Adaptive Control

Evaluation of the lecture
- 2 mid term homework assignments ( each 30% in weight) and 1
final homework assignment (40%)
- The required background: System theory, differential
equations, automatic control.
Reference:
- Adaptive Control, 2nd Edt., Karl Johan Astrom,
Bjorn Wittenmark, Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1995.
- System identification, Theory for the user, 2nd
Edt., L. Ljung, Prentice Hall, 1999.
Couse Outline:
- Introduction to adaptive control systems. Types
of adaptive systems
- Model reference Adaptive Control Systems,
Gradian methods (MIT rule), Design by Lyapunov theory,
- Design via Popov hyper-stability theory,
Example designs.
- Self-tuning control approach, Parameter
estimation methods, Direct and Indirect self tuning methods.
- Adaptive observers.
