Research and Development Projects

Hans-Petter Halvorsen

Selected Projects

Projects

Here you find different projects at USN, like:

Many of these projects are carried out in collaboration with external partners and companies.

 

Research and Development Projects

Below you find an overview of some of the Research and Development Projects I am involved in at the moment.

 

Environmental Public Health Information Management System - Measure, Collect and Monitoring of Environmental Data

 

Smart Houses and Buildings - Data Management, Data Logging, Automation and Monitoring within Houses and Buildings using Internet of Things (IoT) Technology

 

Automation Systems and Industry 4.0 - Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Control and Automation Systems, Model Predictive Control using DeltaV, etc.

 

Mobile Technology for Measurement and Control - Wireless Sensor Network, Data Acquisition, Development Technology for Mobile Devices such as Tablets and Smartphones, Software Engineering, etc.

 

Datalogging, Management and Monitoring (DMM) Platform - with Applications within Industrial IT, Automation, Industry 4.0, Smart Houses and Buildings - An extensive platform with many applications within Smart Houses and Buildings, Automation and Data Acquisition

 

Software Engineering and Project Management - Project Planning and Project Management is important in all projects, also in in projects involving development of Software.

 

Learn more about Project Engineering

 

My research is also available on ResearchGate.

 

Sustainability Awareness through STEAM+ (YouTube) - Video that gives an overview of some Research and Development Projects related to STEAM and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) from United Nations (UN).

Student Projects - Master

Click here for Bachelor Projects.

2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and App Development

AI driven Development of Open-source, Cross-platform Mobile Applications for Sensor Data Monitoring and Analysis

Final Report

 

LoRaWAN, Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Cities

Using Relays for Utilizing and Extending LoRaWAN Networks with the use of Altibox LoRaWAN Infrastructure for Internet of Things

Final Report

Partners: Altibox, Porsgrunn Kommune

 

Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Cities

Designing, Implementation and Testing Smart Cities Use Cases with respect to practical Internet of Things Applications

Final Report

Partners: Porsgrunn Kommune, Altibox

 

2023

Internet of Things (IoT) and LoRaWAN

Development and Testing of LoRaWAN Sensor Network for Internet of Things Applications

Final Report

Partners: Altibox

 

Exploration of LoRaWAN Sensors and Infrastructure for IoT Applications

Final Report

Partners: Altibox

 

Development of Mobile Application for Integration of LoRaWAN Sensors and Infrastructure

Final Report

Partners: Altibox

 

Marine Radar Applications

Development and Testing of ASTERIX Category 240 Radar Display

Final Report

Partners: Sea Surveillance

 

 

2022

Internet of Things (IoT)

Development of Weather System with Interface to IoT GraphQL Data Platform

Final Report

Partners: Dimensions Four

 

Development of Internet of Things (IoT) Solution using LoRaWAN Infrastructure for Storing and Monitoring Sensor Data

Final Report

Partners: Dimensions Four and Altibox

 

Development of Open Source Datalogging and Monitoring Resources for IoT Platform

Final Report

GitHub

Partners: Dimensions Four

 

Intelligent Traffic Systems

Warning drivers about vehicle wrong way ahead over Nordic Way interchange and cellular network (Final Report)

Partners: Statens vegvesen

 

2021

Evaluating the RDS standard for Data Structures in the Hydropower Industry

Final Report

Partners: Skagerak Kraft AS

 

Microcontroller based Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) Module for Fault Detection in Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA)

Final Report

Partners: Hapro Electronics

 

Implementation of Intelligent User Interface for Open- Source Software Configuration Library

Final Report

Partners: Equinor

 

The Development of a Metering Reporting System

Final Report

Partners: Ineos

 

2020

Test System for Testing ITS-services over 4G Cellular Network

Final Report

Partners: Statens vegvesen

 

Design and Development of Test-Platform for Data Exchange

Partners: INEOS

 

Digitalization the Healthcare Industry by Implementing Robotic Process Automation and Machine Learning Solutions

Final Report

Partners: STFH (Sykehuset Telemark)

 

Design and Implementation of Control System Prototype for Offshore Oil & Gas Installations using Renewable Power

Final Report

Partners: FMC

 

2019

Solar Panels, Weather Systems and Datalogging

Solar Panel Data Collection and Heat Balance

Final Report

Partners: Proventia, Suncells Scandinavia AS, Kragerø Energi/Skagerak Energi

 

