Course Announcement: ME 245, Winter '16
Modeling and Control of Spatially Distributed Systems
Modelling, dynamics and control of spatially distributed systems such as those described by partial differential equations and dynamical systems on lattices. The emphasis will be on linear, constructive and algebraic techniques. The material in the course will be strongly motivated by physical examples. Prototype problems from spatially distributed arrays of dynamical systems and hydrodynamic stability will be used to illustrate the theory.
Instructor: Bassam Bamieh , 2333 ENG II, x.4490, bamieh@engineering.ucsb.edu
Office Hours: TBA
Coordinates: MW, 9:00-10:50, 2243 ENG II  
Required Text: Instructor's notes will be provided
Supplementary Texts
  • An Introduction to Infinite-Dimensional Linear Systems Theory by R. F. Curtain and H.J. Zwart, Springer-Verlag, 1995
  • State-Space and frequency-domain methods in the control of distributed parameter systems by S. P. Banks, Peter Peregrinus Ltd., 1983
  • Stability and Stabilization of Infinite Dimensional Systems with Applications by Z.H. Luo, B.Z.Guo and O. Morgul, Springer-Verlag, 1999
Web Page: GauchoSpace
Prerequisites: ME243A/B (ECE230A/B) and a solid background in advanced linear algebra. Familiarity with functional analysis and a certain amount of ``mathematical maturity'' is helpful. Students will be expected to make up any missing mathematical background using provided references.
TOPICS:
  • Examples and motivation, connections and equivalences between finite and infinite dimensional systems, Carleman and Lie-Koopman linearizations
  • Abstract evolution equations, regularity, well posedness and semi-groups
  • Stability and spectral conditions
  • Controllability/Observability, optimal control, norms, and sensitivities of infinite dimensional systems
  • Approximation and numerical methods
  • Symmetries, arrays and spatial invariance, transform methods
  • Swarming, Flocking and large Multi-vehicle systems
  • Hydrodynamic stability and transition to turbulence