Preprints
Preprints
MoP1L - Prof Lars Gruene (Plenary Session)
| MoP1L | Venue: Masterclass |
| Prof Lars Gruene (Plenary Session) | |
| Chair: Craig, Ian Keith | University of Pretoria |
| 08:50-10:00 | MoP1L.1 |
| Optimization-Based Control for Large-Scale or Complex Systems: When and Why Does It Work?. | |
| Gruene, Lars | |
MoA1 - Mineral Processing
| MoA1 | Venue: Masterclass |
| Mineral Processing (Regular Session) | |
| Chair: Craig, Ian Keith | University of Pretoria |
| Co-Chair: Olivier, Laurentz | Analyte / University of Pretoria |
| 10:20-10:40 | MoA1.1 |
| Model Predictive Control of an Underground Mine Cooling Water Operation. | |
| Anastasiou, Jordan; Louw, Tobi; Shipman, William John | |
| 10:40-11:00 | MoA1.2 |
| Intelligent Setting of ORP under Multiple Operation Modes. | |
| Kong, Peng; Sun, Bei; Liu, Guoxin; Peng, Zx; Yang, Chunhua | |
| 11:00-11:20 | MoA1.3 |
| Automatic Tuning of Level Controllers in a Flotation Bank Using Bayesian Optimisation. | |
| Richter, Albertus; le Roux, Derik; Craig, Ian Keith | |
| 11:20-11:40 | MoA1.4 |
| Grinding Mill Optimisation Using Grind Curves and Reinforcement Learning. | |
| Olivier, Jacques; Shipman, William John | |
| 11:40-12:00 | MoA1.5 |
| Multi-Objective Feed Reservoir Control Via Optimal Pump Scheduling. | |
| Olivier, Laurentz; Van Zyl, Shaun Michael; Madolo, Bongeka | |
MoA2 - Engineering Education & Social Systems 1
| MoA2 | Venue: Think Tank 1 |
| Engineering Education & Social Systems 1 (Regular Session) | |
| Chair: Rosinova, Danica | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava |
| Co-Chair: Krishnannair, Syamala | University of Zululand |
| 10:20-10:40 | MoA2.1 |
| An Assessment of Engagement, Experience, and Attitudes after Participation in the Girls in Control Workshop. | |
| Jackson, Roxanne; Varagnolo, Damiano; Knorn, Steffi | |
| 10:40-11:00 | MoA2.2 |
| Santa Has Everything under Control: A Control Themed Advent Calendar. | |
| Knorn, Steffi; Visioli, Antonio; Stoica, Cristina; Lichtenberg, Gerwald; Varagnolo, Damiano; Sánchez, Helem Sabina; Rotondo, Damiano; Guzman, Jose Luis | |
| 11:00-11:20 | MoA2.3 |
| Empowering Tomorrow’s Scientists: ‘Girls in Control’ Workshop Promotes STEM Education for Young Girls. | |
| Krishnannair, Syamala; Krishnannair, Anilkumar | |
| 11:20-11:40 | MoA2.4 |
| Community Farm Monitoring Toolkit: Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Tool for Sustainable Community Based Agricultural Projects in Africa. | |
| Pouomogne, Franck Thierry; Saatsa Tsefack, Merlin Brice; Knorn, Steffi; Fotsin, Hilaire Bertrand; Tchagna Kouanou, Aurelle; Tchamda, André Rodrigue | |
| 11:40-12:00 | MoA2.5 |
| Optimal Control in a Social Interaction Model with Law Enforcement | |
| Kumar, Manoj; Dhama, Soniya; Abbas, Syed | |
MoP2L - Prof Martin Guay (Plenary Session)
| MoP2L | Venue: Masterclass |
| Prof Martin Guay (Plenary Session) | |
| Chair: Dochain, Denis | Univ. Catholique De Louvain |
| 13:00-14:00 | MoP2L.1 |
| Data-Driven Control of Unknown Nonlinear Systems Using Extremum Seeking. | |
| Guay, Martin | |
MoB1 - Process Control
| MoB1 | Venue: Masterclass |
| Process Control (Regular Session) | |
| Chair: Dochain, Denis | Univ. Catholique De Louvain |
| Co-Chair: Mittermaier, Heinz | Mintek |
| 14:20-14:40 | MoB1.1 |
| Optimization of the Paris Wastewater Treatment Plants and Sewer Network: Preliminary Results. | |
| Tasiaux, Cassandre; Dochain, Denis; Taylor, Joshua A.; Rapaport, Alain; Vanrolleghem, Peter | |
