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Tracing its origins to J. C. Maxwell’s early work on speed governors (1868), control theory has evolved to play an integral role in the majority of modern engineering systems. Mechanical systems are becoming ever more complex, yet performance requirements are increasingly stringent. At the same time, dramatic developments in microelectronics and computers over the past few decades make it possible to use sophisticated signal processing and control methodologies to enhance system performance.

The Department’s control group addresses the broad spectrum of control science and engineering from mathematical theory to computer implementation. On the theoretical side, faculty and graduate students pursue research on adaptive and optimal control, digital control, robust control, modeling and identification, learning, intelligent control and nonlinear control, to name a few. On the application side, research teams are engaged in projects involving a variety of mechanical systems such as robot manipulators, manufacturing systems, vehicles and intelligent vehicle highway systems (IVHS), motion control systems, computer storage devices and biomedical systems. Berkeley prides itself on the tradition of nurturing the delicate balance between the theoretical and applied aspects of research. The control group has taken the lead in the field of mechatronics and IVHS integrating electromechanical/machine-information.

We offer a variety of graduate courses to prepare students for the advanced research and development demands they will encounter in their professional careers. These courses cover linear system theory, digital control, nonlinear control, adaptive control, modeling and identification, multivariable robust control theory, real time use of microcomputers for signal processing and control, and control of robot manipulators. We also encourage our graduate students to take courses offered in other departments such as Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

The Major Field Advisors for each research area are listed here.

Core Faculty:
Borrelli

Francesco Borrelli

Roberto Horowitz

Roberto Horowitz

Kazerooni-Homayoon

Homayoon Kazerooni

Mark Mueller

Mark W. Mueller

Kameshwar Poolla

Kameshwar Poolla

Somayeh Sojoudi

Somayeh Sojoudi

Koushil Sreenath

Koushil Sreenath

Masayoshi Tomizuka

Masayoshi Tomizuka

Faculty with research interests that relate to Controls issues include Professors Murat Arcak, David M. Auslander, David Horsley, and S. Shankar Sastry.

 

Controls Labs:
Berkeley Center for Control & Identification

Berkeley Center for Control & Identification

The BCCI focuses on control theory, including but not limited to: System Identification, Robust Control, and Optimization Theory/Application ...
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Berkeley Robotics & Human Engineering Laboratory

Berkeley Robotics & Human Engineering Laboratory

Our research activities are focused on the design and control of a class of robotic systems worn or operated by ...
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Computer Mechanics Lab

Computer Mechanics Lab

The CML was founded in January 1989 after several years of close collaborative research between the department's faculty members and ...
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High Performance Robotics Lab

High Performance Robotics Lab

At the HiPeR Lab, we focus on low-level research on fundamental robotics capabilities, especially for Unmanned Aerial Systems. Areas of ...
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Hybrid Robotics

Hybrid Robotics

Our research lies at the intersection of applied Nonlinear Control and Hybrid Dynamic Robotics. Our goal is to design controllers ...
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Mechanical Systems Control Lab

Mechanical Systems Control Lab

The MSC Lab focuses on designing and developing control strategies for mechanical systems. The laboratory has engaged in pioneering research ...
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Model Predictive Control Lab

Model Predictive Control Lab

Our research lab focuses on the theoretical and real-time implementation aspects of constrained predictive model-based control. We deal with linear, nonlinear and hybrid systems in both small ...
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Berkeley Controls Research in the News:
Borrelli

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $18 Million for Cutting-Edge Technologies to Optimize Vehicle Performance and Efficiency

Capstone Project Profile: The Future of Hauling – Autonomous Cargo Transporter

Capstone Project Profile: The Future of Hauling – Autonomous Cargo Transporter

Capstone Project Profile: Developing an Affordable Alternative for Autonomous Vehicle Localization using High-Definition Radar Images

Capstone Project Profile: Developing an Affordable Alternative for Autonomous Vehicle Localization using High-Definition Radar Images

Improving Urban Traffic Throughput with Vehicle Platooning

Improving Urban Traffic Throughput with Vehicle Platooning

ME Alum Negar Mehr Wins 2020 IEEE ITS Best Dissertation Award

ME Alum Negar Mehr Wins 2020 IEEE ITS Best Dissertation Award

Masayoshi Tomizuka

ME Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka Receives IEEE ITS Lifetime Achievement Award

Arcak

Professor Murat Arcak Awarded 2020 Automatica Paper Prize

Kameshwar Poolla

ME Professor Kameshwar Poolla Awarded AACC’s 2020 O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award

Somayeh Sojoudi

Clarity of Thought: An Interview with Somayeh Sojoudi

ME Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka to Be Awarded the 2020 IFAC Nichols Medal

ME Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka to Be Awarded the 2020 IFAC Nichols Medal

Capstone Project Profile: Modeling the Energy Impact of Autonomous Vehicles

Capstone Project Profile: Modeling the Energy Impact of Autonomous Vehicles

Capstone Project Profile: Coding-Free Robot Control - Rapid Learning for Automated Processes

Capstone Project Profile: Coding-Free Robot Control – Rapid Learning for Automated Processes

Bipedal Robot Cassie Cal Learns to Juggle

Bipedal Robot Cassie Cal Learns to Juggle

ME Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka Receives Medal at ASME’s 2019 DSCC

ME Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka Receives Medal at ASME’s 2019 DSCC

Swappable Flying Batteries Keep Drones Aloft Almost Forever

Swappable Flying Batteries Keep Drones Aloft Almost Forever

Paralyzed Man Walks with Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton

Paralyzed Man Walks with Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton

This Robot Ostrich Can Ride Around on Hovershoes

This Robot Ostrich Can Ride Around on Hovershoes

Horowitz - Rufus Oldenburger Medal

ME Chair Roberto Horowitz Receives Medal at AMES’s 2018 DSCC

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