Homogeneous control for the twin-rotor system (M/F)

Contract type : Internship

Level of qualifications required : Master's or equivalent

Fonction : Internship Research

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Context

The aim is to compare the algorithms of homogeneous control and linear control for the INTECO Two-Rotor system.

Does this job involve regular travel ? No.

Assignment

Tasks:
With the help of researchers from the Valse team (Andrey Polyakov and Denis Efimov), the person recruited will be required to develop a homogeneous control for the INTECO Two-Rotor system.

To find out more about the proposed research topic:

[1] K. Zimenko, A. Polyakov, D. Efimov, W. Perruquetti, Robust feedback stabilization of linear
MIMO systems using generalized homogenization, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2020,
65(12), 5429-5436 (https://hal.science/hal-02614543v1)

[2] « Homogeneous Control Systems Toolbox for MATLAB »
http://researchers.lille.inria.fr/~polyakov/hcs/index.html

Collaboration:
The person recruited will liaise with Andrey Polyakov and Denis Efimov.

Responsibilities:
The person recruited will be in charge of control design and experimental validation of control algorithms.

Main activities

Main activities :

  • discover the INTECO Two-Rotor system
  • study the linear control algorithms supplied by the manufacturer
  • study homogeneous control algorithms developed by the Valse team
  • transforming a linear control into a homogeneous control
  • comparing linear and homogeneous algorithms on real experiments.


Complementary activities:

  • creating an INTECO Two-Rotor simulator in MATLAB Simulink
  • validation of homogeneous control on simulator
  • write the research report

Skills

Technical skills and level required :

- MATLAB & Simulink

- basic knowledge of control theory

Languages :

- French or English

Benefits package

  • Subsidized meals
  • Partial reimbursement of public transport costs
  • Leave: the number of days off depends on the number of days the intern is actually present at the center
  • Professional equipment available (videoconferencing, loan of computer equipment, etc.)

Remuneration

According to legal scale: 4.35€ / hour