Gert Witvoet

Gert Witvoet is a part-time Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), specializing in motion control for scientific applications. He is also a Senior Scientist at TNO Technical Sciences since 2012, working on optomechatronic control systems in space, astronomy, and Big Science projects.

• Research Focus: Motion control, feedback control, and injection locking in fusion plasmas
• Teaching: Coordinating Control Engineering and Motion Control Tuning courses
• Collaborations: TNO, DIFFER, and FOM Rijnhuizen

His research explores the intersection of nuclear fusion and control technology, with a particular emphasis on stabilizing plasma instabilities in tokamak devices. He has contributed to projects like TROPOMI, LISA, and ITER, focusing on precise control mechanisms for high-tech systems.

Recent work involves free-space optical communication systems, where he develops control algorithms for accurate pointing mechanisms in satellite-ground communications. His article trends highlight expertise in reset control, feedback stabilization, and dynamic noise budgeting.

• 2008: Best Junior Presentation (BJP) Award
• 2020: Best Paper Recognition at IEEE AMC2020

At TU/e, Witvoet supervises research projects and collaborates with industry partners via the Mechatronics Academy. His grants include TNO and FOM Rijnhuizen funding for fusion control systems. He works with the Control Systems Technology Group and contributes to the Learning, Identification and Control of High-Tech Systems research area.