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
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - II
2025-2026 Autumn I - II