Xavier Litrico 

Researcher
Cemagref, Unité Mixte de Recherche G-EAU
361, rue J.F. Breton, BP 5095 
34196 Montpellier cedex 5
FRANCE
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Research interests

I am interested in modeling and control of open channel hydraulic systems, especially irrigation canals and rivers (some of my research results are displayed here -version française ici). This field of interest is related to many others, namely: modeling of environmental systems, time-delay systems, distributed systems, robust control, nonlinear control, water sciences, etc.
I foster a engineering approach to applied research, because in many cases, application is ahead of theory. Engineers often find innovative solutions to practical problems, that have not been considered by theoretical research. This approach necessitates to listen and understand users' demands, and to be aware of recent theoretical developments that could be useful. The main job is to find theoretical justifications to practical methods, in order to improve existing methods and sometimes develop new ones.

My current research interests are:

  • Modeling of open channel flow: study of Saint-Venant equations (hyperbolic conservation laws), approximate modeling of open channel flow for control purposes, simplified linear and nonlinear models for rivers and canals,
  • Control of open channel flow: robust PI control, H infinity control, fuzzy control, performance limitations, nonlinear IMC control,
  • Supervision of open channel hydraulic systems: data reconciliation, observer design for fault diagnosis.
  • Data assimilation, river flood prediction, Viability theory.
  • Research projects

    I am involved in the following research projects:

    Past research projects


    Teaching activities

    Teaching material


    Publications

    My full list of publications is available in a separate page, with access to pdf files of the preprints.

    Biographical Sketch

    I graduated from the École Polytechnique (Palaiseau, France) in 1993, and from the École Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts in 1995. I obtained my PhD at ENGREF in April 1999. I held a postdoctoral position at INRIA Sophia Antipolis in 1999-2000. I joined Cemagref in March 2000, as Chargé de Recherche, and I became Ingénieur du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts (IGREF) in 2003. I was Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley (Civil and Environmental Engineering Department) with Prof. Alex Bayen from August 2007 until July 2008.
    Click here for a more detailed CV in pdf (version française ici). My list of publications in pdf is here.
    visitors since January 2003.
    Last updated June 30, 2009.