PhD Graduates (Main Supervisor)
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Dirdal, Johann Alexander (The defense is scheduled Spring 2024) Signal-Based Sea State Estimation: A Phase-Time-Path-Difference Approach Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Roger Skjetne, NTNU Trondheim |
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Coates, Erlend Magnus Lervik (September 7, 2023) Nonlinear Attitude and Path-Following Control of Fixed-Wing Aircraft [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Solnør, Petter (June 21, 2023) Applications of Cryptographic Methods in Feedback Control [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Slobodan Petrovic, NTNU Gjøvik |
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Volden, Øystein (April 25, 2023) Cyber-resilient Aided Inertial Navigation: Applications to Ships and Unmanned Surface Vehicles [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisors: Professor Slobodan Petrovic, NTNU Gjøvik and Associate Professor Annette Stahl, NTNU Trondheim |
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Fortuna, João (June 18, 2021) Hyperspectral Remote Sensing, Hardware Development, Field Campaigns and Data Analysis [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisors: Professors Tor Arne Johansen and Harald Martens, NTNU Trondheim |
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Gryte, Kristoffer (June 29, 2020) Precision Control of Fixed-Wing UAV and Robust Navigation in GNSS-Denied Environments [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Olofsson, Jonatan (Januray 10, 2019) Multi-UAS Sea Ice Monitoring [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisors: Professor Gustaf Hendeby, Lindkøping University and Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Borup, Kasper Trolle (September 27, 2018) Air Data Estimation for Small Unmanned Aircraft [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Fusini, Lorenzo (August 30, 2017) Camera-Aided Inertial Navigation for UAVs using Nonlinear Observers [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Pedersen, Morten D. (June 30, 2017) Stabilization of Floating Wind Turbines [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Kjetil Uhlen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Klausen, Kristian (June 23, 2017) Coordinated Control of Multirotors for Suspended Load Transportation and Fixed-Wing Net Recovery [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Bryne, Torleiv Håland (March 31, 2017) Nonlinear Observer Design for Aided Inertial Navigation Systems of Ships [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Hansen, Jakob Mahler (March 23, 2017) Nonlinear Observers for Inertial Systems aided by Real-Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisors: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim and Dr. Nadezda Sokolova, SINTEF |
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Leira, Frederik Stendahl (January 19, 2017) Object Detection and Tracking with UAVs: A Framework for UAV Object Detection and Tracking using A Thermal Imaging Camera [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Lekkas, Anastasios M. (April 24, 2014) Guidance and Path-Planning Systems for Autonomous Vehicles [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Breu, Dominik A. (August 26, 2013) Frequency Detuning of Parametric Roll [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Mogens Blanke, Techincal University of Denmark |
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Peymani, Ehsan (August 1, 2013) Topics in Synchronization and Motion Control [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Holden, Christian (June 20, 2011) Modeling and Control of Parametric Roll Resonance [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Dr Tristan Perez, University of Newcastle, Australia |
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Breivik, Morten (June 15, 2010) Topics in Guided Motion Control of Marine Vehicles [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Jensen, Gullik A. (February 18, 2010) Offshore Pipelaying Dynamics [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisors: Professor Carl Martin Larsen and Dr. Tu Duc Nguyen, NTNU |
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Ross, Andrew (June 13, 2008) Nonlinear Maneuvering Model Based on Low-Aspect Ratio Lift Theory and Lagrangian Mechanics [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Dr Tristan Perez, University of Newcastle, Australia |
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Ihle, Ivar-Andre Flakstad (October 20, 2006) Nonlinear Cooperated Control of Marine Craft Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Dr Jerome Jouffroy, NTNU |
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Skjetne, Roger (March 15, 2005) The Maneuvering Problem Awarded the ExxonMobil price for the best doctoral thesis at NTNU in 2005 Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Petar V. Kokotovic, University of California, Santa Barbara |
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Lindegaard, Karl Petter (September 24, 2003) Acceleration Feedback in Dynamic Positioning Systems Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Aamo, Ole Morten (May 31, 2002) Modeling and Control of Fluid Flows and Marine Structures Awarded the ExxonMobil price for the best doctoral thesis at NTNU in 2003 Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisors: Professor Miroslav Krstic, University of California, San Diego and Professor Carl M. Larsen, NTNU |
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Fard, Mehrdad P. (April 23, 2001) Modelling and Control of Flexible Mechanical Systems Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Dr. Svein I. Sagatun, Norsk Hydro |
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Hansen, Jan Fredrik (September 15, 2000) Modelling and Control of Marine Power Systems Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Dr. Alf Kåre Ådnanes, ABB |
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Vik, Bjørnar (March 24, 2000) Nonlinear Design and Analysis of Integrated GPS and Inertial Navigation Systems Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Dr. Ola Erik Fjellstad, Kongsberg Seatex |
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Berge, Svein P. (August 12, 1999) Nonlinear Waypoint Tracking Control and Docking of Ships Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Odd M. Faltinsen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Strand, Jann Peter (June 22, 1999) Nonlinear Position Control Systems Design for Marine Vessels Awarded the ExxonMobil price for the best doctoral thesis at NTNU in 2000 Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Lauvdal, Trygve (March 23, 1998) Stabilization of Linear Systems With Input Rate and Amplitude Saturations Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Richard Murray, California Institute of Technology |
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Fjellstad, Ola-Erik (December 16, 1994) Control of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles in Six Degrees of Freedom: A Quaternion Feedback Approach Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Jens G. Balchen, NTNU Trondheim |
PhD Graduates (Co-supervised)
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Vagale, Anete (October 14, 2022) Evaluation of Path Planning and Collision Avoidance Algorithms for Autonomous Surface Vehicles [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Robin Bye, NTNU Ålesund Co-supervisors: Associate Professor Ibrahim A. Hameed, NTNU Ålesund and Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Reinhardt, Dirk Peter (June 14, 2022) On Nonlinear and Optimization-based Control of Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Skulstad, Robert (September 27, 2021) Data-based Modeling of Ships: For motion Prediction and Control Allocation [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Houxiang Zhang, NTNU Ålesund Co-supervisors: Dr. Bjørnar Vik, Kongsberg and Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Helgesen, Håkon Hagen (December 13, 2019) Detection and Tracking of Floating Objects using UAVs with Optical Sensors [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Albreksten, Sigurd Mørkved (September 25, 2018) Sensor Synchronization and Navigation in GNSS-Denied Environments for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Stovner, Bård Nagu (March 21, 2018) Aided Inertial Navigation of Underwater Vehicles [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Ingrid Schjølberg, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Jørgensen, Erlend Kvinge (March 19, 2018) Navigation and Control of Underwater Robotic Vehicles [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Ingrid Schjølberg, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Rogne, Robert Harald (March 30, 2017) Observer Design for Fault-Tolerant Dynamic Positioing using MEMS Inertial Sensors [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Hals, Jørgen (May 31, 2010) Modelling and Phase Control of Wave-energy Converters [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |
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Pivano, Luca (April 15, 2008) Thrust Estimation and Control of Marine propellers in Four-quadrant Operations [NTNU Open] Supervisor: Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU Trondheim Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim |