MSc Students
Professor Thor I. Fossen
Graduated
2022
- Fagerli, Erik - Multi-objective Model Predictive Control for Longitudinal and Lateral
Control of an Autonomous Energy Efficient Student Race Car (in cooperation with DNV Fuel Fighter)
- Olsen, Gulleik Lundtorp - Design of an Optimal Path-Planning System for a Trash-Collecting USV (in cooperation wih Clean Sea Solutions AS)
2021
- Kristoffersen, Aksel - AUV Path-planning and Path-following Control Systems
- Løvdal, Marcus Nicolai - Design of Moving-mass Roll and Depth Control Systems for AUVs
- Rognlil, Vebjørn Johansen - Path Generation and Spline Approximation of a 3D Extended Dubins Path
2020
- Grendar, Magnus Berntzen- UAV Route Planning and Collision-Avoidance Systems
- Steinsham,Tarjei - Embedded Development and Design of a Wave Estimator
- Solnør, Petter - Authenticated Encryption Methods for Feedback Control Systems (co-supervisor Professor Slobodan Petrovic)
- Strand, Henrik Bjering - Autonomous Docking and Path-Following Control Systems for the Otter USV: A Machine Learning Approach.
- Torvund, Per Gunnar Berg - Nonlinear Autonomous Docking and Path-Following Control Systems for the Otter USV
- Volden, Øystein - Vision-Based Positioning System for Docking of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs)
2019
- Aronsen, Mathias Graatrud - Autonomous Docking of Marine Vessels Using Reinforcement Learning
- Eklo, Vebjørn Fossheim - SLAM-Driven Localization and Registration
- Schiager, Per Johannes Andresen - Estimation of Angle of Attack and Angle of Sideslip for Airborne Wind Energy Systems
- Ward, Henning - Guidance, Navigation and Control System for Agile Vehicles (Co-supervisor Professor M. Arcak, UC Berkeley)
2018
- Mathisen, Pål - Multicopter Attitude Estimation with North-Seeking Capabilities
- Storesund, Eirik - Surface Assisted Autopilot for Remotely Operated Vehicle
2017
- Bjørsvik, Bård Rørlien - UAV Net-Landing System for Marine Operations
- Koren, Thomas Frimann - Anti-Collision System for Multi-Rotor Drones Operating Close to Obstacles using Radar Data
2016
- Aakre, Øyvind Løberg - Development of a Dynamic Positioning System for Merlin WR200 ROV (co-supervisor Martin Ludvigsen)
- Roy, Lizbeth - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Thermal Camera – System Integration (co-supervisor Tor Arne Johansen and Fredrik S. Leira)
- Stensland, Solveig - Control Strategy for AHC Offshore Crane Systems
2015
- Cetin, Recep - Indoor Navigation System and Suspended Load Control for Multirotors (co-supervisor Kristian Klausen)
- Fotland, Tore Jacobsen - X-drone UAV:
Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) UAV
- Frølich, Marcus - Automatic Ship Landing System for Fixed-Wing UAV (co-supervisor Joao Fortuna)
- Furuseth, Jostein - Modeling and Control of VTOL Flying Wing with Thrust Vectoring
- Grindheim, Vegard - Accurate Drop of Payload using the X8 Fixed-Wing UAV (co-supervisor Siri Mathisen)
- Gryte, Kristoffer - High Angle of Attack Landing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- Helgesen, Håkon - Object Detection and Tracking Based on Optical Flow in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (co-supervisor Lorenzo Fusini)
- Hosen, Jesper - A Vision-Aided Navigation System based on Optical Flow (co-supervisor Lorenzo Fusini)
