Descrizione del progetto
Apprendere il controllo con tecniche altamente innovative
I sistemi automatizzati sono presenti in una vasta gamma di processi, dalle reti intelligenti alle auto a guida autonoma fino all’Industria 4.0. Forniscono assistenza nel controllo dinamico di questi sistemi che si evolvono nel tempo. Una sfida costante è quella di fornire le migliori soluzioni economiche, solide ed efficienti per questioni di questo genere che cambiano il mondo reale. La complessità di questi sistemi li rende difficili da controllare, specialmente nelle aree più difficili con vincoli critici per la sicurezza. Un modo promettente per controllare questi sistemi complessi è quello di discretizzare le diverse variabili e trasformare il modello in un semplice problema combinatorio su un automa finito. Tuttavia, questo approccio non è ancora accettato dagli scienziati. L2C, finanziato dall’UE, è un progetto multidisciplinare al confine tra ingegneria di controllo, informatica e matematica applicata che mira a collegare tecniche altamente innovative al fine di trasformare l’idea di cui sopra in un approccio di controllo all’avanguardia per i complessi sistemi di domani.
Obiettivo
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.
Campo scientifico
- 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
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Meccanismo di finanziamento
ERC-COG - Consolidator GrantIstituzione ospitante
1348 Louvain La Neuve
Belgio