Robotic Process Automation and Machine Learning

Digitalization the Healthcare Industry by Implementing Robotic Process Automation and Machine Learning Solutions

Partner: IT Department at Telemark Hospital (STFH)

 

Software

Software Testing, Data and Cyber Security and GDPR

Final Report

Partner: Cevia Solutions

 

Cloud solution for vessel fuel consumption monitoring

Partner: KROHNE Marine

 

2018

Projects Autumn 2018:

Management of Environmental and Health related Data from a Historical perspective using Machine Learning

Final Report

Partners: Tel-Tek, Telemark Hospital - Department of Occupational Medicine/Sykehuset Telemark, and Porsgrunn municipality/Porsgrunn Kommune

 

Beer Production on a Pilot Plant using the Emerson DeltaV Control System

Final Report

Partner: Emerson Process Management

 

2018

Environmental Public Health

Environmental Public Health Information Management System

Final Report

Partners: Tel-Tek, Telemark Hospital - Department of Occupational Medicine/Sykehuset Telemark, and Porsgrunn municipality/Porsgrunn Kommune

Project Web Site: Environmental Public Health Information Management System - Measure, Collect and Monitoring of Environmental Data

 

Process Control/Automation

Implementation of Accurate Temperature Controller for Pressure and Gravity Sensors

Final Report (Compact Temperature Regulator for Subsea Sensor)

Partner: Octio

 

2017

Industry 4.0

Cloud-based Data Logging and Management System for Next Generation Smart Factory and Industry 4.0 Solutions

 

Environmental Public Health

Environmental Public Health Information Management System

Final Report

Partners: Tel-Tek, Telemark Hospital - Department of Occupational Medicine/Sykehuset Telemark, and Porsgrunn municipality/Porsgrunn Kommune

Project Web Site: Environmental Public Health Information Management System - Measure, Collect and Monitoring of Environmental Data

 

2016

Environmental Public Health

Development of a Database System for Environmental and Public Health Information

Final Report

Partners: Tel-Tek, Telemark Hospital - Department of Occupational Medicine/Sykehuset Telemark, and Porsgrunn municipality/Porsgrunn Kommune

 

Home Automation & Smart House Solutions

Data Cloud Platform for Data Management, Logging, Control and Monitoring

Final Report

Partner: National Instruments

 

 

Software Development

Development of Prototype for Registration of Road Data

Final Report

Partner: Statens vegvesen/Norwegian Public Roads Administration

 

Process Control

Model Predictive Control using DeltaV - Master Thesis Report

Partner: Emerson Process Management

 

2015

Home Automation & Smart House Solutions

Home Automation Platform using Windows 10 IoT

Final Report

Partner: National Instruments

 

 

Home Automation

Final Report

Partner: National Instruments

 

 

Process Control

Process Control and Monitoring using Arduino and Raspberry Pi

Final Report

Partner: National Instruments

 

2014

Web Programming (C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server)

Lab Inventory System Final Report

The Lab Inventory System is today in use at the university.

 

Process Control Systems - DeltaV

Model Predictive Control using DeltaV (Partners: Yara, Emerson Process Management). Final Report is classified.

Temperature Control with DeltaV using PID

Temperature Control with DeltaV using MPC

Level Control with DeltaV using MPC

2-Tank Sytem Control with DeltaV using MPC

 

2013

Measurements, Control & Monitoring

Measurement, Monitoring and Control System using Arduino (Partner: National Instruments)

Mobile and Wireless Technology for Measurement, Monitoring and Control (Partner: National Instruments)

 

Programming (Windows Store App)

Design and Development of Windows Store Application for Measurement and Monitoring of Weather Data (Partner: National Instruments)

Final Report


The The App has been tested and rated by the BestWindows8Apps.net. The App is awarded as "Editor's pick award".

