prof.dr.ir. W.B.J. Hakvoort (Wouter)

Research

Wouter Hakvoort is associate professor and chair of Control and Mechatronics in the department of Mechanics of Solids Surfaces and Systems, faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente. His research focus is on the integration of data with (first principle) model-based control, effected through efficient (flexible) multibody modelling, adaptive control and iterative learning control for motion control, active vibration isolation control and control of forming processes. Application areas are in vibration isolation and damping, precision systems, mechatronics and robotics for smart industry and high-tech industry. He received funding for 8 PhD projects on these topics of which 2 have been completed so far. The work has been published in over 19 scientific journal publications, 5 conference articles and 48 conference contributions in the area. He is associate editor for the journal of Precision Engineering and Mechatronics,

Education

Wouter Hakvoort coordinates a module and a project on mechatronics in the BSc-programme of Mechanical Engineering and teaches two master courses on control in the MSc programmes of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics. He also teaches in the graduate school Dutch Institute for Systems and Control, where he is also board member.

Biography

Wouter received his MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering cum laude from the University of Twente in 2004. He received his PhD degree from the same university in 2009 for his work on Iterative Learning Control for LTV systems with Applications to an Industrial Robot. From 2008 he gained industrial experience at DEMCON Advanced Mechatronics, being responsible for the control and system design mechatronic systems for medical and high-tech systems applications. Concurrently he was guest lecturer and researcher at the University of Twente for 1 day a week, teaching and researching on mechatronics and control. In 2017 he joined the university full-time in a tenure track. Since 2025 he is chair of the group Control and Mechatronics.

Expertise

• Engineering

  • Flexure
  • Vibration Isolation
  • Design

• Physics

  • Vibration
  • Flowmeter
  • Feedforward Control
  • Frequencies

• Computer Science

  • Control

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Courses academic year 2026/2027

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Courses academic year 2025/2026

Courses academic year 2024/2025

Current projects

Robust adaptive active vibration isolation control

Improved robustness of active vibration isolation control. Partners: MI-Parners, PM and University of Twente Funding: Top Technology Twente (Connecting Industry)

Integrating models and real-time data for zero-defect manufacturing control systems

Integration of high-fidelity physics-based models and large data-streams for zero-defect manufacturing. Application in strip steering during hot rolling. Parners: Photonis, DevControl, OSISoft, Philips, Tata Steel IJmuiden, S[&]T Corporation, KxA Software Innovations, University of Groningen and University of Twente Funding: Smart Industry - STW - NWO

Online Physics-Based Machine Learning Algorithms for the control of Precision Robotic Systems

Employing machine learning architectures to efficiently handle uncertainty in (nonlinear) physics-based models for control. Partners: Applied Mechanics and Data Analysis group (UT) Funding: internal

MetaMech

Mechatronic Metamaterials for Dynamic Mode Suppression

Active architectured materials for suppression of varying vibration modes. Partners: ASML, VDL, PI, DEMCON, TU Delft, University of Twente. Funding: HTSM - NWO

A data-driven model updating approach for robust optimization of (multi-stage) production processes

Digital Twin

Integration of data and models to (robustly) optimise and control multistage production processes, metal forming in particular. Parners: Philips, Tata Steel, ASM PT, TNO, Leiden University, Eindhoven University of Technology Funding: Part of the perspectief programme 'Digital Twin' funded by NWO

Finished projects

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University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room T613
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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