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Linear Systems Control: Fundamentals and Applications

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This lecture covers the fundamentals of linear systems control, focusing on the solutions of linear systems, vector spaces, invertibility, and control. It also delves into the concept of controllability, the use of controls to reach desired values, and the importance of choosing optimal controls. The instructor explains how to ensure the controllability of a system, the behavior of solutions under different initial conditions, and the role of continuous coefficients in control. Through examples and theoretical explanations, students will gain a deep understanding of linear systems control and its practical applications.

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François Samer Genoud

2000-2005 Etudes en Physique à l'EPFL dont une année d'échange à Zürich (ETH, 2002-2003). 2005 Diplôme de Physicien EPF (Master) en physique mathématique, sous la direction du Prof. C.-E. Pfister. 2005-2008 Doctorat sous la direction du Prof. C.A. Stuart, sur l'étude de certaines équations de Schrödinger non-linéaires, en particulier de questions liées à l'existence et la stabilité orbitale d'ondes stationnaires. 2009-2010 Chercheur postdoc FNS à OxPDE, Université d'Oxford. 2010-2013 Chercheur postdoc à l'Université Heriot-Watt, Edimbourg. 2013-2014 Chercheur postdoc à l'Université de Vienne. 2015-2017 Professeur Assistant à TU Delft. 2017-2018 Professeur Associé à l'Université libre de Bruxelles. 2018- Directeur du CMS Domaines d'intérêt scientifique: analyse non-linéaire, calcul des variations, équations aux dérivées partielles, physique mathématique et physique théorique en général.

Joachim Krieger

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Optimal control

Optimal control theory is a branch of mathematical optimization that deals with finding a control for a dynamical system over a period of time such that an objective function is optimized. It has numerous applications in science, engineering and operations research. For example, the dynamical system might be a spacecraft with controls corresponding to rocket thrusters, and the objective might be to reach the moon with minimum fuel expenditure.

Control theory

Control theory is a field of control engineering and applied mathematics that deals with the control of dynamical systems in engineered processes and machines. The objective is to develop a model or algorithm governing the application of system inputs to drive the system to a desired state, while minimizing any delay, overshoot, or steady-state error and ensuring a level of control stability; often with the aim to achieve a degree of optimality. To do this, a controller with the requisite corrective behavior is required.

Control engineering

Control engineering or control systems engineering is an engineering discipline that deals with control systems, applying control theory to design equipment and systems with desired behaviors in control environments. The discipline of controls overlaps and is usually taught along with electrical engineering and mechanical engineering at many institutions around the world. The practice uses sensors and detectors to measure the output performance of the process being controlled; these measurements are used to provide corrective feedback helping to achieve the desired performance.

Linear system

In systems theory, a linear system is a mathematical model of a system based on the use of a linear operator. Linear systems typically exhibit features and properties that are much simpler than the nonlinear case. As a mathematical abstraction or idealization, linear systems find important applications in automatic control theory, signal processing, and telecommunications. For example, the propagation medium for wireless communication systems can often be modeled by linear systems.

Control system

A control system manages, commands, directs, or regulates the behavior of other devices or systems using control loops. It can range from a single home heating controller using a thermostat controlling a domestic boiler to large industrial control systems which are used for controlling processes or machines. The control systems are designed via control engineering process. For continuously modulated control, a feedback controller is used to automatically control a process or operation.

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