed and based on the solution of optimization task considering control priorities, such as environment friendliness and energy efficiency. The implementation of the project CLOVER is based on intensive staff exchange that will lead to collaborative research and training between universities and industrial organizations from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Norway, UK, Mexico, and Japan. To guarantee a strong focus of the project activities on real-world problems, the CLOVER concept is based on the R&D and training in three interfacing topics: “Mechatronic chassis systems of electric vehicles”, “Mechatronic-based grid-interconnection circuitry”, and “Offshore mechatronics”, which will identify and facilitate collaborative learning and production of innovative knowledge. The CLOVER objectives will be achieved through intensive networking measures covering knowledge transfer and experience sharing between participants from academic and non-academic sectors, and professional advancement of the consortium members through intersectoral and international collaboration and secondments. In this regard, the CLOVER project is fully consistent with the targets of H2020-MSCA-RISE programme and will provide excellent opportunities for personal career development of participating staff and will lead to the creation of a strong European and international research group to create new environmental mechatronic systems.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET ILMENAU · IlmenauCoordinatorGermany
  • AVL LIST GMBH · GrazAustria
  • BRANDENBURGISCHE TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT COTTBUS-SENFTENBERG · CottbusGermany
  • HOCHSCHULE FUR ANGEWANDTE WISSENSCHAFTEN KEMPTEN · KemptenGermany
  • NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO · TOKYOJapan
  • RED ROCK MARINE AS · KristiansandNorway
  • SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE NV · LeuvenBelgium
  • TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ · GrazAustria
  • TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT · DelftNetherlands
  • TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE EUROPE BVBA · Sint TruidenBelgium
  • UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO (UNAM) · CIUDAD DE MEXICOMexico
  • UNIVERSITETET I AGDER · KristiansandNorway
  • UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS · LeedsUnited Kingdom
  • UNIVERSITY OF SURREY · GuildfordUnited Kingdom

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union