Professor Dr. Raymond De Callafon

Biography

Raymond de Callafon is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands in October 1998. De Callafon has been a research assistant at UCSD since 1997 and joined the MAE faculty in 1998, focusing on Dynamic Systems and Control. His research interests encompass simulation, prediction, and control of dynamic systems with an emphasis on modeling and interaction modeling using system identification techniques. He applies these techniques to a wide range of mechanical and structural systems, including hard disk drives, active noise control systems, and vibration control. His work extends to health monitoring and model validation, addressing challenges in dynamic modeling and control that arise from the inherent experimental nature of his research. De Callafon has contributed significantly to developing robust servo control algorithms and predicting failures in lightweight airplane wings through feedback stabilization.

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