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Andreas Kugi

Andreas Kugi

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
38
Citations
7148
World Ranking
2227
National Ranking
4

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
38
Citations
7189
World Ranking
4849
National Ranking
15

Overview

Andreas Kugi is affiliated with TU Wien in Austria and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a strong focus on Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary subfields, including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

Kugi's recent publications demonstrate a focus on topics related to robotic systems, electric motor design, and control methodologies. The following papers exemplify their recent work:

  • A Magnetic Equivalent Circuit Based Modeling Framework for Electric Motors Applied to a PMSM With Winding Short Circuit, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • High-speed nonlinear model predictive control of an interleaved switching DC/DC-converter, 2020, Control Engineering Practice
  • Machine learning-based framework for optimally solving the analytical inverse kinematics for redundant manipulators, 2023, Mechatronics
  • Fast trajectory planning and control of a lab-scale 3D gantry crane for a moving target in an environment with obstacles, 2022, Control Engineering Practice
  • Modeling of a permanent magnet linear synchronous motor using magnetic equivalent circuits, 2021, Mechatronics

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Andreas Steinboeck
  • Wolfgang Kemmetmüller
  • Christian Hartl-Nesic
  • Andreas Deutschmann
  • Minh Nhat Vu

Their work is regularly published in venues such as IFAC-PapersOnLine, arXiv (Cornell University), Mechatronics, Control Engineering Practice, and the Journal of Process Control. The distribution of their publications highlights a consistent contribution across theoretical and applied aspects of engineering research.

The main thematic areas of Kugi's research include:

  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • Iterative Learning Control Systems
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Sensorless Control of Electric Motors

This profile illustrates a broad engagement with engineering challenges, particularly in control systems and robotics, reflecting an intersection of design, analysis, and implementation of advanced electromechanical systems.

Best Publications

  • On the Passivity-Based Impedance Control of Flexible Joint Robots

    C. Ott;A. Albu-Schaffer;A. Kugi;G. Hirzinger

  • Unscented Kalman filter for vehicle state estimation

    S. Antonov;A. Fehn;A. Kugi

  • Real-time optimal quantum control of mechanical motion at room temperature

    Lorenzo Magrini;Philipp Rosenzweig;Constanze Bach;Andreas Deutschmann-Olek

  • Tracking control for boundary controlled parabolic PDEs with varying parameters: Combining backstepping and differential flatness

    Thomas Meurer;Andreas Kugi

  • A passivity based Cartesian impedance controller for flexible joint robots - part I: torque feedback and gravity compensation

    C. Ott;A. Albu-Schaffer;A. Kugi;S. Stamigioli

  • Real-time Nonlinear Model Predictive Path-Following Control of a Laboratory Tower Crane

    Martin Bcok;Andreas Kugi

  • Stability and Incremental Improvement of Suboptimal MPC Without Terminal Constraints

    K Graichen;A Kugi

  • Modeling and simulation of a hydrostatic transmission with variable-displacement pump

    Andreas Kugi;Kurt Schlacher;Heinz Aitzetmüller;Gottfried Hirmann

  • Nonlinear H/sub /spl infin// controller design for a DC-to-DC power converter

    A. Kugi;K. Schlacher

  • Swing-up control of a triple pendulum on a cart with experimental validation

    Tobias GlüCk;Andreas Eder;Andreas Kugi

  • Nonlinear pressure control of self-supplied variable displacement axial piston pumps

    W. Kemmetmüller;F. Fuchshumer;A. Kugi

  • Handling constraints in optimal control with saturation functions and system extension

    Knut Graichen;Andreas Kugi;Nicolas Petit;Francois Chaplais

  • Mathematical Modeling and Nonlinear Controller Design for a Novel Electrohydraulic Power-Steering System

    W. Kemmetmuller;S. Muller;A. Kugi

  • A mathematical model of a slab reheating furnace with radiative heat transfer and non-participating gaseous media

    A. Steinboeck;D. Wild;T. Kiefer;A. Kugi

  • Nonlinear model predictive control of a continuous slab reheating furnace

    A. Steinboeck;D. Wild;A. Kugi

  • Modeling and static optimization of a variable speed pumped storage power plant

    J. Schmidt;W. Kemmetmüller;A. Kugi

  • Digital Slew Rate and S-Shape Control for Smart Power Switches to Reduce EMI Generation

    Mathias Blank;Tobias Gluck;Andreas Kugi;Hans-Peter Kreuter

  • Trajectory Tracking of a 3DOF Laboratory Helicopter Under Input and State Constraints

    Thomas Kiefer;Knut Graichen;Andreas Kugi

  • Decoupling based Cartesian impedance control of flexible joint robots

    C. Ott;A. Albu-Schaffer;A. Kugi;G. Hirzinger

  • A novel robust position estimator for self-sensing magnetic levitation systems based on least squares identification

    T. Glück;W. Kemmetmüller;C. Tump;A. Kugi

  • Modeling of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine With Internal Magnets Using Magnetic Equivalent Circuits

    Wolfgang Kemmetmuller;David Faustner;Andreas Kugi

  • Optimisation based path planning for car parking in narrow environments

    Patrik Zips;Martin Böck;Andreas Kugi

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Irschik
Hans Irschik Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Alin Albu-Schaffer
Alin Albu-Schaffer German Aerospace Center
Markus Aspelmeyer
Markus Aspelmeyer University of Vienna
Gerd Hirzinger
Gerd Hirzinger German Aerospace Center
Yiannos Manoli
Yiannos Manoli University of Freiburg
Martin Guay
Martin Guay Queen's University
Stefano Stramigioli
Stefano Stramigioli University of Twente

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