Department of Mechanical Engineering

Dynamics and Control

Our mission is to perform top-level research and train next-generation students on the topic of understanding and predicting the dynamics of complex engineering systems in order to develop advanced control, estimation, planning, and learning strategies which are at the core of the intelligent autonomous systems of the future.

Designing and realizing smart autonomous systems for the industry and society

Autonomous vehicles, fully automated industrial value chains, high-tech systems, collaborative robots in unstructured environments, intelligent medical devices, automated transportation networks, soft robotics, together with sustainable automotive technology are key examples of the broad application domain of the Dynamics and Control section.

The design of these systems requires a thorough understanding of their underlying dynamics. Therefore, the first focal point of our research is on both data-based and first-principles-based modelling, model complexity management, and dynamic analysis of complex, multi-physics and multi-disciplinary engineering systems.

Our groups

Group of Dynamics and Control

(Vibro-) acoustics and noise control

Our research addresses reduction of disturbances due to sound waves

Group of Dynamics and Control

Robotics and Perception

Robotics and Perception group focuses on enabling advanced robotic applications, autonomous robots, human-robot collaboration, and…

Group of Dynamics and Control

Vehicle dynamics and control

The research focus is on modelling and analyzing the dynamic behavior of road vehicles and improving their performance using control

Group of Dynamics and Control

Autonomous and Complex Systems

The Autonomous and Complex Systems group develops the science and technology fundamental for the next generation of autonomous systems

Our research themes

The group of Dynamics and Control has the following research themes:

Collaborative and Autonomous Robotics

Automotive Systems and Smart Mobility

Intelligent High-Tech Systems Design

Meet our full-time faculty members

Full Professor

Nathan van de Wouw

Full Professor

Ines Lopez Arteaga

Associate Professor

Igo Besselink

Associate Professor

Alessandro Saccon

Assistant Professor

Irene Kuling

University Lecturer

Tom van der Sande

Assistant Professor

Erik Steur

Assistant Professor

Erjen Lefeber

Associate Professor

Rob Fey

Associate Professor

Sasha Pogromskiy

Assistant Professor

Idoia Cortes Garcia

Assistant Professor

Michelle Chong

University Lecturer

Danilo Beli

Assistant Professor
(Part-time)

Carlos Murguia Rendon

University Lecturer

Paul Vrancken

Meet our part-time faculty members

Associate Professor
(Part-time)

Bas Overvelde

Full Professor

Astrid Kappers

Assistant Professor
(Part-time)

Arturo Tejada Ruiz

Mohsen Alirezaei

Full Professor
(Part-time)

Marcel Heertjes

Full Professor
(Part-time)

Hans Zwart

University Lecturer

Matt James

Meet our management assistant & program officer

Management/Office-Assistant

Geertje Janssen-Dols

Knowledge Valorisation Officer

Wouter Kuijpers

Student oppurtunities

The Dynamics & Control group actively participates in the TU/e Bachelor college and Graduate School. The members of D&C are responsible for many courses at BSc and MSc level, in the Master programs of ME, AT, S&C and AI&ES. Every year approximately 55 students finish their Master program within our group. D&C also participates in the EngD Automotive Systems Design program as well as in the interuniversity research institute DISC.

For more information of D&C about their projects and collaborations and about the Master courses:

 

Job opportunities

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Recent Publications

Our most recent peer reviewed publications

Our laboratories

The Dynamics and Control section is operating the following laboratories in the Mechanical Engineering Department, in collaboration with the section Control Systems Technology.

Automotive Technology lab

In the Automotive Technology lab research is done on road vehicles and their components.

The Motion (DCT) laboratory

The Robotics Laboratory

Systems Engineering laboratory

Design for Precision Engineering

Meet our Technicians

Education/Research Officer

Erwin Meinders

Education and Research Technician (Design and Development)

Harrie van de Loo

Education and Research Technician (Design and Development)

Koen de Koning

Education and Research Technician (Design and Development)

Peter Teurlings

Education and Research Technician (Design and Development)

Ruud van den Bogaert

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