Teaching

Übungen zur Vorlesung [Algorithmische Optimierung 2].

Field of work

• Nonlinear optimization, SQP methods
• Numerics of optimal control and parameter estimation
• Model predictive control, moving horizon estimation
• ODE modelling and simulation, sensitivity generation

Publications

1. H.G. Bock, M. Diehl, P. Kühl, E. Kostina, J. Schlöder and L. Wirsching: Numerical Methods for Efficient and Fast Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. Proceedings of Int. Workshop on assessment and future directions of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control, 2005.
2. T. Kraus, P. Kühl, L. Wirsching, H.G. Bock and M. Diehl: A Moving Horizon State Estimation algorithm applied to the Tennessee Eastman Benchmark Process. Proceedings of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems, Heidelberg, 2006.
3. L. Wirsching, H.G. Bock and M. Diehl: Fast NMPC of a chain of masses connected by springs. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, Munich, 2006.
4. L. Wirsching: An SQP Algorithm with Inexact Derivatives for a Direct Multiple Shooting Method for Optimal Control Problems. Diploma thesis, University of Heidelberg, 2006.
5. L. Wirsching, H.J. Ferreau, H.G. Bock and M. Diehl: An Online Active Set Strategy for Fast Adjoint Based Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS), Pretoria, 2007.
6. L. Wirsching, J. Albersmeyer, P. Kuehl, M. Diehl and H.G. Bock: An Adjoint-based Numerical Method for Fast Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. Proceedings of the 17th IFAC World Congress, Seoul, 2008 (accepted).

Contact information

Dipl.-Math. Leonard Wirsching,
Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing,
University of Heidelberg,
Im Neuenheimer Feld 368,
69120 Heidelberg, Germany

Room no. 411
email: leonard.wirsching@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de
phone: +49 (0)6221 - 548833