Publications

This page contains all our publications on Airborne Wind Energy

For a more complete list of general publications by HIGHWIND team members consult the KU Leuven Lirias system

Scientific papers

M. Zanon, S. Gros, J. Andersson, and M. Diehl. Airborne Wind Energy Based on Dual Airfoils. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2013 (accepted for publication).

S. Gros, M. Zanon, and M. Diehl. A Relaxation Strategy for the Optimization of Airborne Wind Energy Systems. In Proceedings of the European Control Conference, 2013 (accepted for publication).

S. Gros, M. Zanon, and M. Diehl. Control of Airborne Wind Energy Systems Based on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control & Moving Horizon Estimation. In Proceedings of the European Control Conference, 2013 (accepted for publication).

M. Zanon, S. Gros, and M. Diehl. Rotational Start-up of Tethered Airplanes Based on Nonlinear MPC and MHE. In Proceedings of the European Control Conference, 2013 (accepted for publication).

S. Gros, M. Zanon, M. Vukov, and M. Diehl. Nonlinear MPC and MHE for Mechanical Multi-Body Systems with Application to Fast Tethered Airplanes. In Proceedings of the 4th IFAC Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Conference, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 2012.pdf.png

S. Gros, M. Zanon, and M. Diehl. Orbit Control for a Power Generating Airfoil Based on Nonlinear MPC. In Proceedings of the 2012 American Control Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2012.pdf.png

K. Geebelen, H. Ahmad, M. Vukov, S. Gros, J. Swevers, and M. Diehl. An experimental test set-up for launch/recovery of an Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) system. In Proceedings of the 2012 American Control Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2012.pdf.png

H.J. Ferreau, B. Houska, K. Geebelen, and M. Diehl. Real-time control of a kite-carousel using an auto-generated nonlinear MPC algorithm. In Proceedings of the IFAC World Congress, 2011.pdf.png

B. Houska and M. Diehl. Robustness and Stability Optimization of Power Generating Kite Systems in a Periodic Pumping Mode. In Proceedings of the IEEE Multi – Conference on Systems and Control, Yokohama, Japan, 2010.pdf.png

M. Diehl and B. Houska. Windenergienutzung mit schnell fliegenden Flugdrachen: eine Herausforderung für die Optimierung und Regelung – Wind Power via Fast Flying Kites: a Challenge for Optimization and Control. at-automatisierungstechnik, 57(10):525–533, 2009.pdf.png

A. Ilzhoefer, B. Houska and M. Diehl. Nonlinear MPC of kites under varying wind conditions for a new class of large scale wind power generators. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 17 (2007), pp. 1590–1599.pdf.png

B. Houska and M. Diehl. Optimal Control for Power Generating Kites. In Proc. 9th European Control Conference, pages 3560–3567, Kos, Greece, 2007. (CD-ROM).pdf.png

B. Houska and M. Diehl. Optimal control of towing kites. In Proceedings of the 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pages 2693–2697, San Diego, USA, 2006.pdf.png

 

Master’s Theses

M. Clinckemaillie. An experimental set-up for energy generation using balanced kites. Master’s thesis, K.U.Leuven, June 2012. pdf.png

K. Geebelen and J. Gillis. Modelling and control of rotational start-up phase of tethered aeroplanes for wind energy harvesting. Master’s thesis, K.U.Leuven, June 2010. pdf.png

R. Paelinck. Kite Power. Master’s thesis, Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen, 2010.pdf.png

K. Ibens and K. Peeters. Modellering en controle van verankerde vliegtuigen. Master’s thesis, KULeuven, 2009.pdf.png

B. Houska. Robustness and Stability Optimization of Open-Loop Controlled Power Generating Kites. Master’s thesis, University of Heidelberg, 2007.pdf.png