Standard Course Syllabus Course Supervisor Date of Approval

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Serrani 3/05

754 Nonlinear Systems

2. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

Analysis of nonlinear control systems; Lyapunov stability, numerical methods, phase-plane techniques, describing

functions, and linearization via feedback.

Quarters of Offering Credits
Level Class Meeting

Wi Qtr. 3 U G 3 cl.

Course Prerequisites

Prereq: 551 or grad standing.

3. PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC

State variables, differential equations, introductory linear systems theory, elementary stability theory.

Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite

852, 853, 858

4. Text(s) and Other Course Materials Author(s) Publisher

Nonlinear Systems, 3rd Ed. Khalil, H. Prentice-Hall

References (supplemental reading)

[1] Nonlinear Systems Analysis, M. Vidyasagar, 2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1996.

[2] The Student Edition of MATLAB, by The Math Works Inc., Prentice Hall, 1992.

[3] Modern Control Engineering, 3rd Ed., by K. Ogata, Prentice Hall, 1997.

[4] Computational Aids in Control Systems Using MATLAB, by H. Saadat, McGraw-Hill 1993.

5. COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Develop tools for analysis of nonlinear control systems, including computer-aided analysis (Matlab) and nonlinear

simulation (Criterion 3(a),(k)).

2. Provide a thorough treatment of results from Lyapunov stability theory (Criterion 3(a)).

3. Introduce useful engineering concepts from numerical methods, and phase-plane techniques (Criteria 3(a),(e)).

4. Provide a complete treatment of design concepts for linearization via feedback (Criterion 3(c)).

5. Introduce examples and applications of nonlinear system modeling and control (Criteria 3(a),(e),(i)).

6. TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES)

Overview of nonlinear systems (2)

Mathematical review (analysis, Lipschitz conditions, norms) (2)

Phase-plane analysis and periodic orbits (7)

Lyapunov stability (8)

Passive Systems (2)

Feedback linearization (8)

7. CLASS MEETING PATTERN (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.)

3 cl.

Thursday, August 14, 2008 09:21 AM

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