OVERVIEW

Systems' Theory is one of the first discipline where mathematical and real aspects of engineering meet. Different skills are integrated to build and analyze mathematical models representing actual systems, in order to understand, foresee and control their behaviour.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aim to the modelling and understanding the behaviour of dynamic systems. Both time domain and tranfer matrices methods will be used for linear and stationary systems in continuous time. Some preliminaries on nonlinear systems will be treated at the end of the course.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to provide the students the necessay methods to build mathematical models fo dynamic systems. On the basis of such tools, the analysis and control of the considered systems will be carried out.

At the end of the course, the student will be able to model and analyze in different situations 'real systems' and determine if and how the behaviour of such systems can be controlled in presence of different external stimuli.

PREREQUISITES

Calculus, Algebra, Elements of geometry in the space.

Basic skills of physics, electricity.

TEACHING METHODS

Front lessons and solution of exercises.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1) Preliminary definitions

2) Continuous signals and generalized functions

3) Laplace Transform

4) State equations of linear stationary siystems

5) Stability

6) Reachability

7) Observability

8) Input-Output characteristics

9) Systems' interconnection

10) Models and analysis of nonlinear systems

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Rinaldi Piccardi: I sistemi lineari: teoria ed applicazioni. CLUP
• Bolzern, Scattolini, Schiavoni: Fondamenti di Controlli Automatici, McGraw Hill
• Antsaklis Michell: Linear Systems

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARCO BAGLIETTO (President)

GIOVANNI INDIVERI

MICHELE AICARDI (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

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Class schedule

SYSTEMS THEORY

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examination with solution of exercizes and discussion on theoretical aspects

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Starting from the solution of some exercizes, the analysis of the properties of dynamic systems will be discussed using different methods.

Exam schedule