Basic research

BASIC RESEARCH

Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems solutions;study of geodesics on Riemannian, subRiemannian and Lorentzian manifolds;differential equations with nonholonomic constraints and applications to optimal control problems.
Light rays in spacetimes and description of Gravitational Lensing effect;gravitational collapse of relativistic fluids;homogeneous scalar fields for the studyof the "horizon problem" in the classical big bang theory;higher order gravity theories;spherically symmetric scalar fields.

Wind Energy Conversion Systems
Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors
Variable Structure Control
Fault Tolerant Control
Modelling of Biological Systems
Mobile and Underwater Robotics
Switching Control
Robust Control in the presence of non-smooth nonlinearities in actuators and sensors