School of Engineering and Information Technology

Feedback control systems are widely used in manufacturing, mining, automobile and military hardware applications. In response to demands for increased efficiency and reliability, these control systems are being required to deliver more accurate and better overall performance in the face of difficult and changing operating conditions. In order to design control systems to meet the demands of improved performance and robustness when controlling complicated processes, control engineers require new design tools and better underlying theory. The Control Research Group conducts fundamental research into theory and applications of automatic control systems. Particular interests of the members of the group include theory of optimal and robust control systems, quantum control, stochastic control systems, and applications to active noise control, signal processing, navigation and guidance. The Control group receives financial support from the Australian Research Council and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation.