Research areas

The activity of the Control Process Area of the Instituto ai2 is focused on the integration of advanced automatic control, sensors and automation systems for industrial production. These technologies can be applied to almost all sectors and production processes: process industry, aeronautics, generation of scattered and renewable energy, biotechnology and biomedicine, automotive industry, manufacturing processes, chemical industry, etc.

The Process Control Area is comprised by the following R+D groups:

The activity of the Control Process Area of the Instituto ai2 is focused on the integration of advanced automatic control, sensors and automation systems for industrial production. These technologies can be applied to almost all sectors and production processes: process industry, aeronautics, generation of scattered and renewable energy, biotechnology and biomedicine, automotive industry, manufacturing processes, chemical industry, etc.

The Process Control Area is comprised by the following R+D groups:

Supervision and Fault Diagnosis

Antonio Correcher

Research Lines

Aerial robotics applications

Automated biofoundries and smart biomanufacturing

Computational intelligence techniques in systems engineering and automation

Control of electronic power systems

Glucose Control in Type 1 Diabetes

HIL tests of real pantographs on virtual catenaries

Hybrid Generation Systems

Integration and control of off-shore wind farms

Model Based Predictive Control

Modeling and Control of Complex Systems

Network Control Systems

Process and system optimization

Techniques for multi-objective optimisation and decision support systems

Projects

 

The fields of action of the Area of Computer Graphics & Multimedia of the Instituto ai2 are computer 3D graphics technology, multimedia presentation and interaction person-computer. In addition, this area works on the application of its works to improving knowledge, visualizing graphic information in real time and user action on this information using advanced interfaces.

Computer Graphics

Contact

Roberto Vivó

The fields of action of the Area of Computer Graphics & Multimedia of the Instituto ai2 are computer 3D graphics technology, multimedia presentation and interaction person-computer. In addition, this area works on the application of its works to improving knowledge, visualizing graphic information in real time and user action on this information using advanced interfaces.

Computer Graphics

Contact

Roberto Vivó

Research Lines

Big Data Visualization

Computer graphics for social sciences and health

Industrial graphic computing

Natural interfaces

Projects

The field of action of the Area of Industrial Informatics of the Instituto ai2 is focused on the analysis, design and development of computer applications particularly aimed at use in industrial environments.

The Industrial Informatics Area is comprised by the following R+D groups:

The field of action of the Area of Industrial Informatics of the Instituto ai2 is focused on the analysis, design and development of computer applications particularly aimed at use in industrial environments.

The Industrial Informatics Area is comprised by the following R+D groups:

Research Lines

Computer systems for industrial digitization

Embedded, distributed, autonomous and sensory processing systems

Infrastructures for embedded systems

Optimized resource allocation

Projects

 

The Area of Robotics of the Instituto ai2 focuses its activity on the study, analysis and development of basic and applied research in order to cover aspects such as control, sensorization, programming and planning of robotic systems in several platforms (articulated arms, mobile robots and humanoid robots).

Robotics 

Contact

Carlos Ricolfe

The Area of Robotics of the Instituto ai2 focuses its activity on the study, analysis and development of basic and applied research in order to cover aspects such as control, sensorization, programming and planning of robotic systems in several platforms (articulated arms, mobile robots and humanoid robots).

Robotics 

Contact

Carlos Ricolfe

Research Lines

Pick-Inspection-Place

Rehabilitation platforms

Robotics implementation consultancy

Surveillance applications with mobile robots

Systems for handling sensitive products

Projects

 

The Area of Computer Vision of the Instituto ai2 mainly focuses its research activity on computer vision and pattern recognition, providing applications and solutions to industrial sectors, security and identification industries, as well as assistance in controlled environments.

Contact

Gabriela Andreu

The Area of Computer Vision of the Instituto ai2 mainly focuses its research activity on computer vision and pattern recognition, providing applications and solutions to industrial sectors, security and identification industries, as well as assistance in controlled environments.

Contact

Gabriela Andréu

Research Lines

Advanced inspection systems

Custom-designed vision

Microscopic vision

Visual inspection of marine species

Visual paint inspection equipment

Projects