06EC666 Modern Control theory syllabus for EC


Part A
Unit-1 Linear Spaces and Linear Operators 7 hours

Introduction, Fields, Vectors and Vector Spaces, Linear Combinations and Bases, Linear Transformations and Matrices, Scalar Product and Norms, Solution of Linear Algebraic Equations, Eigen values, Eigen vectors and a Canonical-Form, Functions of a Square Matrix.

Unit-2 State Variable Descriptions 6 hours

Introduction, The Concept of State, State Equations for Dynamic Systems, Time-Invariance and Linearity, Non uniqueness and State Model, State diagrams.

Unit-3 Physical Systems and State Assignment 6 hours

Introduction, Linear Continuous-Time Models, Linear Discrete-Time Models, Nonlinear Models, Local Linearization of Nonlinear Models, Plant Models of some Illustrative Control Systems.

Unit-4 Solutions of State Equations 7 hours

Introduction, Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions to Continuous –Time State Equations, Solution of Nonlinear Continuous-Time Equations, Solution of Linear Time-Varying Continuous –Time State Equations, Solution of Linear Time- Invariant continuous-Time State Equations, Solution of Linear Discrete-Time State Equations, State Equations of Sampled –Data Systems.

Part B
Unit-5 Controllability and Observability 7 hours

Introduction, General Concept of Controllability, General Concept of Observability, Controllability Tests for Continuous-Time Systems, Observability Tests for Continuous- Time Systems, Controllability and Observability of Discrete-Time Systems, Controllability and Observability of State Model in Jordan Canonical Form, Loss of Controllability and Observability due to Sampling, Controllability and Observability, Canonical Forms of State Model.

Unit-6 Relationship between State Variable and Input-Output Descriptions 7 hours

Introduction, Input-output Maps from State Models, Output Controllability, Reducibility, State models from Input-Output Maps.

Unit-7 Stability 6 hours

Introduction, Stability Concepts and Definitions, Stability of Linear Time-Invariant Systems, Equilibrium Stability of Nonlinear Continuous-Time Autonomous Systems, The Direct Method of Lyapunov and the Linear Continuous-Time Autonomous Systems, Aids to Finding Lyapunov Functions for Nonlinear Continuous-Time Autonomous Systems, Use of Lyapunov Functions to Estimate Transients, The Direct Method of Lyapunov and the Discrete-Time Autonomous Systems.

Unit-8 Model Control 6 hours

Introduction, Controllable and Observable Companion Forms, The effect of State Feedback on Controllability and Observability, Pole Placement by State Feedback, Full-Order Observers, Reduced-Order Observers, Deadbeat Control by State Feedback, Deadbeat Observers

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