- Røli, Jon-Håkon Bø - Cooperative Control and RTK Navigation System for Multicopters (co-supervisor Kristian Klausen)
- Spockeli, Bjørn - Integration of RTK GPS and IMU for Accurate UAV Positioning (co-supervisor Nadia Sokolova and Jakob Mahler Hansen)
- Trnka, Kenan - UAV Observer Design for Object Localization using IR Camera and GPS (co-supervisor Frederik S. Leira)
2013
- Alvenes, Fredrik - Attitude Observer-Controller Design for the NTNU Test Satellite
- Bryne, Torleiv Håland - Fault-Tolerant Sensor Fusion Based on Inertial Measurements and GNSS
- Dahl, Andreas - Path Planning and Guidance for Marine Surface Vehicles
- Dybsjord, Kerrin Andre - Fault-Tolerant UAV Flight Control System
- Klausen, Kristian - Cooperative Behavioural Control for Omni-Wheeled Robots: Experiments and Simulations for Formation Control with Obstacle- and Collision Avoidance
- Leira, Frederik Stendahl - Infrared Object Detection and Tracking using UAV
- Sørbø, Eivind Hope - Vehicle Collision Avoidance System
2012
- Børhag, Brede- Experimental Validation of Dynamic Stationkeeping Capability Analysis (In cooperation with Marine Cybernetics)
- Deutsch, Eran - Design of Unmanned Surface Vehicle DP System (In cooperation with Maritime Robotics)
- Ellefsen, Stian - Modeling and Control of Automotive Systems
- Forsmo, Erik Johannes - Guidance Systems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Ingebretsen, Thomas - Identification of UAV Aerodynamic Coefficients
- Johansen, Ingrid Hagen - Autopilot Design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Larsen, Kjell Erik - Maneuvering Control Design for a typical Offshore Supply Vessel at Wide Speed Regime
- Olsen, Gunhild Konstanse Hoff - Nonlinear Observers for Parametric Roll (co-supervisor Dominik A. Breu)
- Rinnan, Toril Bye - Attitude Estimation (NTNU's Test Satellite)
- Sundlisæter, Tale - High Precision Attitude Determination for NTNU Test Satellite
- Tufteland, Kjetil Hope -UAV L1 Adaptive Control
- Vistnes, Kåre - Modeling and Identification of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (In cooperation with Maritime Robotics)
2011
- Dønnestad, Kristoffer -Simulation, Control andVisualization of
UAS
- Harald Nøkland - Nonlinear Observer Design for GNSS and IMU Integration
- Christopher Viset Stern - Hardware-in-the-Loop Framework for UAV Testing
- Skøien, Kristoffer Rist -A Highly Modular Generic Software and Hardware Framework for UAS
2010
- Joakim Haugen - Guidance Algorithms for Planar Path-Based Motion Control Scenarios (co-supervisor Morten Breivik)
- Stig Hornang - Determination of Real-Time Positions of a Seagoing Vessel based on a Real-Time Video (co-supervisor Morten Breivik)
- Jon Robert Seth Hildrestrand - Modelling and Control of Anti-Roll Tanks (co-supervisor Christian Holden)
- Øivind Kåre Kjerstad - Weather Optimal Positioning Control for Underactuated USVs (co-supervisor Morten Breivik)
- Jon-Erik Loberg - Planar Docking Algorithms for Underactuated Marine Vehicles (co-supervisor Morten Breivik)
- Per Nord - Collision-Free Path Planning for Unmanned Surface Vehicles
(co-supervisor Morten Breivik)
- Vetle Stokke Vintervold - Collision Avoidance Algorithm for Unmanned Surface Vehicle-Based Formation Control Applications (co-supervisor Morten Breivik)
2009
- Dominik Andreas Breu - Modeling and Control of Parametric Resonance in Ships (In cooperation with ETH)
