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Course Content:
1. Motivation for Nonlinear Control (Chapter 1 - Dixon)
2. Behavior of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems (Chapter 1,2 Khalil)
3. Lyapunov Stability (Chapters 3, 4 - Khalil)
4. Input-to-Output Stability (Chapter 5)
5. Feedback Linearization (Chapter 13)
6. Sliding Mode Control (Chapter 14)
7. Integrator Backstepping (Chapter 14)
8. Robust and Adaptive Control Applications (Chapter 2-6 - Dixon and Supplemental)
Exams: There will be three exams and a final project. The exams will be during normal class
meetings and will be scheduled on an ad hoc basis. All exams will be cumulative but will
emphasize the most recently covered material.
Attendance: Not required but highly encouraged. All students are responsible for all material
presented in class. Office hours will not be used to compensate for class absence.
Late/Makeup Policy: Make-up exams will be given only for special circumstances that are preapproved by the instructor.
Academic Honesty: All students admitted to the University of Florida have signed a statement
of academic honesty committing themselves to be honest in all academic work and
understanding that failure to comply with this commitment will result in disciplinary action.
This statement is a reminder to uphold your obligation as a student at the University of Florida
and to be honest in all work submitted and exams taken in this class and all others. All students
should review the University's honor code policy you will be held to it.
Course Grading:
Homework will be assigned (in class problems and take home problems) and not graded.
Solutions will be posted. If you do not attempt the homework on your own and if you just review
the solutions after the fact, you are not serious about learning. A lack of understanding will be
reflected in the exams. A control design/simulation project will also be assigned. Either you can
work on the assigned project, or you can propose an alternative design project with consent of
the instructor. The project will require a simulation of the control design.