Identifiability of parameters in
distributed systems and parameter identification of DPS models (including
linear and non-linear)
Optimal sensor and actuator location
problems for DPS (fixed, scanning and moving sensors)
Optimum experimental design for static and
dynamic systems identication. Signal processing techniques.
Numerical methods for partial differential
equations including finite element and finite difference methods. Computer
simulation of real physical processes.
Planning optimal collision-free motions
for multiple vehicles and redundant manipulators. Optimal control methods
applied in robotics. Static and dynamic optimization problems.
Artificial intelligence: artificial neural
networks with applications in optimization and control, celular automata as
a means for modelling real systems.