Electrical
and
Systems Engineering 554
TuTh 2:30PM-4:00PM
Lopata 202
Instructor:
Christopher I. Byrnes
About
the course:
Feedback and feedforward loops are the way that simpler systems are
interconnected to design or analyze important complex
systems. This architecture underlies the analysis of many
modern electronic and mechanical systems and is now becoming more
attractive as a tool in communications, neurosciences and
systems biology. In this course, we will study the behavior
of nonlinear feedback and feedforward systems, paying particular
attention to the use of feedback mechanisms to shape the
behavior of complex systems. In particular, we will study the
sense in which a nonlinear system can exhibit a stable,
steady-state behavior in both an equilibrium and a nonequilibrium
setting. The lectures will combine an intuitive approach with
a careful delineation between what we would hope would occur
and what can be established rigorously, illustrated in a variety
of applications. Prerequisite: ESE 441/541.
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