Modeling and Control of Distributed Parameter Systems

Overview: Motivation and examples (wave propagation, fluid flow, network traffic, electromagnetism), Modeling of Distributed Parameter Systems (DPS): Parabolic and Hyperbolic PDEs, Analytic and Numerical Solution of PDEs, Lyapunov stability of DPS Boundary control and Observer Design of DPS, Discretization of Distributed Parameter Models: Finite Difference, Finite Element and Boundary Elements, Reduction of FEM models, Applications: Control of systems with time delays, control of fluid flow, network control.