Lennart Heib

PhD Student

Ph.D. Advisors: Prof. Gianluca Rizzello and Prof. Giacomo Moretti (University of Trento, Trento, Italy)

Address:
c/o ZeMA - Zentrum für Mechatronik und Automatisierungstechnik gGmbH
Eschberger Weg 46, Gewerbepark Gebäude 9
66121 Saarbrücken
Deutschland

Mail:lennart.heib(at)uni-saarland.de 

Telephone: +49 (0)681-302-71363

 

Education

  • 2024 - Master's degree in Systems Engineering, specialization in Sensor-Actuator Systems, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
  • 2021 - Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, specialization in Microsystems Engineering, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany

Research

Research Project

  • S3DEG – The next generation of bi-Stable, Smart, and Self-sensing Dielectric Elastomer Generators (DFG Research Grant)

Research Interests

  • Mathematical optimization and optimal control
  • (Explicit) model predictive control
  • Dielectric elastomer generators
  • Self-sensing

Teaching

Teaching Assistant

  • Summer Semester 2025 - Support to the tutorials of ASIM 2

Scientific Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers

  1. G. Soleti, L. Heib, V. A. Santillán Lesseur, and G. Rizzello, “Bi-Modal Self-Sensing Proprioception and Contact Detection in Dielectric Elastomer Soft Robots,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 12141-12148, Nov. 2025 (DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3619708).
  2. M. K. Hoffmann, L. Heib, G. Moretti, G. Rizzello, and K. Flaßkamp, “Optimal operation of dielectric elastomer wave energy converters under harmonic and stochastic excitation,” GAMM Mitteilungen, p. e202300010, May 2023 (DOI: 10.1002/gamm.202300010).

International Conference Proceedings

  1. L. Heib, M. Abbaticchio, D. Naso, G. Moretti, and G. Rizzello, "Investigation of Peak Detection Strategies for Self-Sensing Dielectric Elastomer Generators," in 2026 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2026, pp. 1-7.
  2. L. Heib, A. Priuli, G. Soleti, and G. Rizzello, “Smart2DE: A new generation of intelligent dielectric elastomer-based systems," in VDI Mechatroniktagung, 2026, pp. 1-6.
  3. L. Heib, G. Rizzello, and G. Moretti, “Simulation study of bi-stable sea wave energy harvesters with electrostatic power take-off," in 2025 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2025, pp. 1-7 (DOI: 10.1109/AIM64088.2025.11175862).
  4. L. Heib, G. Moretti, and G. Rizzello, “Maximizing Power Generation of Bi-Stable Electrostatic Energy Harvesters in River Flow Scenarios," in Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXVII, 2025, p. 134310V (DOI: 10.1117/12.3050501).
  5. M. K. Hoffmann, L. Heib, G. Rizzello, G. Moretti, and K. Flaßkamp, “Multi-Objective Model-Predictive Control for Dielectric Elastomer Wave Harvesters," in Proc. of 22th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, 2023, pp. 7802-7807 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2023.10.1152).