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Syllabus for ME-GY 6703-I - Linear Control Theory and Design I - Fall, 2015
Course Information
Instructor: Dr. Alessandro Rizzo
Email: alessandro.rizzo@nyu.edu
Office: RH520B
Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30-5:30 PM, and by appointment
Lecture: Thursday 6:00-8:30 PM – Classroom RH 707
Units: 3.00
Webpage: NYU Classes
Course Goals
The student who completes this course should have a clear understanding of modeling of
mechanical systems (e.g., mechatronic, vibrational, robotic, and smart systems) in state-space.
He/She should be able to:
• Carry out the description and analysis of linear mechanical systems;
• Apply transform and transition matrix methods;
• Understand and investigate on properties such as stability, controllability/stabilizability,
observability/detectability;
• Design simple state observers and controllers for linear systems;
• Learn and utilize MATLAB® and Simulink® for linear systems analysis and design.
Prerequisites
It is assumed that all students have a working familiarity with linear algebra and calculus, ordinary
differential equations, and fundamentals of physics of mechanical and electric systems.
Course Syllabus
Topic 1: Introduction, classification, properties, and notion of state variables
Topic 2: Representations, simulation diagrams, vectors, transformations
Topic 3: Realizations
Topic 4: Solution of state equations
Topic 5: Stability
Topic 6: Controllability
Topic 7: Observability
Topic 8: State feedback, pole-placement, regulation, tracking
Topic 9: State estimation
Textbook
Chi-Tsong Chen, Linear System Theory and Design, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 978-
0199959570
Suggested References
1. Robert L. Williams II and Douglas A. Lawrence, Linear State-Space Control Systems, Wiley,
ISBN: 978-0471735557
2. Thomas Kailath, Linear Systems, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0135369616
3. Philip E. Sarachik, Principles of Linear Systems, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 978-
0521576062
4. Panos J. Antsaklis and Anthony N. Michel, A Linear Systems Primer, Birkhäuser, ISBN: 978-
0817644604
5. Wilson J. Rugh, Linear System Theory, Prentice-Hall, ISBN: 978-0134412054
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Homework, Project, Exams
Homework will be assigned periodically and will neither be collected, nor graded. You are
responsible to do homework on your own. Solutions for all assigned problems will be provided. A
Project will be assigned 3 to 4 weeks before the end of the semester. Its execution will imply the
use of computing tools, such as Matlab®. Students must complete all project assignments on their
own. They may consult other students while formulating their solution strategy, however, they are
not allowed to collaborate with anyone in working out the details of assignments, nor should they
compare their solutions with others. Students must hand-in their own project. No late project will be
accepted except for exceptional and documented circumstances.
There will be one mid-term and a final exam. These will be administered in class and will test the
student’s comprehension and ability to apply material learned in class and through assignments.
All tests are in-class, closed book, closed notes. During exams, before beginning to solve assigned
problems, students should briefly restate the problem and list the data given. Also, students should
list the important concepts and formulae used to arrive at the final solution along with detailed work.
Illegible work and loose sheets will not be graded. Significant weight in grading will be placed on
clarity of presentation.
Every page of every exam/quiz submission should have the student full name and section number.
Illegible work and loose sheets will not be graded. Students must complete all exams on their own.
If a student cannot attend an exam due to a medical condition, certified by a doctor, he/she must
notify the instructor in advance. In such a case, no makeup exam/quiz will be offered. Instead, the
weight of the missed exam/quiz will be added to the following exam (if there is one remaining).
Unexcused absence from an exam will result in a grade of 0 for that exam/quiz.
Students are responsible to check their grades on the Internet and compare their solutions to those
posted. Grades and solutions will be reasonably posted within 72 hours. Discussion of the grades
will be done only during office hours.
Grading Policy
Project 20%
Midterm 30%
Final 50%
Extra Credit
There are no opportunities for extra credits.
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Moses Center Statement of Disability
If you are student with a disability who is requesting accommodations, please contact New York
University’s Moses Center for Students with Disabilities at 212-998-4980 or mosescsd@nyu.edu.
You must be registered with CSD to receive accommodations. Information about the Moses
Center can be found at www.nyu.edu/csd. The Moses Center is located at 726 Broadway on the
2nd floor.
Definition: Academic dishonesty may include misrepresentation, deception, dishonesty, or any act
of falsification committed by a student to influence a grade or other academic evaluation. Academic
dishonesty also includes intentionally damaging the academic work of others or assisting other
students in acts of dishonesty. Common examples of academically dishonest behavior include, but
are not limited to, the following:
Violations of the academic honesty rules will result in the application of the policies and procedures
of the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering for academic, which can be found at the following
link http://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/code-of-conduct/academic-misconduct
The application of more severe sanctions may be considered, according to the gravity of the
infraction.
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