Automatic Control is the discipline that deals with the methods and technologies for processing information aimed at the automatic and real-time management and control of plants, processes, and dynamic systems in general, with applications spanning various areas of engineering and sciences. A particularly important objective within Automatic Control is the design of closed-loop regulators with guaranteed stability and state observers. In the naval field, applications of automatic control include the management of propulsion systems, the control of individual devices and onboard processes, and the regulation systems for course and navigation, to name just a few examples.
This course introduces the state-space representation of dynamic models for automatic control applications in the maritime context. Structural properties in the state space (observability and reachability) for continuous-time linear systems with concentrated parameters will be explained. In addition, the stability properties of linear and nonlinear models will be studied with reference to applications of guidance, navigation, and control of marine systems.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Linear Algebra and Mathematical Analysis
The teaching methods for the course include:
Students with certification for Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), disabilities, or other special educational needs are advised to contact the instructor at the beginning of the course and in any case well in advance (copying the Engineering Representative (https://unige.it/commissioni/comitatoperlinclusionedeglistudenticondisabilita.html)), to agree on teaching and examination methods that, while respecting the course objectives, take into account individual learning methods.
Ricevimento: By appointment, at the Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics, and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS), via all'Opera Pia 13, 16145, second floor of building "Pino Casalino" (Pavillion E), or online using Microsoft Teams.
ENRICO SIMETTI (President)
GIORGIO CANNATA
FRANCESCO WANDERLINGH
GIOVANNI INDIVERI (President Substitute)
https://corsi.unige.it/8738/p/studenti-orario
Oral exam
The exam interview will cover the course syllabus. The evaluation may also include the completion of MATLAB exercises for the analysis and synthesis of control systems in the naval field.
