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Jožef Stefan Institute

• The Institute is involved in a wide variety of
  fields of both scientific and economic interests
  as e.g.
• physics
• chemistry
• biochemistry
• electronics and information technology
• reactor techniques
• energy
• environmental protection

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Department of systems and control

• The domain of work
• CONTROL OF SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES
• (cybernetics, informatics, automation)
• Financing
• 60 - 80 Ministry of Higher Education, Science
  and Technology
• 20 - 40 other sources (industry, international
  projects, ...)
• Staff
• about 25 people

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Mission
PRACTICE
THEORY
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Current areas of work

• process control and optimization
• detection and localization of faults
• computer integrated production
• non-technical aspects of automation and IT
  systems
• device and product development

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Process control and optimisation

• General purpose control methods and algorithms
• non-linear control
• predictive control
• self-tuning and adaptive PID regulation
• Control and optimization of waste-water treatment
  plants
• Development of process control tools
• Process control applications

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GP model identification

• Nonlinear dynamic system identification with GP
  models (Gaussian processes models)
• small number of parameters
• measure of confidence in its prediction (used in
  e.g. predictive control)
• prior knowledge incorporation (e.g. linear local
  models)

Kristjan Ažman
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Control of wastewater systems
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Detection and localization of faults in technical
systems

• new techniques for approximative inference for
  the localization of faults
• robust diagnosis based on analytical models and
  the quantification of the modelling error
• supervision of control loops
• advanced signal analysis and processing
• design and implementation of diagnostic systems
  in industrial practice

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Fault detection in mass production of electric
motors
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DOMEL Quality control cell at the end of the
production line for vacuum cleaner suction units
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Brain, cardiac and respiratory causalities in
anaesthesia
Goal Anaesthesia monitoring system based on EKG,
electroencephalogram (EEG) and respiration
Causal relations
Directionality index
Signals
Subject
Model
Analysis
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Computer integrated production

• development of conceptual models for integration
  of the process and production levels of control
• production scheduling
• production decision support system
• study and use of the concept of domain
  engineering
• automation of the process control SW development

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Production management in process industries by
using Key Performance Indicators as reference
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Simulator of a batch production plant

• Working areas
• Specification of relevant KPIs with taking into
  account cost issues of production
  management
• Design of a Production Management Decision
  Support System
• Implementation of the Feedback Paradigm in
  Production Management
• Synthesis of a Production Management System

Closed-loop Scheme of Production Control
On-line presentation and analysis of production
data
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Avtomatic scheduling of batches

• Problems
• Unknown duration of batches
• No-wait constraints
• Common production resources
• uniform production

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Device and product development

• development of specific electronic modules
• development of electronic (microprocessor) and
  software support for various sensors
• development of customized (electronic) measuring
  systems
• development and design of control devices and
  systems
• development of advanced and non-standard
  computer-supported devices

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SPAC Special Process Applications Co-processor
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CARDIOSIGNALS- a signal conditioning system for
the acquisition of physiological signals
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International cooperation

• Bilateral cooperation
• Czech republic
• Slovak republic
• Hungary
• Portugal
• Macedonia
• European projects
• TEMPUS
• COPERNICUS
• COST
• 5. FP
• 6. FP
• Industry
• Mitsubishi
• Electrolux
• PlasmaIt