What we research
- Robotics: robotic manipulator control, multiple robot collaboration, human robot interaction, offshore crane systems, industry robots, mobile robots
- Control theory and stability analysis
- Modeling and simulation
- Sensing and vision
- Mechatronics
- Applied machine learning and AI
- Autonomous systems
- Robotics and AI for digital factories and Industry 5.0
- Automation and digitization for offshore and onshore systems
PhD programme in Engineering and Science
Projects
- UTFORSK project, "Engineering Excellence: Norway-Canada-USA-Japan Sustainable Collaboration on Education and Research (NCUJ-SCORE)", funded by Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, 2025-2028
UTFORSK-NCUJ website - EU-HORIZON RESTORE, "Automated sorting and safe pre-processing of end-of-life batteries with novel smart and fast dismantling, and separation technologies for direct reuse of high purity materials in energy storage application", EU Horizon, 2025-2029
- NFR IKTPLUSS Researcher Project, "Collective Efficient Deep Learning and Networked Control for Multiple Collaborative Robot Systems (DEEPCOBOT)", funded by Research Council of Norway, 2020-2025.
Deepcobot website - SFI Offshore Mechatronics, Work Packages WP2, WP3 and WP4, 2015-2023.
SFI offshore Mechatronics website - NFR INTPART project, "Indo-Norwegian collaboration in Intelligent Offshore Mechatronics Systems (INMOST)", funded by Research Council of Norway, 2020-2025
- The research group coordinates the Motion-Lab.
See site - BIA Manipulator, 2016-2019.
- NFR LIBRes, IPN-ENERGIX
- NORCOWE, Offshore Wind
- EU FP7 Project Hephestos
- Industrial project together with MHWirth
- Industrial project together with ABB
Research partners
- NTNU
- NORCE AS
- ABB Norway AS
- MHWirth AS
- MACGREGOR Norway AS
- NOV AS
- Cameron AS
- Omron Norway AS
- Bosch-Rexroth
- ESNA AS
Selected publications
Books and book chapters
B3: W. Wang, C. Wen, J. Zhou, Adaptive Backstepping Control of Uncertain Systems with Actuator Failures, Subsystem Interactions, and Nonsmooth Nonlinearities. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 2017. ISBN 9781498776431
B2: T. Brogårdh and G. Hovland, "The Tau PKM Structures", in Smart Devices and Machines for Advanced Manufacturing, Eds. L. Wang and F. Xi, Springer Verlag, B1: 2008, ISBN: 978-1-84800-146-6.
B1: J. Zhou and C. Wen, Adaptive Backstepping Control of Uncertain Systems: Nonsmooth Nonlinearities, Interactions or Time-Variations. Springer, 2008. ISBN: 978-3-540-77806-6.
Patents
P5: M. Antoine and G. Hovland, Method of Converting a Resource into a Product, Intl Pat No EP 1513085 A1, WO 2005/024535 A2, US 7835930 B2, Publ. dates 2005-2010, ABB Switzerland.
P4: E. Gallestey, G. Hovland, A. Stothert and T. von Hoff, Method for Automatic Tuning of a Kalman Filter, International Patent number EP 1471398 A1, Publication date 27.10.2004.
P3: G. Hovland, E. Gallestey and A. Stothert, Design of thick-walled components for power plants from crack-growth models, Pat No 02406085.7, 25 countries, Date of Filing: Dec 10, 2002.
P2: E. Gallestey, G. Hovland and T.von Hoff, Estimation of process variables, International Patent Numbers EP 1406136 A1 and US 2004/0064297 A1, Publication date 01.04.2004.
P1: S. Gunnarson, M. Norrlöf, G. Hovland, U. Carlsson, T. Brogårdh, T. Svensson, S. Moberg, Path Correction for an Industrial Robot, Intl Pat No: 019221 75.3-2302-SE0100784, Apr 09, 2001 and US Pat No 7,130,718 B2, Oct 31, 2006.
Graduated PhDs
- Sondre Sanden Tørdal
- Witold Pawlus
- Knut Berg Kaldestad
- Daniel Hagen
- Atle Aalerud
- Joacim Dybedal
- Dipendra Subedi
- Siri Marte Schlanbusch
José Amendola Netto Andrade