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ECE 634: Optimal Control Systems

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Spring 2003

Professor:

Weibo Gong (gong@ecs.umass.edu)
Office: KEB 211E
Office Hours: 1-2:30 T, Thu (and by appointment).

Where and When:

Meeting Place: Marcus Hall Studio B
Meeting Time: 2:30-3:45 T, Thu
Web Page: http://tennis.ecs.umass.edu/ece634/
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Course Description:

Mathematics background: Introduction to basics of functional spaces as a framework to motivate and unify optimization methods.

Basic techniques in optimization: Basics of linear programming, basics of nonlinear programming, calculus of variation, optimal control, dynamic programming, neuro-dynamic programming, random search, simulated annealing, genetic algorithms.

Textbook: Lokenath Debnath and Piotr Mikusinski, Introduction to Hilbert Spaces with Applications, 

           ISBN: 0122084365, Academic Press, 1999. Available in the Textbook Annex.

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    Course Prerequisite: Ordinary Differential Equations, Basic Probability Theory, Linear algebra.

Course Requirements:

        Exam: There will be an in-class midterm exam to check the basic mathematical concepts.

        Assignments:  There will be some written problem sets and survey papers and presentations to illustrate the concepts.

        Grading :  Grades will be apportioned roughly as follows:

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