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Identification and control of systems at TEKNIKER is a line of research demanding the command of different technologies to achieve realistic models of the behaviour of physical systems.

On the one hand, an understanding of the systems to be designed, as well as of the development of modelling techniques and strategies that allow valid models to be obtained, both from the point of view of their reliable behaviour with regard to the real system and from the point of view of the usability of the same.

The next step is simulation, meaning the use of these models to study the behaviour of the same in the different operating scenarios required. Equally important is the validation of the models, normally by comparing the results of simulations with tests specifically designed for them and the updating of the theoretical models.

Despite being obvious, this is extremely difficult, both in carrying out the tests themselves (specific sensors and actuators) and in the difficulty of correlating the theoretical models generated. One of the most important applications n this sense is the development of optimum controllers that guarantee the correct behaviour of the system being studied.

In general terms, we can state that the systems identification and control line at the TEKNIKER technological centre demands considerable knowledge of sensors, actuators, data acquisition and signal processing, modelling and multi-domain simulation techniques, control algorithms and systems regulation.