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

Royal visit to the university

Green metals, digital winter road maintenance, a VR mine experience, a demonstration of autonomous drones and of the Swedish Mars instrument HABIT. King Carl XVI Gustaf gained insight into research in a variety of fields when he visited Luleå University of Technology.

The Robotics Group at Luleå University of Technology Photo: Linda Alfredsson

Research in robotics recognized by IVA

The Robotics Group at Luleå University of Technology and their work with autonomous aerial inspection of wind turbines has been acknowledged by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA.

OPTi, Luleå University of Technology Photo: Linda Alfredsson

Successful cooperation brings social benefits

Reduced energy consumption, positive economic effects and satisfied customers. This was the result when Luleå University of Technology and Luleå Energi cooperated within the framework of the EU-project OPTi.

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.

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.