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MAE 281b: Nonlinear Control

General Class Information

Lecture times:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:50pm, Warren Lecture Hall (Map Bldg # 625), room 2114

Instructor:
Name: Jorge Cortes (cortes at ucsd.edu)
Phone: 858 822 7930
Office: EBUI 1608

Instructor Office Hours:
Mondays, 3:30-4:30 @ EBUI 1603

TA:
Name: Yifu Zhang (yifuzhang at ucsd.edu)
Office: EBUI 1605

TA Office Hours:
Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00 @ EBUI 1603

Handouts

Course Syllabus: [pdf] [epub]

Homework Assignments

• Homework #1 (due 4/7/16)
• Homework #2 (due 4/14/16)
• Homework #3 (due 4/21/16)
• Homework #4 (due 4/28/16)
• Homework #5 (due 5/12/16)
• Homework #6 (due 5/19/16)
• Homework #7 (due 5/26/16)
• Homework #8 (due 6/2/16)

Course Notes

• Lecture #1: feedback control [pdf] [epub]
• Lecture #2: feedback linearization - SISO [pdf] [epub]
• Lecture #3: feedback linearization - MIMO [pdf] [epub]
• Lecture #4: nonlinear accessibility, controllability, and observability [pdf] [epub]
• Lecture #5: feedback stabilization [pdf] [epub]
• Lecture #6: input-output stability and passivity [pdf] [epub]

Old exams

• Midterms: Midterm1, Midterm2
• Finals: Final1

Grades: check them online via TrintonEd

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, California, 92093-0411

Ph: 1-858-822-7930
Fax: 1-858-822-3107

cortes at ucsd.edu
Skype id: jorgilliyo