- Eivind Lindeberg - Optimal Control of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
- Morten Dinhoff Pedersen - Integrated Mechanical and Hydrodynamic Modeling of Offshore Floating Wind Turbines
- Marthe Kristine Hoen Tautra - Modeling and Control of Wave Energy Converters
- Lars Andreas Lien Wennersberg - Modeling and Simulation of Anchor Handling Vessels
- Vidar Ødegård- Nonlinear Identification of Ship Autopilot Models
2007
- Yngvild Aurlien - Wave Compensation for the RamRig Drilling
System: Modeling and Control
- Siv Smalø - Rudder-Roll Stabilization of Ships
2006
- Asbjørn Reidarson Hamre Aga - DP Control System Design
for CyberRig I
- Jonas Tyssø - DP Control System Design for CyberRig
I
2005
- Benjamin Golding - Modeling and Identification of Nonlinear Viscous
Drag for Ships
- Brynjar Larsen - Optimization of Key Design Parameters in Ship
Building by Quality Function Deployment and Numerical Efficiency Control (in
Co-operation with University of New Orleans (UNO), Department of Naval Architecture
and Marine Engineering)
- Ole Bjørn Midtbø - Joystick/DP system with Easy Tuning
- Steinar Vike - Diffusion Based Outlier Rejection for Underwater Navigation
2004
- Liv Almås Carlsen - Lyapunov Based Observers for Automotive Vehicles
- Anders Sunde Wroldsen - Observers for Automotive Vehicles using Contraction
and EKF methods
- Håvard Bø - Hydrodynamic Estimation and Identification(In cooperation with Professor A. Pasocal, IST)
- Christian Svennvik Skaar - Coordinated Motion Control
(In cooperation with Professor A. Pasocal, IST)
- Guttorm Torsetnes - Nonlinear Control and Observer Design for Ships in
Extreme Situations
- Jakob Bjørnerheim - Path Following for Underactuated Marine
Surface Vessels
- Kai Tønnesen – Identification in DP
- Guttorm Torsetnes - Nonlinear Control and Observer Design for
Ships in Extreme Situations
2003
- Morten Breivik - Nonlinear Maneuvering Control of Underactuated Ships
- Jørgen Corneliussen - Implementation of a Guidance System for CyberShip
II
- Frederik Tore Elter - Docking of Cybership II with practical implementation
- Andrew Ross - Modelling and Control of the Simicon UAV (In cooperation with University of Glasgow)
- Håkon Gjone - Propeller RPM and Pitch Control System
- Ivar-Andre Flakstad Ihle - Observer Design for Synchronization of two
Vessels with Unreliable Position Measurements
- Øystein Longva - System Identification in DP Systems
- Vegard Lindås - Reduction of Load in a Launcher-Payload System (In cooperation with UCSD)
- Jose Marcal (In cooperation with University of Lisbon)
- Nils Kjetil Vestmoen Nilsen - Active Control of Dual-Stage Suspensions in
a Hard Disk Drive (In cooperation with UCSD)
- Marit Storvik - Guidance System for Automatic Approach to a Ship
- Dag Abel Sveen - Robust and Adaptive Tracking Control of Surface Vessel
for Synchronization with an ROV: Practical Implementation on CyberShip II
- Stein Magnus Undheim - Rudder-Roll Damping by H-infinity Control
2002
- Martin Aanjesen - Design and Analysis of Nonlinear Control Methods: Control
of a Pendubot Nonlinear Maneuvering
- Sonja Moi - Model-Based Control and Simulation of Ships in Formation
- Ove Oddvar Stapnes - Adaptive Backstepping Control of an Autonomous Underwater
Vehicle
(In cooperation with Professor Yuh, University of Hawaii, Autonomous
Syst. Lab.)