| 14:40-15:00 | MoB1.2 |
| Model-Plant Mismatch Detection Using the Plant-Model Ratio: The Influence of Multivariable Systems Containing Both Fast and Slow Dynamics. | |
| Mittermaier, Heinz; le Roux, Derik; Craig, Ian Keith | |
| 15:00-15:20 | MoB1.3 |
| Time Based Stiction Compensation. | |
| Gous, Gustaf; le Roux, Derik; Craig, Ian Keith | |
| 15:20-15:40 | MoB1.4 |
| Modelling of Consumer Dynamics for Improved Fuel Gas Blending Control. | |
| Sibiya, Mpumelelo; Wiid, Andries Johannes; le Roux, Derik; Craig, Ian Keith | |
| 15:40-16:00 | MoB1.5 |
| Improvement of Model Predictive Control on a Depropaniser: An Industrial Case Study. | |
| Lombard, Lucas; Slabbert, Gideon Pieter; Mqadi, Nkanyezi Samora; Biyela, Philani | |
MoB2 - Novel Control Theory
| MoB2 | Venue: Think Tank 1 |
| Novel Control Theory (Regular Session) | |
| Chair: Silvestre, Daniel | NOVA University of Lisbon , ISR |
| Co-Chair: Fisher, Callen | Stellenbosch University |
| 14:20-14:40 | MoB2.1 |
| Closed-Form Approximations for the Minimal Robust Positively Invariant Set Using Constrained Convex Generators. | |
| Silvestre, Daniel | |
| 14:40-15:00 | MoB2.2 |
| First Outlook on a Finite Gain from L1 to L-Infinity. | |
| Axelson-Fisk, Magnus; Lassahn, Gerrit; Knorn, Steffi | |
| 15:00-15:20 | MoB2.3 |
| A Comparison of Two Methods of Adaptive Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. | |
| Bamimore, Ayorinde; Akomolafe, David Ayodeji; Asubiaro, Precious Jesuloluwa; Osunleke, Ajiboye Saheeb | |
| 15:20-15:40 | MoB2.4 |
| A Generalized Anti-Windup Approach for Internal Model Control. | |
| Adegbege, Ambrose Adebayo; Ogunba, Kolawole; Owolabi, Opeyemi Sodiq | |
MoP3L - Prof Marija Ilic (Plenary Session)
| MoP3L | Venue: Masterclass |
| Prof Marija Ilic (Plenary Session) | |
| Chair: Louw, Tobi | Stellenbosch University |
| 16:20-17:20 | MoP3L.1 |
| The Key Role of Control of Changing Electric Energy Systems in Supporting Reliable and Cost-Effective Decarbonization: Huge Challenge and Opportunity to Innovations of Complex Dynamical Systems. | |
| Ilic, Marija | |
TuP1L - Prof Abraham Edo (Plenary Session)
| TuP1L | Venue: Masterclass |
| Prof Abraham Edo (Plenary Session) | |
| Chair: le Roux, Derik | University of Pretoria |
| 09:00-10:00 | TuP1L.1 |
| Model Predictive Control of Water Systems: Modelling to Control under Uncertainty. | |
| Abraham, Edo | |
TuA1 - AI and Machine Learning
| TuA1 | Venue: Masterclass |
| AI and Machine Learning (Regular Session) | |
| Chair: Venayagamoorthy, Ganesh | Clemson University |
| Co-Chair: Leirens, Sylvain | Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA Leti |
| 10:20-10:40 | TuA1.1 |
| A RBF-FD Physics-Informed Machine Learning Approach to Air Pollution Source Estimation | |
| Georges, Didier; Leirens, Sylvain; Lopez-Ferber, Roman | |
| 10:40-11:00 | TuA1.2 |
| Time-Constrained Gaussian Mixture Model for Clustering Multi-Modal Chemical Process Data | |
| Olivier, Jf; Louw, Tobi | |
| 11:00-11:20 | TuA1.3 |
| Stability-Constrained Contingency Analysis for Modern Power Systems | |
| Ratnakumar, Rajan; Venayagamoorthy, Ganesh | |
| 11:20-11:40 | TuA1.4 |
| Particle Filtering on Hybrid Dynamical Systems for Sensor Fault Detection | |
| Loubser, Simone Diana; Louw, Tobi; Bradshaw, Steven | |
| 11:40-12:00 | TuA1.5 |
| Fast and Tunable Segmentation and Trend Extraction of Process Data with Constrained Polynomial Fitting | |
| Liu, Ju; Huang, Dexian; Shang, Chao | |
