Control and Automation

New technologies and capabilities coming to our country allow to automate and control various industrial processes, many of which become faster, more efficient, and even cheaper.

The concept of automation and industrial control relates to the application of different technologies to monitor a certain process, machine or device that usually fulfills repetitive functions or tasks, making it operate automatically, minimizing human intervention and even increasing output without losing quality.

In this context, the Control and Automation research line of the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering seeks scientifically based solutions to problems related to the operation, operability, and communication of industrial systems. At the same time, different processes, instruments, and technologies related to control are identified and studied.

Researchers are involved in dynamical system modeling, communication channel modeling, control system design, including optimal multi-variable or non-linear control techniques, as well as control systems on networks.

They are leading experts in their respective fields, and some are Associate Editors of journals such as Automática, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, and Systems & Control Letters.

Most importantly, UTFSM is ranked No. 1 in Latin America in Automation & Control, according to the ARWU Shanghai Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018.

Key topics of the research line are:

Identification of systems or modeling from data
Estimation of signals in the presence of noise in communication channels
Analysis and design of advanced control systems
Optimization of industrial processes
Modeling and control of non-linear and infinite-dimensional systems

Meet the Work Team

Researchers

Héctor Ramírez - Director

UTFSM

Miguel Figueroa

Universidad de Concepción

Alejandro Rojas

Universidad de Concepción

Ronny Vallejos

UTFSM

Juan Carlos Aguero

UTFSM

Constanza Ahumada

Universidad de Chile

Melissa Diago

UTFSM

Jorge Marin

UTFSM

Postdoctoral Researchers

Raydel Ortigueira

UTFSM

Students

PhD Students:

Cristobal Ponce, UTFSM / UBFC
Javier Caballería, UTFSM / UBFC
Yaime Fernández, U. de Concepción
Juna Felipe González, U. de Concepción
Bárbaro López – Portilla, U. de Concepción

Master’s Students:

Javier Cepeda, UTFSM
Ignacio Díaz, UTFSM
Rodrigo Graves, UTFSM
Michel Azua, UTFSM
Carolina Gallardo-Pavesi, U. de Concepción
Nelson Cáceres, U. de Chile
José Cifuentes, U. de Concepción

Undergraduate Students:

Sebastián Vial, UTFSM
Bastián Sepúlveda, UTFSM
Rodrigo Graves, UTFSM
Sebastián Vidal, UTFSM
Javier Pizarro, UTFSM
Daniel Gajardo, UTFSM
Clemente Ferrer, UTFSM
Hernán Urzúa, UTFSM
Oscar Villarroel, UTFSM
Diego Cruz Carreño, UTFSM
Cristóbal Caqueo, UTFSM
Joel Rivera, UTFSM
Gustavo Fernández, UTFSM
Michel Azúa, UTFSM
Sebastian Céspedes, Pontificia Universidad Católica
Polet Castillo, UTFSM
Álvaro Villagra, U. de Concepción
Ralitza Mancilla, USACH

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