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Professor

Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen
Department of Engineering Cybernetics
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Key Scientist CoE Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (NTNU AMOS)

Professor II Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)

Co-founder and Board Member Eelume AS

CV

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Research

Publications

Publications page

Research interests

• Nonlinear control theory
• Motion control of mechanical systems, in particular ships, AUVs, robot manipulators and snake robots
• Autonomous vehicles
• Robotics
• Cooperative and coordinated control of mechanical systems
• Underactuated and nonholonomic systems

PhD candidates

• Marius Thoresen [LI]
• Marianna Wrzos-Kaminska
• Ida-Louise Borlaug [LI]
• Henrik Schmidt-Didlaukies (co-advised)
• Jørgen Sverdrup Thygeson [LI]
• Martin Syre Wiig [LI]

Graduated PhD candidates

• Albert Sans Muntadas [LI], PhD thesis: Path-Planning, Guidance and Navigation Tools for Docking Underactuated AUVs, NTNU thesis 2018:185.
• Michael Remo Palmén Ragazzon [LI] (co-advised), PhD thesis: Parameter Estimation in Atomic Force Microscopy, NTNU thesis 2018:146.
• Anna Kohl [LI] PhD thesis: Guidance and Control of Underwater Snake Robots Using Planar Sinusoidal Gaits, NTNU thesis 2017:292.
• Claudio Paliotta [LI] PhD thesis: Control of Under-actuated Marine Vehicles, NTNU thesis 2017:240.
• Dennis J.W. Belleter [LI] PhD thesis: Control of Underactuated Marine Vehicles in the Presence of Environmental Disturbances, NTNU thesis 2016:337.
• Signe Moe [LI] PhD thesis: Guidance and Control of Robot Manipulators and Autonomous Marine Robots, NTNU thesis 2016:322.
• Eleni Kelasidi [LI] PhD thesis: Modeling, Control and Energy Efficiency of Underwater Snake Robots, NTNU thesis 2015:140.
• Filippo Sanfilippo [LI], PhD thesis: Alternative and Flexible Control Methods for Robotic Manipulators, NTNU thesis 2015:192.
• Daniel de Almeida Fernandes [LI], (co-advised), PhD thesis: An Output Feedback Motion Control System for ROVs: Guidance Navigation and Control, NTNU thesis 2015:122.
• Ehsan Rezapour [LI], PhD thesis: Model-based Locomotion Control of Underactuated Snake Robots, NTNU thesis 2015:46.
• Walter Caharija [LI], PhD thesis: Integral Line-of-Sight Guidance and Control of Underactuated Marine Vehicles, NTNU thesis 2014:316.
• Magnus Christian Bjerkeng [LI], PhD thesis: Sensor-based Control of Industrial Robots, NTNU thesis 2013:240.
• Johannes Schrimpf (co-advised) , PhD thesis: Sensor-based Real-time Control of Industrial Robots, NTNU thesis 2013:225.
• Arnfinn Aas Eielsen [LI] (co-advised), PhD thesis: Topics in Control of Nanopositioning Devices, NTNU thesis 2013:315.
• Mernout Burger [LI], PhD thesis: Disturbance Rejecton using Conditional Integrators, NTNU thesis 2011:4.
• Pål Liljebäck [LI], PhD thesis: Modelling, Development, and Control of Snake Robots, NTNU thesis 2011:70. Awarded the 2011 ExxonMobil prize for best doctoral dissertation at NTNU.
• Pål From [LI] (co-advised), PhD thesis: Off-Shore Robotics - Robust and Optimal Solutions for Autonomous Operations, NTNU thesis 2010:96.
• Anne Karin Bondhus [LI], PhD thesis: Leader-Follower Synchronization of Mechanical Systems, NTNU thesis 2010:58.
• David Moreno Salinas (visiting), Dpto. Informática y Automática, ETSI Informática, UNED, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain. Fall 2009.
• Even Børhaug [LI], PhD thesis: Nonlinear Control and Synchronization of Mechanical Systems, NTNU thesis 2008:298.
• Aksel Andreas Transeth [LI] PhD thesis: Modeling and Control of Snake Robots, NTNU thesis 2008:2.
• Jon E. Refsnes [LI] (co-advised) PhD thesis: Nonlinear Model-Based Control of Slender Body AUVs, NTNU thesis 2008:60.
• Erik Kyrkjebø [LI] PhD thesis: Motion Coordination of Mechanical Systems: Leader-Follower Synchronization of Euler-Lagrange Systems using Output Feedback Control, NTNU thesis 2007:60
• Lars Alminde [LI] (visiting) Automation and Control, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. Fall 2006.
• Reza Ghabcheloo [LI] (visiting) Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica (ISR), Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Lisbon, Portugal. Spring 2006.

Post Docs

• Anna Kohl [LI] 2017-2018.
• Eleni Kelasidi [LI] 2016-2018.
• Konstantin Amelin [LI] 2015-2016.
• Pål Liljebäck [LI] 2011-2015.
• Christian Holden [LI] 2011-2013.
• Erik Kyrkjebø [LI] 2007-2008.
• Alexey Pavlov [LI] 2005-2007.

Teaching

Courses

• TTK4150 Nonlinear Control Systems
• TK8103 Advanced Nonlinear Systems

Student Projects

• Fall 2018 MSc student projects (Prosjektoppgaver)
• Spring 2019 MSc student projects (Masteroppgaver)

Dissemination

• 水中で魚の健康診断や石油企業のお手伝い、泳ぐヘビ型ロボット／ノルウェー, By Asaki Abumi, Yahoo!JAPAN, 2017-06-27.
• Hun har utviklet slangeroboter og jobber med å lukeparkere skip, By Joachim Seehusen, Teknisk Ukeblad, 2017-03-12.
• NTNU-professor første norske kvinne til prestisjefylt utnevnelse, Gemini, 2016-11-24.
• This terrifying robot snake could repair machines at the bottom of the ocean, Mashable, 2016-11-18.
• See Snake, By Russel McCulley, Upstream Technology, No. 3, 2016, pp. 20-22.
• Subsea Upcoming Company of the year, By Gunnar Buvik, GCE Subsea, 2016-06-15.
• Slangerobot på havbunnen, By Morten Andersen, NRK Dagsrevyen 21, 2016-04-18.
• Denne slangeroboten skal bli Statoils “vaktmester” på havbunnen, By Marius Lorentzen, E24, 2016-04-18.
• Slangeroboter skal revolusjonere vedlikeholdet subsea. By Ina Andersen, Teknisk Ukeblad, 2016-04-19.
• Slangeroboter forbedrer subsea inspeksjon og vedlikehold. By Kristin Y. Pettersen and Pål Liljebäck. DYP Magasinet, No. 2, 2016, pp. 18-19.
• Our swimming snake robots - media mentions.
• Our land-based snake robots - media mentions.
• Fremtiden er her. Bilag om teknisk kybernetikk i Dagens Næringsliv 6. mars 2013.
  
  
  
  
• AMOS skal gjøre verden smartere, By Svein Inge Meland, Adresseavisen 2013-02-26.

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Editor: Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen

Contact address: Department of Engineering Cybernetics, NTNU, N7491 Trondheim, Norway. Tlf: (+47) 73 59 43 46