Linear Systems
Prof Sung-ho Hur
Kyungpook National University
Lecture W1: Introduction
Sung-ho Hur
Who am I?
• BEng Electronics and Electrical Engineering University of Glasgow
• MSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering University of Strathclyde
• PhD Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Control Engineering) University of Strathclyde & DuPont
Tenure-track Assistant Professor atKNUsince 2017 Research Experience and Interests
• Control (controller design, condition monitoring and modelling) with particular application to Renewable Energy and Industry 4.0.
Control
Various different control systems are implemented in a car.
Control
Robots require controllers.
Control
Some claim “Robot Surgeons are the Future of Medicine”.
Control
Control systems are required for flight control, safety, reliability, stability, auto-pilot, etc.
Control
Sophisticated control systems are implemented in the F-15.
Control
Wind turbines require control systems to improve the energy efficiency.
Clickhereif you would like to find out how a wind turbine works.
Control
Wind turbines are becoming larger requiring improved control systems.
Renewable Energy
The figure lists the top 10 countries in the world in terms of electricity production from renewable sources in 2016.
Renewable Energy
The figure lists the top 5 countries with the most ambitious renewable energy targets in the world in 2016, i.e. in terms of energy production from renewable sources.
Renewable Energy
MSc or PhD in renewable energy could lead to plenty of job opportunities, especially in Europe and America.
Companies involved with wind energy include: General Electric, Siemens, Vestas, Doosan, etc.
Many universities and research institutes in Europe, America, etc.
Industry 4.0
Control engineering is one of the most important topics for Industry 4.0.
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Course Goals and Objectives
• The objective of this course is to provide the students with the basics of linear systems theory and modern control engineering.
Topics we cover include:
• linear algebra
• state-space representations
• stability analysis
• controllability/observability
• state feedback control/estimation
• Matlab/SIMULINK simulations using the Control System Toolbox
• and more.
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Textbook
• Main: Chi-Tsong Chen, Linear System Theory and Design (4th Ed.)
• Supplementary 1: R.C. Dorf & R.H. Bishop, Modern Control Systems (13th Ed.)
• Supplementary 2: Norman S. Nise, Control Systems Engineering (7th Ed.) Course Description, Methods, and Materials
• The lectures are mainly delivered using presentation slides.
• Presentation slides are available online.
Assignments and Grading Criteria
• Midterm exam (35%)
• Final exam (or Team Project) (35%)
• Assignments (20%)
• Attendance (10%)
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Notice To Students
• Students repeating this course will have 10% of the final grade deducted.
• Late homework will not be accepted.
• Lectures will be delivered in English.
• However, questions can be asked in either English or Korean after each lecture or during the Office Hours.
