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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Norway
2026

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
45
Citations
8672
World Ranking
3534
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Jan Tommy Gravdahl is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on Engineering, with significant contributions to subfields including Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Ocean Engineering.

Their recent research output includes publications across various reputable venues. Notable recent papers are:

  • Ocean Color Hyperspectral Remote Sensing With High Resolution and Low Latency-The HYPSO-1 CubeSat Mission, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Comparison of two second-order sliding mode control algorithms for an articulated intervention AUV: Theory and experimental results, 2021, Ocean Engineering
  • Tracking Control of an Articulated Intervention Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in 6DOF Using Generalized Super-twisting: Theory and Experiments, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • Model-based variable impedance learning control for robotic manipulation, 2023, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • A novel hybrid analysis and modeling approach applied to aluminum electrolysis process, 2021, Journal of Process Control

The main topics in Gravdahl's work cover several areas including:

  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Gravdahl are Kristin Y. Pettersen, Adil Rasheed, Henrik M. Schmidt-Didlaukies, Erlend Torje Berg Lundby, and Erlend A. Basso.

Their work is published regularly in several prominent venues, with multiple contributions recorded in:

  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • 2021 European Control Conference (ECC)
  • IEEE Access

Best Publications

  • Modeling and simulation for automatic control

    Olav Egeland;Jan Tommy Gravdahl

  • Integral Line-of-Sight Guidance and Control of Underactuated Marine Vehicles: Theory, Simulations, and Experiments

    Walter Caharija;Kristin Y. Pettersen;Marco Bibuli;Pedro Calado

  • Compressor Surge and Rotating Stall: Modeling and Control

    Jan Tommy Gravdahl;Olav Egeland

  • Satellite Attitude Control by Quaternion-Based Backstepping

    R. Kristiansen;P.J. Nicklasson;J.T. Gravdahl

  • A review on modelling, implementation, and control of snake robots

    P. Liljebäck;K. Y. Pettersen;Ø. Stavdahl;J. T. Gravdahl

  • Brief paper: Spacecraft coordination control in 6DOF: Integrator backstepping vs passivity-based control

    Raymond Kristiansen;Per Johan Nicklasson;Jan Tommy Gravdahl

  • Snake Robots: Modelling, Mechatronics, and Control

    Pål Liljebäck;Kristin Y. Pettersen;Øyvind Stavdahl;Jan Tommy Gravdahl

  • Centrifugal compressor surge and speed control

    J.T. Gravdahl;O. Egeland

  • Modelling of UAV Formation Flight using 3D Potential Field

    Tobias Paul;Thomas R. Krogstad;Jan Tommy Gravdahl

  • Spacecraft attitude control using explicit model predictive control

    ØYvind HegrenæS;Jan Tommy Gravdahl;Petter TøNdel

  • Drive torque actuation in active surge control of centrifugal compressors

    Jan Tommy Gravdahl;Olav Egeland;Svein Ove Vatland

  • Integral Line-of-Sight Guidance for Path Following Control of Underwater Snake Robots: Theory and Experiments

    Eleni Kelasidi;Pal Liljeback;Kristin Y. Pettersen;Jan Tommy Gravdahl

  • Robotic in-row weed control in vegetables

    Trygve Utstumo;Frode Urdal;Anders Brevik;Jarle Dørum

  • Mamba - A waterproof snake robot with tactile sensing

    Pål Liljebäck;Øyvind Stavdahl;Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen;Jan Tommy Gravdahl

  • Innovation in Underwater Robots: Biologically Inspired Swimming Snake Robots

    Eleni Kelasidi;Pal Liljeback;Kristin Y. Pettersen;Jan Tommy Gravdahl

  • Controllability and Stability Analysis of Planar Snake Robot Locomotion

    P Liljeback;K Y Pettersen;Øyvind Stavdahl;J T Gravdahl

  • Vehicle-Manipulator Systems

    Pål Johan From;Jan Tommy Gravdahl;Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen

  • Modeling of underwater snake robots

    Eleni Kelasidi;Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen;Jan Tommy Gravdahl;Pål Liljebäck

  • Snake Robot Locomotion in Environments With Obstacles

    P. Liljeback;K. Y. Pettersen;O. Stavdahl;J. T. Gravdahl

  • Experimental Investigation of Obstacle-Aided Locomotion With a Snake Robot

    P. Liljeback;K. Y. Pettersen;O. Stavdahl;J. T. Gravdahl

  • Group coordination and cooperative control

    Kristin Y. Pettersen;Jan Tommy Gravdahl;Henk Nijmeijer

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristin Y. Pettersen
Kristin Y. Pettersen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Olav Egeland
Olav Egeland Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Asgeir J. Sørensen
Asgeir J. Sørensen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Thor I. Fossen
Thor I. Fossen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Graham C. Goodwin
Graham C. Goodwin University of Newcastle Australia
Shankar Sastry
Shankar Sastry University of California, Berkeley
Tor Arne Johansen
Tor Arne Johansen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Antonio Loria
Antonio Loria Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Henk Nijmeijer
Henk Nijmeijer Eindhoven University of Technology
Stefano Chiaverini
Stefano Chiaverini University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

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