Control loops are used in many technical devices and industrial applications. Examples can be found in automotive applications, process and production industry, manufacturing processes, home appliances, medical applications, robotics, etc. In order to support the development and advance of such systems, this course studies fundamental properties of control systems and teaches widely-used controller design techniques. The topics of the course include 

• Analysis of plant/open loop properties and their effect on the design of control systems
• PID controller design methods and anti-windup
• Polynomial approach for pole placement
• Smith predictor for time-delay systems
• Model predictive control
• Numerical simulation.