Curriculum Vitae for Finn Haugen

 

Finn Haugen

 

I have a Master degree in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim in Norway in 1985. From October 2009 I have a 4 years' scholarship about optimal operation (including control) of biogas reactors at Department of Technology at Telemark University College, Porsgrunn, Norway, including 25% teaching duty. I am also engaged in various activities with my one-man company TechTeach.

I like teaching, writing and programming, and most of my professional time has been spent on these activities. I have taught various university courses, covering control and automation, signal processing, mathematical modelling, and simulation, and courses for practising engineers and teachers. LabVIEW has become my main tool for progamming, analysis, design, simulation and practical implementation of measurement and control systems.

Personal information is on http://www.facebook.com/finn.haugen.

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Education

  • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering/Engineering Cybernetics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (Norges tekniske høgskole - NTH (now NTNU)), 1985.
  • Technological Pedagogy (Pedagogisk utdanning for sivilingeniører), approx. 30 ECTS, NTH (now NTNU), 1985
  • Officer Candidate School (Befalsskole), 1979

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Employments

  • One-man company TechTeach, from 1996
  • Associate Professor (part-time) at the Department of Technology at Buskerud University College (Høgskolen i Buskerud - HiBu), 1. January 2008 - 1. July 2009.
  • Associate Professor at the Department of Technology at Telemark University College (Høgskolen i Telemark - HiT), 1992 - 2000, and 2003 -.
  • PHD student at the Department of Technology at Telemark University College (Høgskolen i Telemark - HiT), from 2010.
  • Instructor of single courses at
    • Narvik University College/Høgskolen i Narvik (HiN)
    • Vestfold University College/Høgskolen i Vestfold (HiVe)
    • Agder University College/Høgskolen i Agder (HiN)
    • Buskerud University College/Høgskolen i Buskerud (HiBu)
    • Oslo University College/Høgskolen i Oslo (HiO)
    • Norwegian University of Life Sciences/Universitet for miljø- og biovitenskap (UMB)
    • Bergen Technology School/Bergen tekniske fagskole
  • Teaching/research assistant at Norwegian Institute of Technology, 1985 - 1992.

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Projects

  • Design and control of a test-rig for underwater lifting operations. Company MM. 2009
  • TechVids - A collection of video lectures for automatic control, 2009 ->
  • Development of an automatic test system. (LabVIEW.) Cody AS/ABB AS, Skien. 2008/2009.
  • Development of a simulator and a model-based controller for lifting operations. (LabVIEW.) Force Technology. 2008
  • SimView - A collection of ready-to-run simulators for signals, systems and control. 2008 ->
  • Development of a measurement and control system for biogas reactor. (LabVIEW.) Telemark University College. (Cooperation with Eivind Fjelddalen.) 2008 -
  • Development of data acquisition and presentation system for powder pressure system. (LabVIEW.) Telemark University College. (Cooperation with Eivind Fjelddalen.) 2008
  • Development of an educational process control trainer (heated air tube). Telemark University College. (Cooperation with Eivind Fjelddalen.) 2006 -
  • Development of a measurement and control system for a multiphase experimental rig (water, oil, air). (LabVIEW.) Norsk Hydro and Telemark University College. 2006 -
  • Consultancy (modeling, simulation and control). Ignis Photonyx, Norway. 2005.
  • Development of a logging program for a process trainer. (LabVIEW.) Telemark University College. 2005.
  • Development of a logging program for an explosion rig. (LabVIEW.) Telemark University College. 2005.
  • Modeling and simulation of a clutch servo system. Telemark University College and Kongsberg Automotive. (Matlab/Simulink, and LabVIEW). 2000.
  • Development of a supervision and control system for an experimental rig for fish research. (LabVIEW). Norwegian Agricultural University. 1999.
  • Development of a supervision and control system for an expermiental biological combustion rig. (LabVIEW.) Norwegian Agricultural University. 1999.
  • Optimization of a temperature control system for a temperature calibrator. (Matlab/Simulink.) TEFT-project utført for Instrutek AS, Larvik, Norway. 1996 - 97.
  • Modeling and control of a wood chip tank. (Matlab/Simulink.) Norske Skog, Tofte, Norway. 1996.

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Publications

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Presentations

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Visit reports

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Blog

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Simulators

- A collection of ready-to-run simulators for signals, systems, and control

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Video lectures

- A collection of video lectures for automatic control

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Processes and devices for testing and teaching

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Short courses (for industry and academia)

A large number of courses since 1993 covering:

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University courses

(Recent courses only.)

HiT = Høgskolen i Telemark = Telemark University College
HiBu = Høgskolen i Buskerud = Buskerud University College

Spring 2010:

Autumn 2009:

Spring 2009:

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Lab assignments with LabVIEW and NI USB6008

With LabVIEW and the NI USB6008 I/O device I have changed much of my teaching of ordinary courses, and I have developed a number of lab assignments which brings the theory closer to reality for many students. Here is detailed information about the lab assignments, including links to the home page of the assigments.

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Teaching principles

- that I am trying to follow:

  • Motivating for the topics. If students are motivated for learning they concentrate better and find the learning more interesting, and consequently they learn more effectively.
  • Preparing for activity. If students work with the material in exercises, they learn more effectively. This is "learning by doing". Also, the learning is enhanced if the students try to articulate the knowledge with their own words - both orally and in writing.
  • Concretizing: By using concrete examples, theory is easier to understand, and the important parts of the theory is automatically emphasized. Using concrete examples also motivates.
  • Developing both individual and cooperating skills: During the learning process, students should try to develop the knowledge and insight in cooperation with other students because this gives more well-being and also enhances the learning. On the other hand, students must achieve an sufficient degree of individual skills, to avoid becoming too dependent of others to perform tasks. Individual skills are also required to be able to contribute positively to a group's work.

Essential in the implementation of the above principles are both theoretical exercises - including manual calculations, computer-based calculations, and simulations - and laboratory assignments.

TechTeach

26. August 2010. Finn Haugen (finn@techteach.no).