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Dirdal, Johann Alexander (March 14, 2024)
Signal-Based Sea State Estimation: A Phase-Time-Path-Difference Approach [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Roger Skjetne, NTNU Trondheim
Coates, Erlend Magnus Lervik (September 7, 2023)
Nonlinear Attitude and Path-Following Control of Fixed-Wing Aircraft [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Solnør, Petter (June 21, 2023)
Applications of Cryptographic Methods in Feedback Control [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Slobodan Petrovic, NTNU Gjøvik
Volden, Øystein (April 25, 2023)
Cyber-resilient Aided Inertial Navigation: Applications to Ships and Unmanned Surface Vehicles [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisors: Professor Slobodan Petrovic, NTNU Gjøvik and Associate Professor Annette Stahl, NTNU Trondheim
Fortuna, João (June 18, 2021)
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing, Hardware Development, Field Campaigns and Data Analysis [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisors: Professors Tor Arne Johansen and Harald Martens, NTNU Trondheim
Gryte, Kristoffer (June 29, 2020)
Precision Control of Fixed-Wing UAV and Robust Navigation in GNSS-Denied Environments [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Olofsson, Jonatan (Januray 10, 2019)
Multi-UAS Sea Ice Monitoring [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisors: Professor Gustaf Hendeby, Lindkøping University and Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Borup, Kasper Trolle (September 27, 2018)
Air Data Estimation for Small Unmanned Aircraft [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Fusini, Lorenzo (August 30, 2017)
Camera-Aided Inertial Navigation for UAVs using Nonlinear Observers [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Pedersen, Morten D. (June 30, 2017)
Stabilization of Floating Wind Turbines [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Kjetil Uhlen, NTNU Trondheim
Klausen, Kristian (June 23, 2017)
Coordinated Control of Multirotors for Suspended Load Transportation and Fixed-Wing Net Recovery [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Bryne, Torleiv Håland (March 31, 2017)
Nonlinear Observer Design for Aided Inertial Navigation Systems of Ships [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Hansen, Jakob Mahler (March 23, 2017)
Nonlinear Observers for Inertial Systems aided by Real-Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisors: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim and Dr. Nadezda Sokolova, SINTEF
Leira, Frederik Stendahl (January 19, 2017)
Object Detection and Tracking with UAVs: A Framework for UAV Object Detection and Tracking using A Thermal Imaging Camera [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Lekkas, Anastasios M. (April 24, 2014)
Guidance and Path-Planning Systems for Autonomous Vehicles [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Breu, Dominik A. (August 26, 2013)
Frequency Detuning of Parametric Roll [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Mogens Blanke, Techincal University of Denmark
Peymani, Ehsan (August 1, 2013)
Topics in Synchronization and Motion Control [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Holden, Christian (June 20, 2011)
Modeling and Control of Parametric Roll Resonance [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Dr Tristan Perez, University of Newcastle, Australia
Breivik, Morten (June 15, 2010)
Topics in Guided Motion Control of Marine Vehicles [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Jensen, Gullik A. (February 18, 2010)
Offshore Pipelaying Dynamics [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisors: Professor Carl Martin Larsen and Dr. Tu Duc Nguyen, NTNU
Ross, Andrew (June 13, 2008)
Nonlinear Maneuvering Model Based on Low-Aspect Ratio Lift Theory and Lagrangian Mechanics [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Dr Tristan Perez, University of Newcastle, Australia
Ihle, Ivar-Andre Flakstad (October 20, 2006)
Nonlinear Cooperated Control of Marine Craft
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Dr Jerome Jouffroy, NTNU
Skjetne, Roger (March 15, 2005)
The Maneuvering Problem
Awarded the ExxonMobil price for the best doctoral thesis at NTNU in 2005
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Petar V. Kokotovic, University of California, Santa Barbara
Lindegaard, Karl Petter (September 24, 2003)
Acceleration Feedback in Dynamic Positioning Systems
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU Trondheim
Aamo, Ole Morten (May 31, 2002)
Modeling and Control of Fluid Flows and Marine Structures
Awarded the ExxonMobil price for the best doctoral thesis at NTNU in 2003
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisors: Professor Miroslav Krstic, University of California, San Diego and Professor Carl M. Larsen, NTNU
Fard, Mehrdad P. (April 23, 2001)
Modelling and Control of Flexible Mechanical Systems
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Dr. Svein I. Sagatun, Norsk Hydro
Hansen, Jan Fredrik (September 15, 2000)
Modelling and Control of Marine Power Systems
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Dr. Alf Kåre Ådnanes, ABB
Vik, Bjørnar (March 24, 2000)
Nonlinear Design and Analysis of Integrated GPS and Inertial Navigation Systems
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Dr. Ola Erik Fjellstad, Kongsberg Seatex
Berge, Svein P. (August 12, 1999)
Nonlinear Waypoint Tracking Control and Docking of Ships
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Odd M. Faltinsen, NTNU Trondheim
Strand, Jann Peter (June 22, 1999)
Nonlinear Position Control Systems Design for Marine Vessels
Awarded the ExxonMobil price for the best doctoral thesis at NTNU in 2000
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU Trondheim
Lauvdal, Trygve (March 23, 1998)
Stabilization of Linear Systems With Input Rate and Amplitude Saturations
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Richard Murray, California Institute of Technology
Fjellstad, Ola-Erik (December 16, 1994)
Control of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles in Six Degrees of Freedom: A Quaternion Feedback Approach
Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Jens G. Balchen, NTNU Trondheim

PhD Graduates (Co-supervised)

Gullikstad Hem, Audun (June 5, 2024)
Maritime Target Tracking With Exteroceptive Sensors and Target-Provided Information [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Associate Professor Edmund Brekke, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Vagale, Anete (October 14, 2022)
Evaluation of Path Planning and Collision Avoidance Algorithms for Autonomous Surface Vehicles [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Robin Bye, NTNU Ålesund
Co-supervisors: Associate Professor Ibrahim A. Hameed, NTNU Ålesund and Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Reinhardt, Dirk Peter (June 14, 2022)
On Nonlinear and Optimization-based Control of Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Skulstad, Robert (September 27, 2021)
Data-based Modeling of Ships: For motion Prediction and Control Allocation [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Houxiang Zhang, NTNU Ålesund
Co-supervisors: Dr. Bjørnar Vik, Kongsberg and Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Helgesen, Håkon Hagen (December 13, 2019)
Detection and Tracking of Floating Objects using UAVs with Optical Sensors [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Albreksten, Sigurd Mørkved (September 25, 2018)
Sensor Synchronization and Navigation in GNSS-Denied Environments for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Stovner, Bård Nagu (March 21, 2018)
Aided Inertial Navigation of Underwater Vehicles [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Ingrid Schjølberg, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Jørgensen, Erlend Kvinge (March 19, 2018)
Navigation and Control of Underwater Robotic Vehicles [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Ingrid Schjølberg, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Rogne, Robert Harald (March 30, 2017)
Observer Design for Fault-Tolerant Dynamic Positioing using MEMS Inertial Sensors [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Hals, Jørgen (May 31, 2010)
Modelling and Phase Control of Wave-energy Converters [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
Pivano, Luca (April 15, 2008)
Thrust Estimation and Control of Marine propellers in Four-quadrant Operations [NTNU Open]
Supervisor: Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU Trondheim
Co-supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU Trondheim
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Last updated: 17 March 2024