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    <Title>Robust Control and Convex Optimisation</Title>
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    <Period>Semester 2</Period>
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    <StaffMember>
      <Name>Lanlan Su</Name>
      <Role>Unit coordinator</Role>
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    <StaffMember>
      <Name>Guido Herrmann</Name>
      <Role>Unit coordinator</Role>
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        <OrgName>Department of Electrical &amp; Electronic Engineering</OrgName>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Part 1 H-infinity&lt;br&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;H-infinity norm &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;2.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Multi-variable systems SV frequency response&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Multi-Variable Feedback Systems – &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;a.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Closed Loop Transfer functions and internal stability&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;b.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Nominal performance&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;4.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Unstructured uncertainty (i.e. additive, multiplicative, inverse multiplicative, coprime)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;5.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Linear Fractional Transformations&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;6.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Small-gain theorem&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;7.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Frequency weighting &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;8.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Robust Stability analysis for unstructured uncertainty&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;9.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Robust Performance &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;10.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Coprime Factorization and Principles of Youla Parametrization &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;11.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Solving the H-infinity problem via Coprime Factorization &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;12.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;H-infinity control systems design case studies&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;a.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Mixed sensitivity H-infinity design &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;b.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;H-infinity loop shaping control&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Part 2 Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs) &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;13.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Function spaces &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;14.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs) and convex optimisation&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;15.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Robust H-infinity controller synthesis (from ARE to LMIs)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;16.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Kalman-Yakubovic-Popov lemma (to convert frequency dependent parahermitian matrix functions to LMIs)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;17.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Dissipative dynamical systems&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;18.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;S-procedure &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;19.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Lur’e Systems&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;20.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Integral Quadratic Constraint Analysis&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;21.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Analysis and design Examples&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Part 3 Laboratory and Assignment 30% &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Part 3.1 Mixed-sensitivity design for a Quanser system&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Part 3.2 Robust Control Design with input / output constraints, e.g. anti-windup&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Part 1 H-infinity&lt;br&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;H-infinity norm &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;2.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Multi-variable systems SV frequency response&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Multi-Variable Feedback Systems – &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;a.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Closed Loop Transfer functions and internal stability&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;b.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Nominal performance&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;4.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Unstructured uncertainty (i.e. additive, multiplicative, inverse multiplicative, coprime)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;5.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Linear Fractional Transformations&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;6.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Small-gain theorem&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;7.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Frequency weighting &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;8.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Robust Stability analysis for unstructured uncertainty&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;9.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Robust Performance &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;10.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Coprime Factorization and Principles of Youla Parametrization &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;11.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Solving the H-infinity problem via Coprime Factorization &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;12.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;H-infinity control systems design case studies&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;a.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Mixed sensitivity H-infinity design &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;b.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;H-infinity loop shaping control&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Part 2 Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs) &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;13.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Function spaces &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;14.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs) and convex optimisation&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;15.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Robust H-infinity controller synthesis (from ARE to LMIs)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;16.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Kalman-Yakubovic-Popov lemma (to convert frequency dependent parahermitian matrix functions to LMIs)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;17.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Dissipative dynamical systems&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;18.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;S-procedure &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;19.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Lur’e Systems&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;20.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Integral Quadratic Constraint Analysis&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;21.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Analysis and design Examples&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Part 3 Laboratory and Assignment 30% &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Part 3.1 Mixed-sensitivity design for a Quanser system&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Part 3.2 Robust Control Design with input / output constraints, e.g. anti-windup&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;The unit aims to:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Introduce students to the fundamentals of robustness analysis, robust control law synthesis and robust control design&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;ILO 1&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Analyse robustness of systems&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;ILO 2&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Explain how robust controllers are synthesised&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;ILO 3&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Design controllers using robust control theory &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;ILO 4&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Develop skills useful in controlling systems when accurate mathematical models are unavailable&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;ILO 5&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Apply robust control methods to systems from a variety of technological areas&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;ILO 6&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Apply design methods that can be used in developing controllers for practical systems in different applications&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <Content></Content>
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    <Content></Content>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Theoretical knowledge is delivered over lectures and demonstrated over tutorial.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <IntroText> </IntroText>
    <Method>
      <MethodId>0</MethodId>
      <MethodName>Other</MethodName>
      <MethodWeight>30%</MethodWeight>
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    <Method>
      <MethodId>1</MethodId>
      <MethodName>Written exam</MethodName>
      <MethodWeight>70%</MethodWeight>
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    <OtherDescription>&lt;p&gt;Coursework - 30%&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unseen written examination - 70%&lt;/p&gt;</OtherDescription>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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      <UnitCode>EEEN64401</UnitCode>
      <UnitTitle>Control Fundamentals</UnitTitle>
      <RequirementType>Pre-Requisite</RequirementType>
      <Description>Compulsory</Description>
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    <Requirement>
      <UnitCode>EEEN60109</UnitCode>
      <UnitTitle></UnitTitle>
      <RequirementType>Pre-Requisite</RequirementType>
      <Description>Compulsory</Description>
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    <Requirement>
      <UnitCode>EEEN40221</UnitCode>
      <UnitTitle>Linear Systems Theory</UnitTitle>
      <RequirementType>Co-Requisite</RequirementType>
      <Description>Compulsory</Description>
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    <AdditionalRequirement>Students taking EEEN40262 in semester 2 must study EEEN40221 Linear Systems Theory in semester 1.</AdditionalRequirement>
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    <Content>N</Content>
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    <Content></Content>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;1 Design of feedback control systems. Stefani, Raymond T. Oxford University Press, 2002&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2 Modern Control Engineering Ogata, K ; Brewer, J. W Journal of dynamic systems, measurement, and control, 1971&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3 Multivariable feedback design Maciejowski, J. M. Addison-Wesley, 1989&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;4 Essentials of robust control Zhou, Kemin. Prentice Hall 1998&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;5 Robust and optimal control Zhou, Kemin. Prentice Hall 1996&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;6 Control theory and design : an RH₂ and RH [infinity] viewpoint Colaneri, Patrizio. Academic Press, 1997&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;7 Linear robust control Green, Michael. Prentice Hall 1995&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <IntroText> </IntroText>
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        <ActivityType>Lectures</ActivityType>
        <Hours>30</Hours>
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      <ActivityHours>
        <ActivityType>Practical classes &amp; workshops</ActivityType>
        <Hours>8</Hours>
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      <ActivityHours>
        <ActivityType>Tutorials</ActivityType>
        <Hours>3</Hours>
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        <Hours>0</Hours>
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    <TotalHours Applicant="Y" Label="Independent study hours" Student="Y">
      <Hours>109</Hours>
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    <Content></Content>
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