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ECE 586 DL: Hybrid Systems and Control (Spring 2026)

Switched/hybrid systems are dynamical systems that combine continuous dynamics and discrete events. Such systems are of theoretical interest and important in many applications, and they have attracted considerable attention in the control literature. This advanced graduate-level course will introduce the students to analysis and design of switched and hybrid systems. The selection of specific topics is heavily influenced by the research of the instructor and his collaborators, drawn from his 2003 research monograph and more recent research articles.

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Logistics

Schedule: Tue Thu 2:00-3:20pm, room 4070, ECE Building.

Instructor: Daniel Liberzon
Office: 144 CSL
Email: liberzon at illinois.edu

Prerequisites: The course will build on a standard first-year graduate course in state-space linear systems, such as ECE 515.
Some knowledge of nonlinear system analysis techniques (such as those covered in ECE 517 or ECE 528) is a plus but not a requirement.

Required text: D. Liberzon, Switching in Systems and Control, Birkhauser, 2003. A digital copy is available on SpringerLink, access by logging in to UIUC library account for free download. The textbook material will be supplemented by more recent research articles.

Recorded lectures: Lectures will not be recorded this semester, but recordings from Spring 2023 are available at this Mediaspace channel (audio and video quality is highly variable).

Final project: This course will involve a final project presentation towards the end of the semester. Details will be explained in class. There will be no required homework or exams.

Syllabus

This course syllabus will be populated and updated as the semester progresses. (Click here for a complete syllabus from the previous offering of this course.) All section and page numbers in the "reading" column refer to the textbook unless otherwise noted.

Date TopicSlides Reading
Tue Jan 20Introduction to switched and hybrid systemsintro.ppsxSection 1.1
Thu Jan 22Solutions of switched and hybrid systemsnone Section 1.2
Tue Jan 27Stability: definitions and background resultsnone Appendix A
Thu Jan 29Stability background (end); uniform stability and common Lyapunov functionsGUAS.ppsxSections 2.1.1-2.1.3
Tue Feb 3Uniform stability of switched linear systemsnoneSections 2.1.4, 2.1.5
Thu Feb 5Commutation relations and stability of switched systems LA.ppsx Paper
Tue Feb 10
Thu Feb 12
Tue Feb 17
Thu Feb 19
Tue Feb 24
Thu Feb 26
Tue Mar 3
Thu Mar 5
Tue Mar 10
Thu Mar 12
Tue Mar 17No class: Spring break
Thu Mar 19No class: Spring break
Tue Mar 24
Thu Mar 26
Tue Mar 31
Thu Apr 2
Tue Apr 7
Thu Apr 9
Tue Apr 14
Thu Apr 16
Tue Apr 21
Thu Apr 23
Tue Apr 28
Thu Apr 30
Tue May 5
Thu May 7