Lecture 1: 10th February, 2021.
– Presentation of the subject.
– Lesson 1.1 (until Jordan Canonical Form for simple poles)

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Introduction to the subject.
– Blackboard during lesson 1.1
– Recording of lesson 1.1

Lecture 2: 17th February, 2021.

– Lesson 1.1 (from Jordan Canonical Form for multiple poles).
– Remaining examples of Lesson 1.1 (except the last example, with the levitating system)
– Lesson 1.2 (except Example 5).

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Blackboard of the last examples of lesson 1.1 (except the levitating system)
– Blackboard during lesson 1.2
– Recording of lesson 1.2

Lecture 3: 24th February, 2021.

– (10:30-12:30) Part 1 of laboratory 1, until page 9.
– (12:30-14:30) Lesson 1.3 and examples 5a,5b of lesson 1.2

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Summary of main Matlab commands necessary for lab lesson 1
– Notes on lesson 1.3
– Examples 5a and 5b of lesson 1.2
– Recording of the whole session (lab practice 1 + lesson 1.3)

Lecture 4: 3rd March, 2021.

PART 1 (10:30-12:30) Part 2 of laboratory 1, from page 10. DEADLINE for delivering report of lab1 (exercises 1, 2, 3, 4): 17th of March

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Annotations about lab practice 1 (using Simulink to linearize and simulate state-space systems)
– Recording of the practical session (10:30-12:30)
– Simulink files of the linearization example solved during the lab session (requires Matlab 2020)

PART 2 (12:30-14:30) Exercises session. We summarized the contents of Unit 1 and we did the final example of lesson 1.1 (section 6).

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference
– Summary of Unit 1.
– Final example lesson 1.1:   Section (a)    Section (b)    Section (c)    Section (d)

Lecture 5: 10th March, 2021.

PART 1 (10:30-12:30) Laboratory 2. DEADLINE for delivering report of lab2: 24th of March

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lab session:
– Annotations about lab practice 2
– Recording of the practical session

PART 2 (12:30-14:30) Exercises session.
– We completed the final example of lesson 1.1 (section 6).
– We did example 5(c) of lesson 1.2 (using the Jordan method).
– We studied how to diagonalize a matriz with a simple real eigenvalue and two complex conjugates.
– We studied some insights about the Jordan method when n>=3 and there is any multiple eigenvalue.
– Please try to solve the next example about modeling a discrete-time system.
– Please think about the two possible dates for the Midterm Exam 1.

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference
– Final example lesson 1.1:   Section (d) (Option 2, through a transformation).      Advantages of option 2.
– Lesson 1.2. Example 5(c).
– Lesson 1.2. Building T when A has 1 simple real eigenvalue and two complex conjugates.
– Lesson 1.2. Jordan method when n>=3 and there is any multiple eigenvalue.

Lecture 6: 17th March, 2021.

PART 1 (10:30-12:30) Laboratory 3. DEADLINE for delivering report of lab3: 14th of April

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lab session:
– Annotations about lab practice 3
– Recording of the practical session

PART 2 (12:30-14:30)
– We did two exercises of lesson 1.3 (modeling a discrete-time system from the difference equation and discretizing a continuous-time system).
– We introduced unit 2 and we studied lesson 2.1, sections 1, 2.
– The first midterm exam will be on March 31st at 10.30am. You’ll have complete information and a sample exam in an announcement on the website.

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference.
– Lesson 1.3. Exercise: Modeling a discrete-time system from the difference equation.
– Lesson 1.3. Exercise: Discretizing a continuous-time system.
– Lesson 2.1. Presentation with annotations. Part 1.

Lecture 7: 24th March, 2021.

PART 1 (10:30-12:30)

– We finished lesson 2.1 and did the examples of this lesson.

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference.
– Lesson 2.1. Review of controllability.
– Lesson 2.1. Presentation with annotations. Part 1.

PART 2 (12:30-14:30)
– We did some additional exercises of unit 1.

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference.
– Lesson 1.1. Exercise 7(d).       Wording.      Additional example (block diagram).
– Lesson 1.2. Exercise 5(a).
– Lesson 1.2. Exercise 8.      Wording
– Lesson 1.2. Exercise 6.      Wording.

Finally, please remind that the new deadline for the delivery of the report of Lab3 is 14th of April.

Lecture 8: 31st March, 2021.

