Feedback from the Field: The
Challenges of Transitioning Control Theory to Practice
by
Dr. Ravi Vengopal
INTELLICASS INC.
Abstract - This seminar will discuss the need, benefits and
challenges to applying control theory to real-world practice. Insights gained
from applying LQG, adaptive and nonlinear control design methods to a variety
of applications, ranging from active noise and vibration control to sheet-metal
stamping, will be presented. Modeling, system identification, control design
and real-time implementation will be discussed. The objective of this seminar
will be to bring out some of the challenges that practicing control engineers
face, and engage in a discussion on how best to bridge the gap between control
theory and practice.
Bio - Dr. Ravi Venugopal is the founder of Intellicass
Inc., a company based in Montreal, Canada, that develops automation systems for
sheet-metal forming. He received the Ph. D. degree in Aerospace Engineering
from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1997, and following a
post-doctoral fellowship, worked with dSPACE, Inc., as a manager for aerospace
applications. In 2001, he founded
a consulting company for control system design and implementation, and
consulted for several organizations including Honeywell Engines and Systems,
Ford Motor Company and the U. S. Automotive Materials Partnership. In 2006, he
founded Intellicass Inc. to commercialize a new technology for sheet-metal
forming and is working with the auto-industry to deploy this technology. Dr. Venugopal
is also adjunct faculty at the Ecole de technologie superieure (ETS) of the
University of Quebec in Montreal.
Friday, March 6, 2009
3:30 – 4:30p.m
Rm. 1500 EECS