Seminar 1: Prof. Denis Dochain (UCL)
Adaptive control of reaction systems
Abstract: Reaction systems cover a large class of dynamical systems including chemical and biological systems as well as environmental systems, ecological systems and epidemiological systems. The presentation emphasizes the use of specific properties of reaction systems (e.g. reaction invariants) to design parameter estimation, state observation and adaptive control schemes for this class of systems. The talk will be illustrated with several practical examples from different fields of reaction systems.
Seminar 2: Prof. Michel Kinnaert (ULB)
Some tips for the design of fault diagnosis systems through two case studies
Abstract: Fault diagnosis systems aim at the detection and localization of degradations (or faults) in technical processes and devices. By achieving early detection of deviations with respect to normal operation, fault diagnosis systems allow for performing predictive maintenance, hence reducing notably the number of unexpected shutdowns, the loss of energy as well as operating costs. We will discuss some issues regarding model choice, probabilistic decision systems and data preprocessing by considering two industrial case studies, namely fault diagnosis for electromechanical actuators used in aerospace and aeronatic applications, and wind turbine health monitoring. The emphasis is on simple, and yet effective, approaches.
