This paper presents a co-design framework that optimizes the kite design, site, and
controller of a kite-based marine hydrokinetic (MHK) energy-harvesting system. The …

This paper presents the formulation and results for a control-aware optimization of the
combined geometric and structural design of an energy-harvesting underwater kite …

This paper introduces a control co-design (CCD) framework to simultaneously explore the
physical parameters and control spaces for a hydro-kinetic turbine (HKT) rotor optimization …

Control-inspired design, as the name suggests, involves drawing inspiration from control
theory to design other engineering systems. Engineers may use the principles of feedback …

This paper explores the configuration and control of a tethered undersea kite with reduced
cross-current speed, aimed at mitigating its impact on marine life. The kite features a counter …

Recent research progress has confirmed that using advanced control methods (such as,
path control) can result in massive increases in energy capture for marine hydrokinetic …

Focusing on a renewable energy application, this work presents a control co-design (CCD)
framework to optimize a ducted hydrokinetic turbine. The optimization aims to improve the …

Over the past two decades, there has been a remarkable rise in renewable energy-related
research and development. While this has resulted in novel renewable energy harvesting …

Control co-design (CCD) explores physical and control design spaces simultaneously to
optimize a system's performance. A commonly used CCD framework aims to achieve open …

Windplanes can be understood as an evolution of conventional wind turbines. In this thesis,
the conceptual design of windplanes is investigated by addressing two main research …