Peter Seiler
Associate Professor
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Michigan

The focus of this talk will be on control of aeroservoelastic systems. These are systems that have coupled aerodynamics, structural (elastic) dynamics, and (servo) control. Modeling and control design will be discussed for two systems: flexible aircraft and utility scale wind turbines. Both systems have common issues that arise due to the aeroservoelastic coupling. Experimental results will be presented to illustrate the issues and control design methods. Specifically, flight test results will be presented on a scaled flexible aircraft. Experimental results will also be shown for a controller implemented on a 2.5MW turbine located at the University of Minnesota.

About the speaker...
Dr. Seiler is an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan. His research emphasizes robust control theory with applications to wind energy, uninhabited aerial systems, and flexible aircraft. Dr. Seiler previously worked at the Honeywell Research Labs from 2004-2008 on various aerospace and automotive projects. This included work on the redundancy management system for the Boeing 787 and sensor fusion algorithms for automotive active safety systems. Dr. Seiler is an IEEE fellow and the recipient of the O. Hugo Schuck Award (2003), an NSF CAREER award (2013), and the Brockett-Willems Outstanding paper award (for 2019/2020).