2001
- Morten Hestnes - Design of a Low-Cost Vertical Reference Unit (VRU) for
Marine Vessels
- Vemund Reggestad - Integrated Navigation System for GPS/INS Attitude
2000
- Erik Adli - Integration of a Force/Torque Sensor on a ROV/Manipulator System
(In cooperation with Dr. Michel Perrier, IFREMER, France)
- Stefan Dittrich - Nonlinear Observer-Controller Design for Robot Manipulators
(In cooperation with Professor Hesselbach, Technische Universität Braunschweig
)
- Kjetil Evju - Wind Estimator for Missil Control
(In cooperation with Dr Inge Spangelo, The Norwegian Research Defence Establishment)
- Kristoffer Kvam - Nonlinear Way-Point Tracking Control of Ships
(In cooperation with Professor Ohtsu, Tokyo University of Merchantile Marine)
- Erik Kyrkjebø - Sattelite Attitude Determination
(In cooperation with Dr Inge Spangelo, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace)
- Nils Otto Nergård - Marine Crane Control System Design for Dynamically
Positioned Ships
(In cooperation with ABB)
- Lars Ove Sæther - Identification of Ship Maneuvering Models from
Model Tests
1999
- Torgeir Enkerud - Power and Moment Control of Diesel-Electric Propulasion
Systems (In cooperation with ABB)
- Johan Hauan - Optimal Power Control
(In cooperation with ABB)
- Brita Helene Hafskjold - Integrated Video-Based Intertial Navigation System
(In cooperation with the Norwegian Research Defence Establishment)
- Einar S. Idsø - Bias Estimation by Indirect GPS/INS Integration
- Vidar Søenderland - Control Allocation for Marine Vessels with Significant
Actuator Dynamics (In cooperation with Professor Andrew Teel, UCSB)
1998
- Jens Kristian Eldøy- Off-Line Calibration of Robot
Manipulators(In cooperation with Total Transportation Systems, Bergen)
- Andreas Fleischer - Nonlinear Tracking Control of a Missil
(In cooperation with Dr. Ing. Inge Spangelo, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS)
- Ole Fløan - Design of a Redundant Heading Sensor
(In cooperation with Dr. Ing. John Morten Godhavn, Seatex AS)
- Geir Martin Holtan - MIMO Backstepping Designs for Nonlinear Mechanical Systems
- Anne Marte Hjemås - Design of ROV Collision Avoidance System (In cooperation with Dr. Ing. Erling Lunde, Dynamica AS)
- Sivakumar Adyar Kanakraj - H-infinity Control of Aircraft
(In cooperation with Kongsberg Aerospace, Kongsberg)
- Erik Kardash- Control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (In cooperation with Professor Yuh, University of Hawaii, Autonomous
Syst. Lab.)
- Ingo Pietsch - Nonlinear Optimal and Robust Control of Robot Manipulators (In cooperation with Professor Hesselbach, Technische Universität Braunschweig)
- Li Wei - Nonlinear Control of Aircraft with Compensation of Pilot Induced Oscillations
1997
- Torbjørn Frøystein - Dynamic Positioing of Platforms Using Riser Angle Feedback (In cooperation with ABB)
- Karl-Petter Lindegaard - Nonlinear Tracking and DP of Ships sUsing Speed Dependent Ship and Actuator Models (In cooperation with ABB)
- Are Skage- Dynamic Positioning of Ships Units Connected to Marine Riser Using Riser Angle Feedback.
- Øystein Tveit - Improved GPS Position Sensors for Fleet Management(In cooperation with Seatex)
1996
- Marius Aarset - Nonlinear Position/Force Control of Moored Ships (In cooperation with ABB)
- Pål Berg - Analyses and Control of Economical Systems
(In cooperation with Fokus Forvaltning, Trondheim)
- Jan Arne Erve - Stabilization of Linear Systems in the Presence of Input Rate Saturation
- Mehrdad Pourtahmasebi-Fard - Spacecraft Attitude Control and Observer Design
- Kenneth Gade - Doppler Aided Inertial Navigation Systems for Underwater Vehicles
(In cooperation with the Norwegian Research Defence Establishment)
- Kristian Hauge - Nonlinear and Adaptive Control of Paint Flow Machine (In cooperation with ABB)
- Brynjar Olsen- Adaptive Heave Mesurement in Motion Reference Unit (In cooperation with Seatex, Trondheim)
- Morten Rygh- Guidance and Control of Surface Effect Ships
(In cooperation with MicroMar, Kongsberg)
- Peter Steinbacher- Backstepping Design for Nonlinear Way-Point Guidance and Control of Ships
(In Cooperation with Professor R. Isermann, Technical University of Darmstadt)
- Henrik Svalheim- Integrated Altitude and Inertial Navigation System
(INS) for Missile Terrain Contour Matching (In cooperation with Kongsberg Aerospace)
1995
- Aaslaug Grøvlen- Nonlinear Observer for Thruster Assisted
Mooring System
(In cooperation with ABB)
- Lars Erik Hamre- GPS Navigation System for Determination of Position/Attitude
- Knut E. Husa- Nonlinear and Adaptive Backstepping of Ships
- Jørgen Lorentz- Neural Network Controller for AUV
(In cooperation with Professor Yuh, University of Hawaii, Autonomous Syst. Lab.)
- Raguparan Mahesparan-Identification of Ship Model Parameters and
Stability Indexes
- Svein-Arne Reinholdsten Dynamic Positioning of Shuttle Tankers
- Einar Skaland Tracking System for Aircraft
(In cooperation with the Norwegian Research Defence Establishment)
1994
- Espen Borgersen- Aircraft Motion State Estimation Using Direction
Observer
(In cooperation with the Norwegian Research Defence Establishment)
- Bjørn Rasmus Dahl- Mathematical Modelling of One-Sided Welding
Automat
(In cooperation with TTS International)
- Malvin Eikås- Combined Rudder-Roll Damping and Yaw Control
of a Ship
- Per Inge Aase Hansen- Frequency Analysis of DP Ship
- Esben Mathisen- Nonlinear Control of High-Speed Foil-Borne Craft
- Øyvin Misje- Dynamic Positioning System for the ITK Model
Ship
- Vidar Røyseth- Strap-Down Velocity Observers for Marine Vehicles
- Tommy Skodje- Adaptive Control and Observer Design for AUV in 6
DOF
- Tom Kim Steinsland- Control and Stabilization of Pool-Table for
Ships
(In cooperation with Data Respons AS)
- Jann-Peter Strand- Thruster Assisted Mooring System for Ships
(In cooperation with ABB)
- Bjørnar Vik- Passive Adaptive Ship Autopilot With Velocity
Obsever
1993
- Ingar Johansen- Missile Guidance and Control System Design (In cooperation with Kongsberg Aerospace)
- Heidi Karlsen- Identification of Magnetic Sensor Parameters
(In cooperation with Seatex AS)
- Øystein Kloster- Identification of Dynamically Positioned
Ships
(In cooperation with ABB)
- Espen Krogh- Identification of Ship Model Parameters
(In cooperation with ABB)
- Helge Krossøy- Integrated Navigation System for Attitude
- Trygve Lauvdal- Nonlinear Stability Analysis of Ships in Sway, Roll
and Yaw
- Hilde Landsem- Filtering of GPS Carrier Phase and Code Observations
(In cooperation with Seatex AS)
- Arne B. Mikalsen- Nonlinear Control of Underwater Vehicles
- Euan McGookin- Sliding Mode Control of Submarines
(In cooperation with Professor Murray-Smith, University of Glasgow)
- Torgeir Nilsen- Optimal Weather Routing of Ships
- Anders Rygh- Adaptive Ship Autopilot With Wave Filter
- Bård Smestad- Control of Torpedo Shaped Underwater Vehicle
(In cooperation with SIMRAD Norge AS)
- Henrik Stray- Modeling and Control of Ship Steering Gear
- Erling Synnes- Optimal Thrust Allocation in DP (In cooperation with ABB)
1992
- Jo Arve Alfredsen- LQG/LTR Applied to Ship Steering and Wave Filtering
- Egil Birkemoe- LQG/LTR Applied to Dynamic Positioning of Ships (In cooperation with ABB)
- Alf G. Bringaker- Dynamic Positioning in Single Point Mooring (In cooperation with ABB)
- Bjørn Jensen- Identification of Environmental Disturbances for a Ship (In cooperation with ABB)
- Per Arne Pettersen- Adaptive Wave Filter Based on Pole-Placement (In cooperation with ABB)
- Kjetil Røe- State- and Parameter Estimator for Ship (In cooperation with ABB)
- Kjetil Sævareid- ROV Quaternion Attitude Control System
- Ståle Svenning- Identification of Vehicle Induced Magnetic Fields (In cooperation with Seatex AS)
- Trygve Myrland- Integrated Navigation System for GPS and Radar
1991
- Erik M. Brekke- Adaptive Autopilot for Tanker
- Gunnar Holm- Modeling and Control of Surface Effect Ship (SES)
- Guttorm J. Osborg- Ride Control of Surface Effect Ships (SES)
- Terje M. Svenning- Model Reference Adaptive Control of Micro ROV
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