MODERN APPLIED CONTROL

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Three credit-hours. Introduction to State Space modeling which is the base for modern control theory. The course initially covers basic concepts in classical control using simplified transfer functions for single input -single output models. Then, the State Space representation is introduced and its main characteristics, such as controllability, observability, reachability and the principle of duality, are demonstrated. Pole placement, optimal control, and Kalman filters techniques are used. Emphasis placed on real problems of mechanical engineering with specific applications in alternative energy (fuel cells and wind turbines) and aerospace engineering (autonomous fixed wing airplanes and multirotors). The course will be complemented with the use of software tools available for theory validation.