Catalog Description: Basic graduate course in nonlinear systems. Nonlinear phenomena, planar systems, bifurcations, center manifolds, existence and uniqueness theorems. Lyapunov’s direct and indirect methods, Lyapunov-based feedback stabilization. Input-to-state and input-output stability, and dissipativity theory. Computation techniques for nonlinear system analysis and design. Feedback linearization and sliding mode control methods.

Units: 3

Also Offered As: MEC ENG C237

Prerequisites: MATH 54 (undergraduate level ordinary differential equations and linear algebra).

Formats:
Fall: 3.0 hours of lecture per week
Spring: 3.0 hours of lecture per week

Grading Basis: letter

Final Exam Status: Written final exam conducted during the scheduled final exam period

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Class Schedule (Spring 2025):
EE C222 – TuTh 11:00-12:29, Cory 521 – Murat Arcak

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