Short CV

2017 - current

Sponsored doctorate from ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Cooperative-graduate program member at HTWG Konstanz

2015 - current

PhD candidate at the Chair of Systems Theory and Control Engineering, Saarland University, Germany

2013 - 2017

Research assistant at the Institute of System Dynamics at HTWG Konstanz

Apr 2014

Master thesis at HTWG Konstanz

Topic: “ Robust observer-based state estimation for fast-switching electromagnetic valves”

2012 - 2014

Postgraduate Study: Master Electrical Systems (M.Eng.) HTWG Konstanz

Aug 2012

Bachelor thesis at HTWG Konstanz
Topic: “ Untersuchung von flachheitsbasierten Randsteuerungen für örtlich verteilt-parametrisierte Aktuatormodelle”

2008 - 2012

Undergraduate Study: Electrical Engineering and Information Science Technology (B.Eng.) HTWG Konstanz

Research Areas

Estimation and control for electromagnetic actuators

  • Observer design for fast-switching solenoid and hydraulic valves
  • Flatness-based trajectory planning and control
  • Modeling and control of PDE systems


Tristan Braun

Institute of System Dynamics

Contact

Hochschule Konstanz für Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung
Alfred-Wachtel-Str. 8
78462 Konstanz

Room E 203
+49 7531 206 420
tbraun@htwg-konstanz.de

Office hours

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Teaching

  • Winter term 12/13 –  Tutorial Control Engineering 1/2
  • Winter term 17/18 – Nonlinear Systems

Presentations

  • Beobachterentwurf für schnell schaltende Magnetaktuatoren. Workshop des GMA-Fachausschuss 1.40 „Theoretische Verfahren der Regelungstechnik“. Salzburg, Anif, 22.09.2015

Publications

  • 2017
    • Tristan Braun, Johannes Reuter, and Joachim Rudolph. Sensorlose Positionsregelung eines hydraulischen Proportional-Wegeventils mittels Signalinjektion. at-Automatisierungstechnik, 65(4):260–269, 2017.[ DOI ]
    • Tristan Braun, Johannes Reuter, and Joachim Rudolph. A novel observer approach for self sensing of single-coil digital valves. In 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control IFAC 2017 , Toulouse, France, pages 805–810, 2017.
  • 2016
    • Tristan Braun and Johannes Reuter. Towards sensorless control for softlanding of fast-switching electromagnetic actuators. In Proc. of 3rd BWCar Symp. on Information and Communication Systems, Karlsruhe, pages 49–54, 2016.
    • Tristan Braun, Johannes Reuter, and Joachim Rudolph. Position observation for proportional solenoid valves by signal injection. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 49(21):74 – 79, 2016. 7th IFAC Symp. on Mechatronic Systems MECHATRONICS 2016Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK, 5—8 September 2016.[ DOI | http ]
    • Tristan Braun and Johannes Reuter. Sliding Mode Observation with Iterative Parameter Adaption for Fast-Switching Solenoid Valves, pages 189–212. Springer International Publishing, Cham, 2016.[ DOI | http ]
  • 2015
    • Tristan Braun, Florian Straußberger, and Johannes Reuter. State estimation for fast-switching solenoid valves: a study on practical nonlinear observers and new experimental results. In IEEE Int. Conf. on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics (MMAR15), pages 862–867, Międzyzdroje, Poland, August 2015.
    • Tristan Braun, Florian Straußberger, Johannes Reuter, and Gabi Preissler. A semilinear distributed parameter approach for solenoid valve control including saturation effects. In American Control Conf. (ACC15), Chicago, IL, July 2015.
    • Johannes Reuter, Tristan Braun, and Florian Straußberger. Sensorless position estimation of magnetic actuators. In 7th Workshop on Digital Fluid Power (DFP 15), February 2015.
    • Michael Blaich, Simon Weber, Johannes Reuter, and Axel Hahn. Motion safety for vessels: An approach based on inevitable collision states. In IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2015), 2015.
  • 2014
    • Manuel Schwab, Tristan Braun, Florian Straußberger, and Johannes Reuter. Intermediate linear voltage control for motion state detection in solenoid valves: a Lyapunov approach. In 19th Int. Conf. on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics, pages 492–497, Miedzyzdroje, September 2014.
    • Tristan Braun, Manuel Schwab, Florian Straußberger, and Johannes Reuter. State estimation for fast-switching solenoid valves – a nonlinear sliding-mode-observer approach. In 19th Int. Conf. on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics, pages 282–287, Miedzyzdroje. Nomination to the young author best paper award, September 2014.
    • Florian Straußberger, Manuel Schwab, Tristan Braun, and Johannes Reuter. New results for position estimation in electro-magnetic actuators using a modified discrete time class A/B model reference approach. In 19th Int. Conf. on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics, pages 229–234, Miedzyzdroje, September 2014.
    • Florian Straußberger, Manuel Schwab, Tristan Braun, and Johannes Reuter. Position estimation in electro-magnetic actuators using a modified discrete time class A/B model reference approach. In American Control Conf., pages 3686– 3691, Portland, June 2014.
  • 2013
    • Tristan Braun and Johannes Reuter. A distributed parameter approach for dual solenoid valve control with experimental validation. In 18th Int. Conf. on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics (MMAR), 2013, pages 235–240, 2013.

Projects

  • Softlanding for Fast-Switching Electromagnetic Actuators

     

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  • Self-parking truck trailer combinations

     

    Project in the elective course „Automotive Control Systems“

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