TuA2 - Engineering Education & Social Systems 2
| TuA2 | Venue: Think Tank 1 |
| Engineering Education & Social Systems 2 (Regular Session) | |
| Chair: Knorn, Steffi | TU Berlin |
| Co-Chair: Kumar, Manoj | Indian Institute of Technology Madras Zanzibar |
| 10:20-10:40 | TuA2.1 |
| A Lean Path for Learning Control in Undergraduate Electronics Programmes | |
| Garrido, Paulo; Silvestre, Daniel | |
| 10:40-11:00 | TuA2.2 |
| Air Levitation State Feedback Control Using Pole Placement and Kalman Filter | |
| Rosinova, Danica; Schwarz, Richard; Kozáková, Alena | |
| 11:00-11:20 | TuA2.3 |
| LQG – Based Robust Tracking for the Magnetic Levitation Laboratory Plant | |
| Kozáková, Alena; Rosinova, Danica; Hypiusova, Maria; Kozak, Stefan | |
| 11:20-11:40 | TuA2.4 |
| Optimal Decision-Making in a Captive Users Context | |
| Kibangou, Alain; Kalaoane, Retsepile C. | |
| 11:40-12:00 | TuA2.5 |
| Optimization of Resource Allocation in Remanufacturing Systems: A Labor and Automation Perspective | |
| Hoffmann, Moritz; Knorn, Steffi | |
TuP2L - Diversity and Inclusion
| TuP2L | Venue: Masterclass |
| Diversity and Inclusion (Event) | |
| Chair: Krishnannair, Syamala | University of Zululand |
| 12:00-12:30 | TuP2L.1 |
| Historical Female Influencers in Automatic Control – the Importance of Role Models for Underrepresented Groups. | |
| Johnsson, Charlotta; Westin, Eva; Bauer, Margret | |
TuB1 - Mechanical & Robotic Systems
| TuB1 | Venue: Masterclass |
| Mechanical & Robotic Systems (Regular Session) | |
| Chair: Köthe, Alexander | Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau |
| Co-Chair: Fisher, Callen | Stellenbosch University |
| 13:30-13:50 | TuB1.1 |
| Cable Shaping with MPC: A Reliable, Fast, and Real-Time Feasible Formulation | |
| Viljoen, Ruan Matthys; Mamedov, Shamil; Ubbink, Johan Bernard; Decré, Wilm; Aertbeliën, Erwin; Swevers, Jan; De Schutter, Joris | |
| 13:50-14:10 | TuB1.2 |
| A Compact Set of Closed-Form Equations for the Set of Dubins and Reeds-Shepp Paths | |
| McAlpine, Liam; Pretorius, Arnold | |
| 14:10-14:30 | TuB1.3 |
| Q-Bert: MPC for Walking in a Legged Robot | |
| van der Walt, Jean Louis; Fisher, Callen | |
| 14:30-14:50 | TuB1.4 |
| Development and Validation of an Automatic Waypoint Navigation Control System for Watercrafts | |
| Köthe, Alexander; Guske, Oliver; Martinen, Ivan; Hopf, Janik; Worrmann, Paul | |
TuB2 - Networks
| TuB2 | Venue: Think Tank 1 |
| Networks (Regular Session) | |
| Chair: Louw, Tobi | Stellenbosch University |
| Co-Chair: le Roux, Derik | University of Pretoria |
| 13:30-13:50 | TuB2.1 |
| Investigating Mechanisms of Robust Perfect Adaptation in Cancer Metabolisms Using Chemical Reaction Network Theory | |
| Radhan R, Rithik; Kumar S, Pavan; Bhatt, Nirav | |
| 13:50-14:10 | TuB2.2 |
| Optimal Power Allocation in Wireless Communication Networks Using Stochastic Control | |
| Singh, Sailash; Pasumarthy, Ramkrishna | |
| 14:10-14:30 | TuB2.3 |
| Transcritical and Hopf Bifurcation Analysis of Cyberattacks in Software-Defined Networking | |
| Biaou, Babatoundé O. Simon; Oluwatope, Ayodeji O.; Ogundare, Babatunde Sunday | |
TuP3L - Dr Gideon Botes (Plenary Session)
| TuP3L | Venue: Masterclass |
| Dr Gideon Botes (Plenary Session) | |
| Chair: Olivier, Laurentz | Analyte / University of Pretoria |
| 15:10-16:10 | TuP3L.1 |
| Positioning Data Science and Machine Learning As a New and Specialized Engineering Tool in the Chemical Industry. | |
| Botes, Gideon | |