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Instructor

Richard Murray, 109 Steele; murray@cds.caltech.edu

Co-Instructors

Michael Dickinson (BE/Bio)

Steven Low (CS/EE)

Hideo Mabuchi (Ph/CDS)

Doug MacMartin (CDS)

Teaching Assistants

Lars Cremean (head TA; lars@cds)

Michael Reiser, Stephen Waydo

Office hours: Mo 3-4, Su 4-5; 110 Steele

Lectures

CDS 101: M2-3, F2-3; 74 Jorgensen

CDS 110: M2-3, W1-3; 74 Jorgansen

Course Overview

CDS 101/110 provides an introduction to feedback and control in physical, biological, engineering, and information sciences. Basic principles of feedback and its use as a tool for altering the dynamics of systems and managing uncertainty. Key themes throughout the course will include input/output response, modeling and model reduction, linear versus nonlinear models, and local versus global behavior.

CDS 101 is a 6 unit (2-0-4) class intended for advanced students in science and engineering who are interested in the principles and tools of feedback control, but not the analytical techniques for design and synthesis of control systems. CDS 110a/Che 105 is a 9 unit class (3-0-6) that provides a traditional first course in control for engineers and applied scientists. It assumes a stronger mathematical background, including working knowledge of linear algebra and ODEs. Familiarity with complex variables (Laplace transforms, residue theory) is helpful but not required.

Lectures

The main course lectures are on Mondays from 2�3 pm, Wednesdays from 1�3 pm, and Fridays from 2-3 pm in 74 Jorgansen. CDS 101 students are not required to attend the Wednesday lectures, although they are welcome to do so. The Friday lectures are optional for CDS 110 students and will provide supplemental material on applications of control.

Grading

The final grade will be based on homework sets, a midterm exam and a final exam:

Homework: 50%
Homework sets will be handed out weekly and due on Mondays by 5 pm to the box outside of 102 Steele. Late homework will not be accepted without prior permission from the instructor.
Midterm exam: 20%
A midterm exam will be handed out at the beginning of midterms week (30 Oct) and due at the end of the midterm examination period (5 Nov). The midterm exam will be open book and computers will be allowed (though not required).
Final exam: 30%
The final exam will be handed out on the last day of class (4 Dec) and due at the end of finals week. It will be an open book exam and computers will be allowed (though not required).

Homework policy

Collaboration on homework assignments is encouraged. You may consult outside reference materials, other students, the TA, or the instructor. All solutions that are handed in should reflect your understanding of the subject matter at the time of writing. MATLAB scripts and plots are considered part of your writeup and should be done individually.

Office hours

The TAs will hold office hours on Fridays from 3-4 and Sundays from 5�6 pm in 110 Steele. All students must show up for office hours at least once in the first three weeks of the course (even if you just stop in and introduce yourself to the TAs).

Software

Computer exercises will be assigned as part of the regular homeworks. The exercises are designed
to be done in MATLAB, using the Control Toolbox and SIMULINK. Caltech has a site license for this
software and it may be obtained from ITS (Caltech students only):

http://software.caltech.edu

An online tutorial is available at

http://www.engin.umich.edu/group/ctm/basic/basic.html