KOM 610E - Nonlinear Control Systems

Course Objectives

Gaining knowledge on trajectory properties of nonlinear systems.
Learning basic control engineering concepts like limit cycle, equilibrium points and their stability.
Learning to use important control engineering methods like Lyapunov stability analysis.
Learning to design a controller using methods like Feedback linearization and Backstepping.
Gaining experience in preparing comprehensive reports and presenting them.

Course Description

Nonlinear models, second order systems, stability of equilibrium points and the periodic orbits,Lyapunov’s direct method, Lyapunov’s indirect method, invariance principle, ultimate bound and Input to state stability, input output stability, Lstability and small gain theorem, feedback linearization, backstepping.