Leonid Freidovich

I am an Associate Professor (Docent) in Control Systems responsible for the Robotics and Control Group at the Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University. My research background is within classical mechanics and mathematical theory of nonlinear control systems. Currently, I am mostly working within robotics and automation, both basic and applied research, with emphasis on using mathematically justified new algorithms for designing control systems for various industrial applications.

Research interests
Control Systems Engineering; Nonlinear Systems; Robot Control and Robotics; Control of Mechanical Systems; Design of Observers; Motion Planning for Underactuated Mechanical Systems; Walking Robots.

Qualifications

• Docent in Control Systems, 2010, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå University (Umeå, Sweden).
• Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2005, Department of Mathematics of Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI, USA), thesis: "Logic-Based Switching Control of Nonlinear Systems Using High-Gain Observers", advisor: Professor Hassan K. Khalil.
• Kandidat of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, 1999, Department of Mechanics and Control Processes of St. Petersburg State Technical University (St. Petersburg, Russia), thesis: "Stability and Control of Robotic Manipulators", advisor: Professor Anatoli A. Pervozvanski.
• M.Sc. in Mechanics and Engineering, 1996, Department of Mechanics and Control Processes of St. Petersburg State Technical University (St. Petersburg, Russia), advisors: Dr. Ilya V. Burkov and Professor Anatoli A. Pervozvanski.

More information:

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Regularly:

• Adaptive Control: all lectures / theory + labs + course responsible
• Control Methods for Robotics Applications: all lectures / theory + labs + course responsible
• Linear Control Systems: some lectures and labs
• Optimal Control for Linear Systems: all lectures / theory + course responsible
• Modeling in Robotics: all lectures / theory and some recitations
• Master Thesis in Electronic Engineering (Specialization Robotics and Control): examiner / course responsible + supervisor sometimes
• Student Conference in Electronics and Mechatronics
• Current Topic in Interaction Technology and Design

In the past:

• System Identification (reading course): in 2006
• Control of Oscillations in Nonlinear Systems (postgraduate course): Lund University in 2005, Aalborg University in 2006, Ecole Centrale de Nantes in 2007, and University of Twente in 2009
• Design-Build-Test (DBT): Crane Demonstrator in 2006
• "Intermediate Algebra", "College Algebra", "Trigonometry", "Survey of Calculus with Applications I", "Survey of Calculus with Applications II", "Calculus I", "Advanced Calculus", and "Analysis I" in 2000--2004: at Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University