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Control Systems II (227-0216)
Control Systems II (227-0216)
Using the Moodle platform you will be able to ask questions about the exercises or the
lectures which can be answered by the assistants, the professor or even by your fellow
classmates. We strongly encourage your participation in the discussions and forums in order
to improve your understanding of the material. Unfortunately use of Moodle is restricted to
those registered for the class.
Lectures
The lectures will be video-taped. The link for the lecture podcasts will be active from the
beginning of the semester. Please note that the dissemination of these lectures is covered
by ETH policies and it is possible that they may not be available outside of the ETH domain.
Below you can find slides and other lecture material. The slides may be revised as errors are
found or I think that I have a better way of presenting the material. The date of the latest
revision is shown. Those dating from last year may differ from the current lectures, so check
for updates just before the lecture.
If you find errors or typographical mistakes in the slides please let Prof. Smith know so that
corrections can be made and posted here.
Supplementary Material
Most of the lecture material can be found in the following text book: Multivariable Feedback
Control (2nd Edition) , S. Skogestad and I. Postlethwaite, John Wiley and Sons, 2005. ISBN:
0-470-01168-8 (paperback).
The last lecture will include a video of the Gunter Stein lecture. This lecture was presented at
the 1989 Control and Decision Conference and touches upon many of the topics covered in
this course. In particular it analyses several technological failures from a control system point
of view. The most compelling example is the then recent Chernobyl nuclear disaster and Dr.
Stein describes the responsibility of the control system designers, and also control system
educators, in this disaster. The material is technical but can be understood by those that
have taken this course. He as written an accompanying paper.
The video by Dr. Gunter Stein can be found here: Respect the Unstable