Control Engineering

Simply put, automatic control theory is about to control systems so that they behave as desired. Control Engineering is "The sience of automated systems". Automatic control Engineering is a broad and exciting area of technology with a long history. Already in the 1700s they used Centrifugalregulator to ensure that windmills spinning at constant speed and the same system was applied later for steam engines. Control systems have long been used in automatic pilots for airplanes and boats. Already in 1912 designed the American inventor Elmer A. Sperry, an autopilot for the aircraft.

Research profile

Upcoming events at control

Drones, Luleå University of Technology Photo: Linda Alfredsson

Successful field experiments with drones

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have performed a successful field experiment with autonomous drones. – In two or three years, it will be possible to use this technique for aerial inspection of wind turbines, says George Nikolakopoulos, Professor of Robotics and Automation.

Thomas Gustafsson, Luleå University of Technology Photo: Linda Alfredsson

Collaboration with good research results

A long-lasting collaboration on the development of a wood dryer has given good results. Thomas Gustafsson, Professor of Control Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, and Eric Björkman at Alent dynamic, see benefits of collaboration between academia and industry.

Elias Small, Luleå University of Technology Photo: Linda Alfredsson

Scholarship contributes to a new standard

Elias Small, newly graduated from the Master Programme in Space Engineering, has been awarded a scholarship from Per Bengtssons stiftelse. He will now develop a standard for microprocessing technology.

Large-scale lab provides unique opportunities

20 cameras with infrared technology contributes to a unique test site, which is one of the largest in Europe. – This opens up a whole new field of research issues, says Thomas Gustafsson, Professor and holder of a chair in Control Engineering.