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MECH 513 — Control Systems

State-space modelling and related linear algebra. Controllability and observability of linear time-invariant systems and corresponding tests, system realizations. Stability: Bounded-Input-Bounded-Output (BIBO), internal, Lyapunov. Linear state feedback control: pole placement and root locus design methods, linear quadratic regulator. State observers: full- and reduced-order designs, separation principle, Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) design. Introduction to optimal control and optimal state estimation.

  • Rating: 5.00 out of 5 from 116 student reviews
  • Difficulty: 3.83 out of 5
  • Credits: 3
  • Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
  • Department: Mechanical Engineering
  • Prerequisite: MECH 412 or MECH 419.