Modeling & Simulation

April 6, 2020

Cokes furnace control improvements

Problem:Too much pressure variations in the cokes oven
Solution: Several measures to improve control
Result: 70% Reduction in pressure peaks
April 6, 2020

DNPC control of dutch polder ‘Waterlandse Boezem’.

control of the water level using two pumping stations

Problem: The controller must satisfy complicated on/off criteria, to minimize pumping activity during expensive day hours.
Solution: A Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller is used to find the optimal pump settings to maintain the water level within the limits
Result: A 5% reduction in energy consumption.
April 6, 2020

Hunting Simulator

Control of a cable driven manipulator

Problem: Operators of the hunting simulator had issues with positioning the meat in the lion cage.
Solution: Providing haptic assitance to the operators joystick, allowing the operator to feel when the control system started overiding the operators input to avoid a collision with the wall.
Result: The collision ratio was significantly decreased, while the average velocity was increased.
April 16, 2020

Development of a Game Arcade

Control of a cable driven manipulator

Problem: Operators of the hunting simulator had issues with positioning the meat in the lion cage.
Solution: Providing haptic assitance to the operators joystick, allowing the operator to feel when the control system started overiding the operators input to avoid a collision with the wall.
Result: The collision ratio was significantly decreased, while the average velocity was increased.