The Automation Sciences Research Group

The Automation Sciences Research Group is interested in the design of systems that are self-regulating and can adopt to disturbances. Such systems combine computer and sensory hardware with formal methods for designing mathematical models and algorithms. A particular interest is in system models that can automatically reconfigure themselves, without intervention, when internal changes in the system configuration or external disturbances occur. Application domains include automatic control of layered manufacturing, supervisory control of food manufacturing and cellular manufacturing systems, and distributed control in supply chain networks. Investigate the three manufacturing applications below: Food manufacturing, Cellular manufacturing, and Layered manufacturing.