– We studied the lesson 2.2 and we did some of the examples of this lesson. I propose you to do the example 4 and the example 5(b). Next day we will solve these examples.

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference.
– Lesson 2.2. Introduction to observability.
– Lesson 2.2. Presentation with annotations.
– Lesson 2.2. Example 2(b).
– Lesson 2.2. Example 3 (additional example).
– Lesson 2.2. Example 5(a).

Lecture 9: 14th April, 2021.

PART 1 (10:30-12:30). Laboratory 4. DEADLINE for delivering report of lab4: 28th of April
– Recording of lab lesson 4
– Annotations about lab lesson 4

PART 2 (12:30-14:30)
– We finished the lesson 2.2. We did the examples 4 and 5(b).
– We introduced unit 3.

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference.
– Lesson 2.2. Exercise 4.
– Lesson 2.2. Exercise 5(b).
– Lesson 2.2. Additional example. Position of zeros in a system with 2 variables NC,O and 2 variables C,NO.
– Unit 3. Presentation of the unit.

Lecture 10: 21st April, 2021.

This day we had two sessions of theory and problems.

– We studied the whole lesson 3.1 and we did the examples 1,2 and 3.

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference.    Part 1.    Part 2.
– Lesson 3.1 with annotations.
– Lesson 3.1. Examples 1 and 2.      Steps to control a system.
– Lesson 3.1. Example 3.

Lecture 11: 30th April, 2021.

PART 1 (10:30-12:30). Laboratory 5. (This session was hold in person)

PART 2 (12:30-14:30)
– We finished the example 3 of lesson 3.1.
– We studied the lesson 3.2 and we started a final example of this lesson.

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference, part 1. Example 3, lesson 3.1.
– Recording of the videoconference, part 2. Lesson 3.2. and final example
– Lesson 3.1. Review.
– Lesson 3.1. Exercise 3 (complete).
– Lesson 3.2. Presentation with annotations.
– Lesson 3.2. Final example.     Wording.      Solution.      Steps.

Lecture 12: 5th May, 2021.

PART 1 (10:30-12:30). Laboratory 5, part 2. (This session was hold in person)
– DEADLINE for delivering the report of both parts of Lab5: 19th of May

PART 2 (12:30-14:30)
– We finished the final example of lesson 3.2. We analyzed the possibility of cancelling zeros that have influence on the dynamic response, and the effect of adding the observer.
– We started the exercise 10 of lesson 3.1 (controlling a system which is not controllable and not observable). I propose you to complete this exercise.

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference.
– Lesson 3.2. Final example.
– Lesson 3.1. Exercise 10.

Finally, remind that these will be the contents of the final sessions and important dates (midterm exam 2 and optional exercises).

Lecture 13: 12th May, 2021.

PART 1 (10:30-12:30). Laboratory 6. (This session was hold in person)

PART 2 (12:30-14:30)
– We finished the exercise 10 of lesson 3.1.
– We studied the lesson 3.3 (design of control systems to track a reference) and we did a final example (design of an integral controller, state feedback and observer).

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference.
– Lesson 3.1. Exercise 10 (complete).
– Lesson 3.3. Presentation with annotations.
– Lesson 3.3. Final Example.

Lecture 14: 19th May, 2021.

PART 1 (10:30-12:30). Laboratory 7. (This session was hold in person)

PART 2 (12:30-14:30)
– We finished the final example of lesson 3.3 (design of an integral controller, state feedback and observer).
– We introduced how to use the concepts studied in the subject to control MIMO systems (remember that this will not be part of the exam).

Materials generated during the lecture:
– Lesson 3.3. Final Example (complete).
– MIMO Systems.        CCF of the original system.        Example 1.

Finally, next day we will solve the example of Midterm Exam 2 which is available on the announcement of this exam. Please remind that we will start at 10.30 at lab ISA 1 and later, the laboratory session will start at 12.30 at lab ISA 2.

Lecture 15: 26th May, 2021.

PART 1 (10:30-12:30).

– We solved the example of Midterm Exam 2.

Recording of the videoconference and materials generated during the lecture:
– Recording of the videoconference.
– Exercise 1.
– Exercise 2.
– Question 1.
– Question 2.

PART 2 (12:30-14:30). Laboratory 8. We implemented the scripts and control schemas of the example of Midterm Exam 2.

END OF THE CONTENTS OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/21.