Title:Smart-Tuning Servo Control Platform

Abstract:There are many claims regarding who first invented the servo system, but it is undisputable that servo technology has been the most critical factor in the advent of modern automated manufacturing. Today, servo systems define the performance limits of robots and industrial motion systems. However, almost all industrial servos are built on classical control techniques, with various filters, disturbance observers, gain scheduling, and anti-windup strategies added in an ad hoc manner. This results in a complex and challenging control environment, requiring the expertise of highly skilled engineers to tune servos for advanced specifications. We have developed a smart-tuning servo platform that integrates advanced control methods within a unique decoupled framework, ensuring both stability and robustness, while enabling significantly simplified tuning. This platform has demonstrated exceptional performance in various benchmark test beds and has been successfully deployed in dozens of the most advanced manufacturing lines.

Biography:

Education

- B.S.M.E. Carnegie Mellon University, 1980.

- M.S.M.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984.

- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988.

Work

- Professor, MAE, Princeton University, 1987-1993

- Professor, ECE, Seoul National University, 1993-2023.

- Chief Scientific Officer, RS Automation Company, 2023- .

Society

- President, Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, 2017.

- President, International Federation of Automatic Control, 2023- .

Major Awards:

- Korea Robot Award, Prime Minister Citation, 2018.

- Korean Government Service Merit Medal, 2023.