February 2010: SuperGen Marine PostDoctoral Training Seminar Series on Automated Control.
Program Schedule
Monday 22nd February
George Aggidis Series Introduction
Dr. James Taylor Automatic Control: An Introduction
Dr. Andy McCabe Why Tune? : A Potted History of WEC Control
Tuesday 23nd February
Dr. Andy McCabe Dynamic Systems Models
Dr. James Taylor Parameter Estimation
Dr. Matt Stables Classical Control Theory
Dr. David Forehand Enhancement of a Wave to Wire Model
Dr. Matt Stables Control Strategies for Marine Energy Devices
Wednesday 24nd February
Dr. Aurélien Babarit Optimal Command Method for the Control of Wave Energy Converters.
Dr. Matt Stables Simulink Control Workshop
Thursday 25nd February
Steve Dalton & Sarah Ellwood Dynamic analysis and control of offshore marine systems using OrcaFlex.
Prof António F. de O. Falcão Control Techniques for Wave Energy Converters.
Kester Gunn Optimisation Theory.
Friday 26nd February
Anup Nambiar Network Integration of an Array of Wave Energy Converters (WECs).
Phil Cross Control of a DC Motor.
George Aggidis Roundup.
