Robb Anderson is currently a Senior Electrical Engineer within the Electric Power Systems group at MTS Systems, a leading global supplier of high-performance testing and simulation systems. He is the principal architect and embedded software engineer for high-performance control of PMAC motors for motorsports, transportation, and test systems. Robb provides ongoing software support for Formula-1 and Formula-E teams, and his efforts have led to championship results in Formula-E.
Robb has over 25 years of experience as a Senior Electrical/Controls Engineer with a unique, cross-functional history in the electrical, mechanical, and software engineering domains. He has an extensive research and development track record and is highly skilled in real-time control systems design, MATLAB/Simulink modeling and code generation, and IoT for equipment health-monitoring.
Robb received his master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, where he was mentored by Dr. Robert Lorenz, a pioneer in physics-based controls engineering. Through Dr. Lorenz, Robb became involved in WEMPEC (Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium), an internationally known team of professors, staff, graduate students, and international scholars. WEMPEC researches and develops the newest technologies and techniques in electric machines, power electronics, actuators, sensors, drives, motion control, and drive applications.
Robb holds numerous domestic and international patents in applications ranging from multi-axis machines to control of hidden states within oil-field technologies.
Education
Master of Science – Mechanical Engineering
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
University of Minnesota (Twin Cities
Professional Background
IEEE – Industrial Applications Society, Industrial Electronics Society, Power Electronics Society, Computer Society, Instrumentation and Measurement Society, Systems Council
SAE – Automotive, Aero & Off-Highway