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ECG795-1007 Nonlinear Dynamics & Control
Fall 2010: 3 credits
Nonlinear Dynamics and Control Methods; modeling, state-space methods, well-posedness, Lyapunov methods, feedback linearization, sliding mode, adaptive control, differential geometric methods
Grading
Tests/HW: 65%; Final: 30%; Attendance: 5%
Guaranteed Grades: A- ( > 90%); B- ( > 80%); C- ( > 70%);
Lecture Room
SEB3218
Lecture Time
10:00 AM-11:15 AM MW
Office Hours
Location: SEB3218 Time: 08:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. MW
Textbook
Applied Nonlinear Control
Prentice Hall, 1991,
Jean-Jacques Slotine and
Weiping Li
Nonlinear Systems
Prentice Hall, 2001,
Hassan K. Khalil
Nonlinear Systems
Springer, 1999,
Shankar Sastry
Nonlinear Systems Analysis
SIAM, 2002,
M. Vidyasagar
Course Calendar
Date
Day
Topics
Textbook-Sections/Notes
Aug
23
M
Introduction to Dynamics
Vector Fields, scalar and
vector dynamical systems
W
Wellposedness: Existence of solutions
 
Aug
30
M
Uniqueness of solutions and sensitivity to data
 
W
Complex analysis and calculus
Cauchy Riemann conditions, Cauchy Integral
Sep
6
M
Labor Day Recess
 
W
 
 
Sep
13
M
 
W
 
 
Sep
20
M
 
 
W
 
 
Sep
27
M
 
 
W
 
 
Oct
4
M
 
 
W
 
 
Oct
11
M
 
 
W
 
 
Oct
18
M
 
 
W
 
 
Oct
25
M
 
 
W
 
 
Nov
1
M
 
 
W
 
 
Nov
8
M
 
 
W
 
 
Nov
8
M
 
 
W
 
 
Nov
15
M
 
 
W
 
 
Nov
22
M
 
 
W
 
 
Nov
29
M
Study Week
Study Week
W
Study Week
Study Week
Dec
6
M
Final Exam
Final Exam
W
Final Exam
Final Exam