BSc:SystemTheory

Systems Theory

• Course name: Systems Theory
• Course number: XYZ
• Knowledge area: Control Engineering

Administrative details

• Faculty: Computer Science and Engineering
• Year of instruction: 3rd year of BS
• Semester of instruction: 1st semester
• No. of Credits: 4 ECTS
• Total workload on average: 144 hours overall
• Class lecture hours: 2 per week
• Class tutorial hours: 2 per week
• Lab hours: 2 per week
• Individual lab hours: 0
• Frequency: weekly throughout the semester
• Grading mode: letters: A, B, C, D

Prerequisites

• Calculus
• Algebra
• Differential equations

Course outline

The course is an introduction to systems modelling and control. In particular, it will focus on how to model a system using differential equations, how to analyze a system to understand if it is observable and/or controllable, systems stability, and Laplace transformations.

Expected learning outcomes

• Model linear systems
• Understand how to analyze a linear system
• Study the stability of a system
• Study the controllability of a system
• Study the observability of a system

Expected acquired core competences

• Mathematical description of systems
• Response of linear systems
• Controllability
• Observability
• State
• Stability
• Systems analysis
• Control systems
• Advanced linear systems
• Introduction to non-linear systems

Reference material

• Slides provided during the classes

Required computer resources

Octave, Scilab/Xcos

Evaluation

• Tests (60%)
• Assignments (40%)