Non-linear Control Systems (046196)

Winter 2005

Prof. Nahum Shimkin

Lecture Notes (in Hebrew)

Course Syllabus

Lecture Notes (pdf, Hebrew):

Part A:   Introduction to Dynamic System Theory

Chapter 1:    The basic model

Chapter 2:    First order systems

Chapter 3:    Second order systems

Chapter 4:    Lyapunov's method for stability analysis

Part B:   Analysis of Feedback Systems

Chapter 5:    Describing Function Analysis             

Chapter 6:    I/O Stability: Small-gain theorem

Chapter 7:    Absolute Stability

Part C:  Nonlinear Control Design

Chapter 8:    Introduction to non-linear control design

Chapter 9:    Global Linearization

Chapter 10: Robust Design: Lyapunov approach