Descripción del proyecto
Aprender a controlar sistemas complejos con técnicas extremadamente innovadoras
Los sistemas automatizados están presentes en una amplia gama de procesos, desde redes eléctricas inteligentes hasta vehículos autónomos, y en la industria 4.0. Prestan asistencia al control dinámico de estos sistemas, que evolucionan con el tiempo. Existe el desafío constante de proporcionar las mejores soluciones económicas, sólidas y eficaces para estas cuestiones cambiantes del mundo real. La complejidad de estos sistemas dificulta su control, especialmente en los ámbitos más esenciales con restricciones críticas de seguridad. Una forma prometedora de controlar estos sistemas complejos es mediante la discretización de las diferentes variables y la transformación del modelo en un simple problema de combinatoria sobre una automatización de estado finito. Sin embargo, los científicos aún no aceptan este planteamiento. El proyecto multidisciplinar L2C, financiado con fondos europeos, está en el límite entre la ingeniería de control, la informática y las matemáticas aplicadas, y tiene por objeto interconectar técnicas extremadamente innovadoras a fin de transformar la idea mencionada anteriormente en el método de control vanguardista para los sistemas complejos del futuro.
Objetivo
The engineered systems surrounding us are increasingly hard to control. Not only the complicated interaction of the physical processes with the machines that control them, but also specifications (cyber-security, safety, privacy, resilience, resource-efficiency, decentralization) are more and more complex, and critical. Last but not least, in an increasing number of situations, no model of the system is available (or the model is too complex), and one needs to ‘learn’ the optimal way of controlling the system by the mere observation of data. Our technological world is living a paradigm shift, which is often coined as the Cyber-Physical Revolution, or the Industry 4.0.
In view of these specificities, the only sensible way of controlling these complex systems is often by discretizing the different variables, thus transforming the model into a simple combinatorial problem on a finite-state automaton, called an abstraction of this system. Until now, this approach has not been proved useful beyond academic, small examples, as it scales very poorly.
The goal of L2C is to transform this approach into an effective, scalable, cutting-edge technology that will address the CPS challenges and unlock their potential. This ambitious goal will be achieved by leveraging powerful tools from Mathematical Engineering. Out of this research, a state-of-the-art software platform will promote our results and translate them into directly usable solutions for the scientific and industrial communities.
L2C is a pluridisciplinary project at the frontier between Control Engineering, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. It bridges the gap between rich innovative techniques and emerging challenges in Control. It impacts both fundamental Science and Engineering, as the theoretical research is driven and fostered by cutting edge technological challenges.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutions
- natural sciencesmathematics
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer security
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol engineering
Programa(s)
Régimen de financiación
ERC-COG - Consolidator GrantInstitución de acogida
1348 Louvain La Neuve
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