The department of automatic control, a division of the mechatronic group at the university of Linz, was set up in 1992 to facilitate the research and development of control systems. The staff consists of about 10 people, one professor, two persons on a tenure track position, four research associates, secretary and technical support staff. The total number of students participating in our courses is about 300 per year. During 1998 fourteen students made their master theses at the department.
Automatic control covers principles and methods to analyze and design feedback systems.
It is a systems discipline with applications in many technical areas, as well as in several non-technical fields. The area was established as an independent scientific discipline some 50 years ago. The department aims to address the control demands of complex systems by developing new and innovative solutions that are relevant to industrial applications.