Research projects

Development of Multi-objective Optimization Tools for problems with uncertainty. Application to control and energy management problems in micro-CHP systems based on hydrogen cells.

Development of Multi-objective Optimization Tools for problems with uncertainty. Application to control and energy management problems in micro-CHP systems based on hydrogen cells.

Scientific objectives of the project: Develop new multi-objective optimization algorithms and/or variants of existing ones to characterize optimal and suboptimal solutions in problems with uncertainty. Develop new algorithms that allow simultaneously optimizing different concepts of design to find the optimal and suboptimal concepts not dominated...

Development of Multi-objective Optimization Tools for engineering problems with uncertainty (ROMOTOOLS)

Development of Multi-objective Optimization Tools for engineering problems with uncertainty (ROMOTOOLS)

The main scientific objective of the ROMOTOOLS project is to develop optimization tools to address problems with uncertainties. The case of energy management is a clear example of this type of systems. The main technological objective of this project is to make these energy management systems more intelligent, so that, if they handle more...

New Generation of Multivariable Predictive Controllers based on Computational Intelligence for the control of industrial processes with complex dynamics (neoPREDiCOM).

New Generation of Multivariable Predictive Controllers based on Computational Intelligence for the control of industrial processes with complex dynamics (neoPREDiCOM).

NeoPREDiCOM is a project coordinated between the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Specifically with the Intelligent Control Research Group (GICI) (https://www.ehu.eus/es/web/gici/). Main goals: There are two types of objectives: specific scientific objectives (where their achievement...

Design, Construction and Control for Optimal Mission Management of Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Distributed Propulsion (HYDRONE) Based Extended Range Unmanned Aircraft (UAV) Missions

Design, Construction and Control for Optimal Mission Management of Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Distributed Propulsion (HYDRONE) Based Extended Range Unmanned Aircraft (UAV) Missions

The HYDRONE project, which started last September 2021 and is funded by the State Research Agency in its program for young researchers, seeks the hybridization of hydrogen cells with current LiPo batteries, commonly used in most commercial drones used in civilian applications. The HYDRONE team, formed by researchers from the Instituto de...

Advanced tools for obtaining and analyzing solutions in multiobjective optimization problems.

Advanced tools for obtaining and analyzing solutions in multiobjective optimization problems.

Optimisation is an enabling technology with a direct impact: on the sustainable use of natural resources (raw materials and energy); on the continuous improvement of production processes; and on the performance that new product and service designs can offer. The advances made in this project are of a transversal nature and can contribute to...

Multi-objective optimization tools for characterization and analysis of design concepts and efficient suboptimal solutions in systems engineering problems (MOTOOLs)

Multi-objective optimization tools for characterization and analysis of design concepts and efficient suboptimal solutions in systems engineering problems (MOTOOLs)

As this is an applied research project, the aim is to validate the scientific developments obtained on different systems: energy management in μ-CHP based on PEM and sound crystal design. The background and current status in these particular areas are specified below. Related to multi-objective optimization we start from algorithms developed in...

Development of advanced tools for multi-objective design and optimization methodologies in control engineering. Application to multivariable systems.

Development of advanced tools for multi-objective design and optimization methodologies in control engineering. Application to multivariable systems.

The present project aims, on the one hand, to develop advanced tools to apply the multiobjective optimization methodology in the design of control systems for complex multivariable processes and, on the other hand, to advance in the development of multivariable controllers using multiobjective optimization, with special emphasis on model-based...