To date, I have taught ECE4520/5520 twice. The lecture materials for this course are my own, with some adaptations of notes I took while a student at Stanford University. Some features of these notes include:   Two review sections: one on fundamental feedback control theory, and another on linear (matrix) algebra. Since ECE4520/5520 is an entry-level (gateway) graduate course in control theory, and since incoming students have widely varying experience, I have found this to be very helpful.   Introductions to modeling continuous-time and discrete-time linear systems in state-space form. Includes canonical forms, and converting between realizations. Emphasis is placed on intuitive understanding of system performance via eigenvalue analysis.   A section on controllability and observability, and the meaning and importance of both.   A section on designing controllers and observers for SISO and MIMO systems modeled in state-space form.   An introduction to LQR as the capstone of the course, and as an introduction to optimal control theory.   A review section.   I typeset the lecture notes.

View the ECE4520/5520 lecture notes. (261 pages; Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader–only available on CD-ROM dossier)
View an email message sent by a student after the class ended. (1 page; Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

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