ECE 5335/6325 State-Space Control Systems Syllabus Fall 2013

Catalog Description: CR. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ECE 4375 (Automatic Control Systems). State-space modeling, matrix algebra, system response, coordinate transformation, stability, controllability, observability, realization, state-feedback design and observers, nonlinear systems, Lyapunov functions, and optimal control. Section: 11135 or 11217, T/TH 5:30pm - 7:00pm, Rm: CBB 106 Instructor: Dr. Robert S. Provence Ofce: TBD E-mail: rprovence@uh.edu Phone: 281-483-3443 Ofce hours: by appointment Course Outline 1. Introduction & review of Laplace Transforms 2. Representation of systems using state-space equations 3. Solutions to state-space equations 4. Linear transformations 5. Properties of state-space equations 6. Stability analysis 7. State-feedback control design 8. Observers 9. Analysis of nonlinear control systems using a state-space approach Textbook: Linear State-Space Control Systems, by Robert L. Williams, II and Douglas A. Lawrence Grading: 15% quizzes, 15% Homework, 30% Midterm, & 40% Final exam Final Exam Schedule: 5:00pm - 8:00pm, Dec 17th, 2013 Grade Posting: On Blackboard (http://uh.edu/blackboard)