16.31 Feedback Control Systems

Fall 2001

Highly maneuverable aircraft, like this X-29, often require sophisticated control systems to fly stably.
Highly maneuverable aircraft, like this X-29, often require sophisticated control systems to fly stably. (Photo courtesy of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Photo Collection.)

Course Highlights

This course introduces students to many aspects of state-space methods. These include control system analysis and synthesis, representation of dynamic systems, controller design, performance and robustness. Course materials on the site include a complete set of lecture notes and assignments.

Course Description

The goal of this subject is to teach the fundamentals of control design and analysis using state-space methods. This includes both the practical and theoretical aspects of the topic. By the end of the course, students should be able to design controllers using state-space methods and evaluate whether these controllers are "robust," that is, if they are likely to work well in practice.
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Staff

Instructor:
Prof. Jonathan How

Course Meeting Times

Lectures:
Three sessions / week
1 hour / session 

Level

Graduate