Welcome to the lecture "Concepts of Automatic Control"! The lecture takes place in a semi-inverted classroom fashion. All information regarding the format will be discussed during the introductory lecture, which you definetly should not miss! It is going to take place on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 11:30 am in V9 2.255 (IST, Lyapunov).
General information
Lecturer
Prerequisites
Lecture Einführung in die Regelungstechnik or equivalent introductory course on automatic control / control systems.
Dates
Mondays 11:30am - 01:00 pm (lecture)
Thursdays 11:30am - 01:00 pm (lecture and guided discussion session)
Exercise sessions
The exercise sessions take place on Fridays, at different times.
The registration fis organized via the C@MPUS system. You can find more details on the course's ILIAS page.
Description and topics
Based on the topics of Einführung in die Regelungstechnik, the following topics will be covered:
- Nonlinear stability theory (Lyapunov stability)
- Optimal control
- Robust control
- Control of nonlinear systems
Information
If you register for the lecture in C@MPUS, you will be granted access to the ILIAS course automatically.
Example of Automatic Control
Literature
- S. Skogestad und I. Postlethwaite: Multivariable Feedback Control
- J. Slotine und W. Li: Applied Nonlinear Control
- H. Khalil: Nonlinear Systems
Exam
The exam consists of four partial exams and a final exam. The details will be discussed during the introductory lecture. The exam dates are (tentative):
- Partial exam 1:
- Partial exam 2:
- Partial exam 3:
- Partial exam 4:
- Final exam: tbd
Please note that the dates for the partial exams are only tentative and the final dates for the partial exams will be published on ILIAS. The final exam is organized centrally.
The registration for the partial exams 1-4 will be organized via ILIAS. The registration for the final exam is organized on C@MPUS.
Contact
Maximilian Degner
M.Sc.Research Assistant
Niklas Funcke
M.Sc.Research Assistant