Concepts of Automatic Control

SS 2026

Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. F. Allgöwer
Scope: 3L/1E
Credits: 6

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 Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 11:30 am in PWR 9, room 2.255 (IST, Lyapunov).

 

General information

Prerequisites

Lecture Einführung in die Regelungstechnik or equivalent introductory course on automatic control / control systems. 

Dates

Mondays                 11:30 am - 01:00 pm in room PWR 9 2.255
Thursdays               02:00 pm - 03:30 pm in room PWR 7 V7.03 (may be moved to PWR 9, room 2.255)

Exercise sessions

The group exercise sessions take place on Fridays. Please find the details on C@MPUS.

The registration for the course and the group exercise sessions is organized via C@MPUS. 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 module exams and one final exam. The details will be discussed during the introductory lecture and published on ILIAS.

The exam dates of the module exams are communicated via the ILIAS course. The final exam is organized centrally, i.e., the date and place are chosen by the examination office and published via C@MPUS.

The registration for the four module exams will be organized via ILIAS. The registration for the final exam is organized on C@MPUS.

Contact

This image showsMaximilian Degner

Maximilian Degner

M.Sc.

Research Assistant

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Niklas Funcke

M.Sc.

Research Assistant

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