MSc Guide Information
(Information MSc Guides Electrical Engineering and MSc Systems and Control)
Summary:
Recent technological innovations have caused a considerable interest in the
study of dynamical processes of a mixed continuous and discrete nature. Such
processes are called hybrid systems and are characterized by the interaction
of time-continuous models (governed by differential or difference equations)
on the one hand, and logic rules and discrete-event systems (described by,
e.g., automata, finite state machines, etc.) on the other. A hybrid system
also arises in practice when continuous physical processes are controlled via
embedded software that intrinsically has a finite number of states only
(e.g., on/off control). Recent interest in hybrid systems is stimulated by
developments in nonlinear control theory, intelligent control, adaptive
control, and computer science. The purpose of the course is
to introduce a variety of hybrid systems modeling,
analysis and control techniques.
Teaching team:
Bart De
Schutter
Prerequisites:
Basic
systems and control course (mainly linear systems: state space
models, linearization, discrete-time and continuous-time models,
stability, feedback control) and experience with MATLAB is required.
Study load:
3 ECTS / 80 hours
Lecture notes:
Lecture notes
Modeling and Control of Hybrid Systems, by
B. De Schutter and W.P.M.H. Heemels,
Delft, May 2021
(available on-line via WebEdu:
https://www.webedu.nl/bestellen/tudelft/)