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Details for Dr Guido Herrmann
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Guido Herrmann |
| Job title | Reader in Control and Dynamics |
| Department | Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Bristol |
| Personal web page | http://eis.bris.ac.uk/~mexgh/gherrmann.htm |
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| Qualifications | BSc/MSc (TU Berlin), PhD(Leic), CEng, SenMIEEE, MIET |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | linear robust control nonlinear Pyragas’ method sliding mode control chemical process anti-windup methods |
| Areas of expertise | My research interests are in the area of nonlinear and linear robust control. Emphasis is given towards the development of novel theoretical methods which can be practically validated. A result of my MSc-thesis was a journal publication on an improved approach of Pyragas’ method for stabilization of unstable orbits in chaotic systems. During my PhD, I developed significant expertise in the area of sliding mode control and the theoretical investigation of discrete implementations of nonlinear continuous-time control systems. Case studies have been carried out for a realistic 270 state nonlinear simulation of a chemical process. After my PhD, I developed novel servo-control methods at the A*Star Data-Storage Institute. I worked in collaboration with the University of Leicester on novel anti-windup methods which have been successfully applied to hard disk drive servo systems to allow for faster seek-settling time using secondary actuators in hard disk servos. |