ECE 517: Nonlinear and Adaptive Control (Fall 2016)

A first graduate-level course on nonlinear control design methods, with a particular focus on adaptive control and estimation and also incorporating advanced analysis techniques for nonlinear systems.

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FINAL PROJECT INFO

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LECTURE NOTES (see table of contents for course outline)

Schedule: Mon Wed 4:00-5:20pm, room 2013, ECE Building. Will start 5 minutes late on Wednesdays because of the decision & control seminars.

Prerequisites: ECE 515 (Linear Systems) or consent of instructor. Basic knowledge of real analysis (at the level of Math 444 or 447) is also expected.

Instructor: Daniel Liberzon
Office: 144 CSL
Email: liberzon at illinois.edu
Office hours: Mondays immediately after class

Homework grader: Guosong (Oliver) Yang, yang150 at illinois.edu

Supplementary texts:

• P. A. Ioannou, J. Sun, Robust Adaptive Control, Prentice-Hall, 1996. Note: The book is out of print but is downloadable from the author's website (PDF file, 4MB). See also: P. A. Ioannou and B. Fidan, Adaptive Control Tutorial, SIAM, 2006. This is an updated (and somewhat simplified) version of the first book.
• H. K. Khalil, Nonlinear Systems, Prentice-Hall, 2002 (third edition). On reserve at Grainger for ECE 528.
• M. Krstic, I. Kanellakopoulos, P. V. Kokotovic, Nonlinear and Adaptive Control Design, Wiley, New York, 1995. On reserve at Grainger for this course.

Assignments and grading policy: Your grades will be based on homework and final project. Details will be explained in class.