Programa de Doctorat en Automàtica, Robòtica i Visió: Recent submissions
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Research on signal and image denoising techniques
(English) This dissertation aims to investigate two crucial tasks in the field of signal and image processing: signal denoising and image enhancement. Firstly, for signal processing, we propose three innovative denoising ...
Fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control of nonlinear dynamic systems using artificial intelligence techniques
(English) This thesis attempts to reduce the gap between the approaches developed by researchers to build a fault tolerant system and their implementation in a real system. The most widespread methodologies are model-based ...
Modeling and control in open-channel irrigation systems
(English) This thesis is devoted to exploring existing research around modeling, control, and estimation strategies in OCIS, in order to identify improvement opportunities and propose new strategies that increase their ...
Contribution to prognostics and health management of complex systems. Application to energy systems
(English) This thesis presents contributions to model-based Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) for online Remaining Useful Life (RUL) forecasting of degraded systems. The major issue in such a prognostics approach is ...
Robust economic model predictive control of smart grids
(English) This thesis proposes a Robust Economic Model Predictive Control (REMPC) design based on deterministic approach for optimizing economic costs of energy production and dispatch in smart electrical grids. Robust ...
Characterization of a novel HgCdTe focal plane array for ground and space astronomy through innovative infrared setups
(English) Nowadays, mercury-cadmium-telluride (MCT) short-wave infrared (SWIR) detectors are widely used in cutting-edge space missions and ground-based telescopes. They take advantage of the fact that the dust and gases ...
Modeling and control for a fuel cell system
(English) Fuel cells are electrochemical devices to covert hydrogen and oxygen into electrical energy and heat. However, the degradation during the operation can reduce a fuel cell lifetime which is the major obstacle for ...
Automatic control advances in CPS security
(English) Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) constitute a new generation of control systems that seeks a better integration between computation and physical processes. However, the notable advances of these systems in terms of ...
Leak detection and localization in pipeline networks using machine learning and principal component analysis
(English) This thesis presents a methodology to locate leaks in pipeline networks, with a focus on water distribution networks. Leak localization techniques using classifiers are proposed by associating the different classes ...
Leak supervision in water distribution networks based on model-based and data-driven approaches
(English) This dissertation intends to provide a methodology for leak supervision in the water distribution network (WDN), focusing on detecting, estimating, and locating leaks in the system. Additionally, sensor placement ...
Modelling and vibration control for a submerged piezoelectric cantilever beam
(English) In this thesis, the dynamic model for the piezoelectric cantilever beam is build by using partial differential equation (PDE). To facilitate the parameter estimation procedure and the controller design, a simplified ...
Modelling and control of high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells for combined heat and power comfort applications
(English) In this thesis, a model predictive control-based energy management system for a specific house powered by a high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell is presented. Fuel cells and combined heat and power ...
Enhancing maintenance and energy efficiency in smart manufacturing processes through non-intrusive monitoring strategies
(English) Concern about energy efficiency has increased in the industry, mainly motivated by rising energy prices and government policies to raise awareness of environmental impact. For this reason, this thesis is dedicated ...
Generative models for the automatic recognition of reactive and abnormal peripheral blood cells with diagnosis purposes
(English) Clinical pathologists focus on detailed morphological analysis of peripheral blood (PB) cells for the recognition of abnormal cells and contribute to the diagnosis of hematological diseases. While this traditional ...
LPV lateral control of autonomous and automated vehicles
(English) It is expected that automated driving will enhance road safety, increase highway capacity, reduce carbon emissions, and make transportation more accessible to disabled and older people. However, fully automated ...
The surface defect identification problem in the industry: a novel approach with semantic segmentation and generative adversarial networks
(English) Surface inspection of coated surfaces in the automotive industry, traditionally has been a manual process in charge of keen eye operators in charge of inspecting the whole car body. However, as might be deducted, ...
Agile aerial manipulation: an approach based on full-body dynamics and model predictive control
(English) Aerial manipulators, which commonly take the form of multirotors with attached robotic limbs, primarily employ their limbs for pure manipulation tasks and do not rely on them during aerial locomotion. Besides, ...
Advances in nonlinear observer design for state and parameter estimation in energy systems
(English) Critical energy challenges are forcing a rapid modification of the current energy infrastructure. lndeed, larger renewable energy penetration, more distributed generation and storage, and higher degree of autonomy ...
Personalising robot assistance for cognitive training therapy
(English) There are 50 million people worldwide living with dementia, and this number is projected to triple by 2050. While there are no pharmacological treatments for this syndrome, behavioural therapy such as cognitive ...
Detection and diagnosis of faults and damage in wind turbines
(English) Wind turbines are huge structures with technological and industrial development on land and sea. These structures are located in remote areas with difficult access, with extreme environmental conditions. These ...