Visit this for more information about the Weather Systems

 

2012

Oil & Gass, Black Team Testing

Black Team testing methods and Design Full Picture Test Lab (The Final Report is Classified Information) (Partner: Kongsberg Maritime)

 

Industrial IT and Sensor Technology

Weather Station - Wireless sensor networking using AADI Sensors with WSN Coverage (Partner: National Instruments)

 

2011

Wireless Sensors, WSN

Wireless Sensor Networking with lab-scale intermediate measurement node for extension of WSN Coverage
(Partner: National Instruments)

 

Wireless Technlogy, Prcess Control Systems

System Integration of Wireless Technology in a DeltaV system (Partners: Yara, Emerson Process Management)

 

2010

Oil & Gass

Use of semantic models in Integrated Operations for Oil & Gas and New Energy (Partner: Baze Technology)

 

Advanced Process Control, Modelling, MPC

Develop Advanced Control strategies for a 4-Tank Laboratory Process

 

Student Projects - Bachelor

Click here for Master Projects.

2024

Cyber Security

Utvikling av industriell miniatyrmodell for simulering av cyberangrep

Final Report

Partners: Mnemonic

 

2023

Internet of Things (IoT)

Utvikling av skyarkitektur og infrastruktur for industrielle IoT-enheter

Final Report

Partners: PowerTech Engineering AS

 

2022

Vision Systems

Development of a camera-based system for 8-ball using Azure Custom Vision

Final Report

 

2021

Software Development

Implementering av automatisk utlånssystem for verktøylager

Final Report

Partners: Caverion

 

2020

Vision, Cloud Systems and Machine Learning

Implementation of Cloud-based Vision System with focus on Internet of Things, Web Technology, Machine Learning and Cyber Security

Final Report

Partners: Grenland Biljardklubb

 

Autonomous Vehicles

Final Report

Partners: Kongsberg Group

 

2019

Process Systems

Scanjet

Final Report

Partner: Scanjet Arison

 

Inline-Test

Partner: OIW Process

 

Software Testing

Software Testing, Data Security and GDPR

Partner: Cevia Solutions

 

Environmental Systems

Development of Web-based Infrastructure for Environmental Services in Grenland

Partners: Tel-Tek, Telemark Hospital - Department of Occupational Medicine/Sykehuset Telemark, and Porsgrunn municipality/Porsgrunn Kommune

 

2018

Power Energy

Development of Service System for Electrical Installations

Final Report (Real-Time Notification System for Electrical Substations)

Partners: Skagerak Energy

 

2017

Environmental Public Health

Information Management System for Environmental and Public Health Information

Final Report

Partners: Tel-Tek, Telemark Hospital - Department of Occupational Medicine/Sykehuset Telemark, and Porsgrunn municipality/Porsgrunn Kommune

Project Web Site: Environmental Public Health Information Management System - Measure, Collect and Monitoring of Environmental Data

 

2016

Industrial Internet of Things, Measurement Stations

Communication Unit for Manholes (Final Report) + Appendices

Partners: Ulefos Jærnverk

 

2015

Oil & Gas, Simulation

Drilling Simulator (Partner: Kelda Drilling Control) Final Report

 

2014

Process Control Systems

DeltaV + Appendices (Partners: Yara, Emerson Process Management)

 

2012

Process Control Systems

DeltaV Prosessautomasjonssystem + DeltaV Tutorial (Air Heater Control) + DeltaV Tutorial (Level Control)

Partners: Emerson Process Management

 

Sensor datafusjon med DeltaV – Integrering av trådløse og trådbaserte sensorer for fjern- overvåkning og styring

Partners: Yara, Emerson Process Management

 

Utvikling og prosjektering av laboratorium med prosessmodell (Main Project 2012)

Utvikling og prosjektering av laboratorium med prosessmodell (Pilot Project, 2011)

Partners: Yara

 

2011

Process Control Systems, Multiphase

Ombygging av mobil flerfaserigg til stasjonær flerfaserigg (Partners: Porsgrunn Vidergående/TAF, Emerson Process Management)

Industrial IT and Automation Resources

Below you will find more interesting Industrial IT and Automation resources


LabVIEW

Learn LabVIEW Programming

MATLAB

Learn MATLAB Programming



Visual Studio/C#

Learn Visual Studio/C# Programming

Database Systems

Learn Database Systems and Structured Query Language (SQL)



IoT

IoT Resources

Automation and Control

Automation and Control Resources



DAQ

Data Acquisition

OPC

OPC Resources, OPC DA and OPC UA



SCADA

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

HIL

Hardware in the Loop Simulation and Testing



Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 Resources

Modbus

Modbus Resources



Datalogging and Monitoring

Datalogging and Monitoring Examples

Technology Videos

Lots of Videos within different Applications and Areas