Høst 2024

STE-3601 Robust and Optimal Control - 5 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for elektroteknologi

Type of course

Can be taken as a single subject.

Course overlap

STE6251 Spacecraft Control 5 ects

Course contents

Optimization, calculus of variation, dynamic programming, Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation, Linear Quadratic Regulators, Linear Quadratic Gaussian, H_2 control, H_infty control, Model predictive control.

Admission requirements

A relevant undergraduate bachelor in engineering, primarily within electronics or space technology.

In addition, the following requirements must be met:

- minimum 25 credits in mathematics (equivalent to Mathematical Methods 1, 2 og 3), 5 credits in statistics and 7,5 ects i physics on a higher level is required.

Application code: 9371

Recommended prerequisites: Control engineering, mathematical modeling

Objective of the course

Knowledge and understanding:

- The students should have detailed knowledge about robust and optimal control.

Skills:

- The students should be able to formulate and explain the basic principles of optimal and robust control.

Competence:

- The students should be able to apply the knowledge to design optimal controllers and controllers with robustness properties.

Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

Classroom lectures and written exercises. The course takes two weeks, each of 30 hours. Each day 4 hours of lectures, and 2 hours of exercises.