Chair holder

Prof. Dr. techn. Klaus Janschek

Chair of Automation Engineering

Institute of Automation
Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Technische Universität Dresden
01062 Dresden, Germany
Tel.: ++49-351- 463-34025
E-mail: klaus.janschek (at) tu-dresden.de

Position: Professor for Automation Engineering, TU Dresden
Date of birth: 24.05.1954

Education

1978	"Dipl.-Ing." degree in Electrical Engineering, Technische Universität Graz, Austria
1982	"Dr.techn." degree (with distinction) in Electrical Engineering (Automatic Control, Prof. G. Schneider), Technische Universität Graz, Austria

Industry Background

1982-1985	R&D Engineer for Servohydraulic Systems with Carl Schenck AG, Darmstadt, Germany
1985-1995	R&D Engineer and Senior Engineer for Guidance-Navigation-Control with Daimler-Benz Aerospace - Dasa (formerly MBB - Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm), Satellite Systems, Control & Simulation Department, Ottobrunn, Germany

Academic Background

since 1995	Full Professor (C4) for Automation Engineering and Managing Director (1995-2020) Institute of Automation at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
since 2004	Affiliated faculty member to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
2001-2006	Dean of Studies Mechatronics, TU Dresden
2006-2009	Vice Dean of Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, TU Dresden
2009-2012	Dean of Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, TU Dresden

Visiting Positions (scholar/professor)

Stanford University, USA, Aeronautics & Astronautics Department (2005);
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Campus Curitiba, Brazil (2007);
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil (2009, 2012,2014);
Guest Professorship (2012-2015) at East China University for Science and Technology (ECUST), Shanghai, China;
Grant Holder ‘111-Project’ by Ministry of Education, China, (2017-2021) at East China University for Science and Technology (ECUST), Shanghai, China.

Scientific Activities

IFAC – International Federation of Automatic Control: Technical Board Vice-Chair (2020-2023); Coordinating (General) Chair at IFAC World Congress 2020 (Berlin); Member of the Technical Board – Coordinating Committee Chair CC 4 Mechatronics, Robotics & Components (2014-2020); Chair of Mechatronics Paper Prize Selection Committee (2017-2020); Chair of Application Paper Prize Selection Committee (2012-2014); Vice-Chair Technical Committee 4.2 on Mechatronics (2009-2011, 2012-2014); 4th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems 2006, Heidelberg, Germany: Chair of the International Program Committee.
IFAC-PapersOnLine - Journal (Elsevier): Editor Mechatronics, Robotics and Components (2017-2020).
Journal Mechatronics (Elsevier): Advisory Board Member (since 2017).
DFG – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation): Elected Review Board Member (Fachkollegiat 2008-2011, 2012-2015) for Automation, Control Systems, Robotics and Mechatronics; Head of Review Board on Systems Engineering (Sprecher Fachkollegium Systemtechnik, 2012-2015).
VDI – Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, Measurement and Automation Engineering Society (GMA- Gesellschaft für Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik): Elected Board Member, Branch Chair of Mechatronics, Robotics and Actuators (Fachbereich 4 „Aktoren und Stellsysteme, Mechatronik und Robotik", 2002-2018); Chairman of the Technical Committee on Mechatronics (Fachausschusses 4.15 „Mechatronik“, 1999-2010); German Mechatronics Conferences: Program-Co-Chair (biannual, since 2005).
Wissenschaftsrat – German Council of Science and Humanities: Assigned Member of Research-Rating Group Electrical Engineering (2009-2011).
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden: invited review board member for Research Assessment Exercise – RAE 2012 (2012).
AiF – Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrielle Forschungsvereinigungen: Elected Member of the Scientific Review Board (2003-2005).
Journal at-Automatisierungstechnik, Oldenbourg Verlag: member of editorial board (1999 – 2009).
Memberships: AIAA - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers; DGLR - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt.

