ELEC-E8130 - Nonlinear Control Design and Analysis D, Lecture, 4.9.2024-5.12.2024

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completing the course the student can: explain the main analysis and synthesis methods to be systematically used in the control of nonlinear systems subject to performance requirements as well as stability, robustness and optimality considerations. The student will be able to formulate a well-defined control problem for multivariable processes, choose and implement a suitable solution (method and algorithms) to the control problem including data-driven algorithms, evaluate the performance of the solution, understand the fundamental restrictions in control.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 04.09.2024 - 05.12.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Deka, Dominik Baumann

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Nonlinear dynamical systems; Lyapunov stability theory and analysis; Feedback control; Control Barrier Functions for safety and control invariance; Introduction to optimal control; Learning and Optimization based techniques for modeling, analysis, and control; Applications to robotics and multi-agent systems.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Final group project which includes presentation and report, homework assignments, participation in classroom discussions.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, Exercise hours, Self-study, Homework assignments.

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    1. Course materials will be based on chapters from the following books

    • S. Sastry, Nonlinear Systems: Analysis, Stability, and Control. Springer 1999.
    • H. K. Khalil, Nonlinear Systems, 3rd edition. Prentice Hall, 2002.
    • Donald Kirk, Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction. Dover Publications 2004.

    2. Lecture notes and slides

    3. Research articles

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - II
    2025-2026 Autumn I - II

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