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Research in the framework of the group CO2		Control and scientific Computing
of the CNRS lab CRIStAL,UMR 9189 (INS2I)		Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille

Time-Delay Systems theory:

Surveys: time-delay systems [RI/03/41], aperiodic sampling [RI/17/78]

Homogeneity for TDS: nonlinear homogeneity [RI/14/67][RI/16/72], finite-time stabilty [RI/14/68][RI/16/72], Implicit Lyapunov-Krasovskii Functionals [RI/15/71]

Delay identification: identifiability [RI/02/33][OC/04/25], algebraic identification [RI/10/55][RI/09/53][CI/08/113][CI/07/108][CI/06/099][CI/06/101][CI/06/102], variable structure identification [RI/06/46][CI/04/086][RI/03/38]

Estimation / observation: interval observers [RI/13/63][RI/15/70][RI/16/78], output feedback with unknown input delays [RI/13/63][CI/07/109][CI/07/107][CI/06/097] or unknown input [RI/16/73][RI/11/58], estimation under data-rate constraints [CI/20/186] [CI/21/187], algebraic estimation of multivariate derivatives [RI/11/59][CI/11/129]

Asynchronous sampling: survey [RI/16/77], state-dependent sampling [RI/15/69][RI/12/61][TH/12/27], nonlinear systems [RI/14/65][CI/12/143][CI/12/136], input delay approach [RI/04/44], hybrid systems / dissipativity approach [RI/21/92][RI/14/65][RI/11/57][RI/13/65][TH/14/28], frequency domain [RI/21/91]

Networked control / observation: variable delays, remote (predictive) observer for control [CO/08/28][CI/09/117][CI/08/115][CI/08/114][CI/06/1][TH/06/19]

Stability and stabilization of TDS: linear systems with sampling [RI/15/69][RI/11/56] or discrete/distributed delays [RI/99/24][RI/99/23]; nonlinear systems [TH/06/21][OC/97/19][RI/97/16], exponential stabilization [TH/06/19][CI/04/088], finite time stabilty [RI/14/68][RI/16/72], Implicit Lyapunov-Krasovskii Functionals [RI/15/71]

Neutral systems: interval techniques [RI/15/70], LKF aproach [RI/11/55] or positive systems [RI/98/20]

Positive systems and constrained control: positive comparison systems and vector norm approach [RI/95/12][RI/97/18][OC/03/24], Metzler matrices [RI/96/14]

Relay-delay systems : sliding mode under delay (LMI criteria) [RI/01/30][RI/03/37] and nonlinear extension [RI/06/45], deadzone and delay [RI/07/49]

Fluid mechanics: control of turbulent separated flows, closed loop sliding mode control via nonlinear time-delay models - applications to aeronautics and ground transportation in the framework of the ELSAT2020 program. Papers [RI/20/85][RI/19/84][RI/17/79][CI/16/161] and patent [PAT/17/1]. See also (in French) https://inria.fr/centre/lille/actualites/ameliorer-l-aerodynamisme-des-avions.

Distributed systems: robust decentralized controllers [RI/18/83], distributed fast estimation [RI/18/82], asynchronous control [RI/21/91][RI/21/92], data-rate constraints [CI/20/186] [CI/21/187] - in the framework of the UCoCoS H2020 European project

Remote control over unreliable networks: using  non dedicated networks (Internet, Wifi) for bilateral teleoperation [RI/14/64][CI/12/137][CI/11/134][TH/12/26] and remote control [RI/12/60][TH/09/24][TH/06/19]

Collaborative robotics: unicycle robots [CI/21/187], wheeled robots (jointly with LIRMM and CRAN - Region Nord Pas de Calais) [CI/04/091]

Service robotics: evolutive autonomous wheelchair, European project Sysiass (see also communique de presse)

Aeronautics: identification of a flight model (jointly with ONERA) [TH/06/20][CI/06/7]

Image: multivariate differentiation for image processing [RI/11/59]

Transports : automated transportations (within GRAISyHM CPER) [RC/04/10]

Biology: meta-dynamics for population models [RI/07/48][CI/03/083][CI/02/077], molecular models (jointly with IRI - IBL) [TH/07/22]

ANR Finite4SoS: Finite-time Control and Estimation for Systems of Systems - http://finite4sos.gforge.inria.fr/

CPER ELSAT2020, CONTRATECH project: interdisciplinary program on technologies for flow control - http://www.frttm.fr/elsat2020

other team's projects can be found at  https://team.inria.fr/non-a/projects/

InterReg SYSIASS: Autonomous and Intelligent Healthcare System - http://www.sysiass.eu
FP7 HYCON2: Highly-complex and networked control systems - http://www.hycon2.eu
European GDRi DelSys (2011-2015): Time Delay Systems - http://homepages.laas.fr/aseuret/Delsys/Home.html
ADT SENSROB: Robotics and Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks - http://sensas.gforge.inria.frVolterra difference equations: estimation of the solutions [RI/02/34], stability [RI/00/26] (collaboration V.B. Kolmanovskii, MIEM, Moscou)

Stability of nonlinear systems, positive systems: state-space transformations [OC/92/13], constrained stabilization [RI/96/15][RI/96/14], positive comparison systems and vector Lyapunov functions [OC/03/24], Metzler matrices [RI/96/14] (see extensions to delayed cases in [RI/13/63][RI/15/70])

Periodic systems: Floquet s transformation [RI/84/2] for optimal control [RI/91/06], robust control [RI/94/09]

General activites of the team SYNER

Theory:

• robust estimation and control of dynamical systems, i.e. differential equations and difference equations presenting various difficulties:

• nonlinear phenomena (no superposition/separation property),

• time-delay effects (differential-difference equations, with infinite dimension),

• hybrid flow-and-jump behaviors (discrete/impulsive modes together with continuous states)

• asynchronous sampling

• finite-time convergence algorithms rooted in both the homogeneity concept (including sliding modes) and algebraic tools

• interval observers

Applications:

• robotics & communication: networked/embedded/cyberphysical systems, Internet of things, handicap ;

• fluid mechanics & micro/nano-technologies: boundary layer control ;

• electrical engineering: power converters, sensorless control...

• biology (‘living’ sensors)  

• mathematics (homogeneity-based tools for control design, differential algebra)

See here for SYNER, there for CO2.