Scientific Awards

Conference Best Paper Award: 3rd IFAC Conference on Mechatronic Systems – Mechatronics 2004, 6-8 September 2004, Sydney, Australia;
Best Paper Award 2004 for category “Methods”: Journal at-Automatisierungstechnik, Oldenbourg Verlag;
atp-Award 2009 for category “Universities”: Journal atp-edition - Automatisierungstechnische Praxis, Oldenbourg Verlag;
Conference Best Paper Award: VDI Fachtagung Mechatronik 2011, Dresden, Germany;
Conference Best Paper Award: VDI Fachtagung Mechatronik 2013, Aachen, Germany;
Conference Best Poster Award: VDI Fachtagung Mechatronik 2019, Paderborn, Germany;
Distinguished Paper Award: 15th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC 2019), 17-20 September, 2019, Naples, Italy;
IFAC Mechatronic Systems Award 2019 by IFAC TC4.2.

Invited Plenary Lectures

Trapping and Guiding the Light – A Systems View on Optomechatronics. Plenary lecture, 6th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems ‒ Mechatronics '13, Hangzhou, China, 2013.
Dependability Aspects of Model-based Systems Design for Mechatronic Systems. Plenary lecture, IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics ‒ ICM2015, Nagoya, Japan, 2015.
Model-based GNC Systems Design for Dependable Aerospace Vehicles. Plenary lecture, 20th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace – ACA 2016 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, 2016.

Selected Publications

Janschek, K.: Systementwurf mechatronischer Systeme, Methoden – Modelle – Konzepte. 2010, 842 S. 387 Abb., Geb. ISBN: 978-3-540-78876-8, Springer Berlin Heidelberg. http://www.springer.com/engineering/robotics/book/978-3-540-78876-8

Janschek, K.: Mechatronic Systems Design: Methods, Models, Concepts. 2012, Hardcover, ISBN 978-3-642-17530-5, Springer Berlin Heidelberg. http://www.springer.com/engineering/robotics/book/978-3-642-17530-5

Janschek, K.: Mechatronic Systems Design: Methods, Models, Concepts. Chinese Edition at Tsinghua University Press, published 2017. 机电系统设计方法、模型及概念, Volume 1: 建模、仿真及实现基础 http://www.tup.tsinghua.edu.cn/booksCenter/book_06854701.html Volume 2: 实现、控制及分析 http://www.tup.com.cn/bookscenter/book_06939701.html

Janschek, K., Tchernykh, V., Dyblenko, S.: Performance analysis of opto-mechatronic image stabilization for a compact space camera. Control Engineering Practice, Volume 15, Issue 3, March 2007, pp. 333-347.

Janschek, K., Tchernykh, V.: Optical Correlator for Image Motion Compensation in the Focal Plane of a Satellite Camera. Space Technology , Volume 21 (2001) , Issue 4, pp.127-132.

Morozov, A., Janschek, K.: Probabilistic Error Propagation Model for Mechatronic Systems. Mechatronics (Elsevier), Volume 24, Issue 8, 2014, pp. 1189 - 1202.

Dong, R., Tan, Y., Janschek, K.: Non-smooth Predictive Control for Wiener Systems with Backlash-Like Hysteresis. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 17-28, Feb. 2016.

Dong, R., Tan, Y., Xie, Y., Janschek, K.: Recursive Identification of Micropositioning Stage Based on Sandwich Model With Hysteresis. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Year: 2017, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 317 - 325, DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2016.2542004.

Delchambre, S.; Ziegler, T.; Trigueros, C.P.D.; Falke, A.; Johann, U.; Janschek, K.: Monocamera-Based Solar Radiation Pressure Estimation for Small-Body Rendezvous Missions. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 41, No. 8 (2018), pp. 1776-1782. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G003416

Roth, M.; Heber, J.; Janschek, K.: Modulating Complex Beams in Amplitude and Phase Using Fast Tilt-Micromirror Arrays and Phase Masks. Optics Letters 43.12 (June 2018), pp. 2860-2863. doi: 10.1364/OL.43.002860

Janschek, K., Tchernykh, V., Beck, M.: Performance Analysis for Visual Planetary Landing Navigation using Optical Flow and DEM Matching. In: Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference 2006, Paper no. AIAA-2006-6706, Keystone, CO, Aug. 2006.

Janschek, K., Tchernykh, V., Dyblenko, S., Flandin, G., Harnisch, B.: Compensation of focal plane image motion perturbations with optical correlator in feedback loop. Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. Vol. 5570, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites VIII. November 2004, pp. 280-288