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MSc in Control Systems

This is a full-time course of 12 months' duration. By arrangement it may also be taken on a part-time basis over two years. It is open to applicants with a good Honours degree in an engineering subject or in mathematics, physics or computer science. Exceptionally, applicants with other qualifications may be accepted.

The theory of the control of dynamical systems has developed rapidly over the past 30 years and now forms a large and well-established body of knowledge which is widely used in modem systems design. Application areas include aerospace systems and avionics, the chemical and oil industries, industrial automation and robotics and biomedical control systems, among many others. The purpose of the course is to introduce the student to all the major aspects of control theory in its present form and to the application of this theory to control systems design.

The main topics covered are:

  • the modern theory of linear dynamical systems, based largely on state variable methods;
  • the theory of stochastic modelling and control and its application to the design of control systems for noisy processes;
  • the implementation of computer control;
  • H-infinity methods and other techniques for the design of multivariable systems.
Undergraduate courses in elementary feedback control systems can be taken concurrently by students with no background in this area. Additional, non-examinable, courses in topical subjects such as intelligent autonomous control and neural networks are also available to students.

Assessment of the course is by examination and assessment of laboratory work and project dissertation. Examinable lecture courses are given during the first two terms and are examined at the beginning of the third term. Some of these courses are also available to advanced undergraduate students. The remainder of the time is devoted to tackling an individual project under the supervision of a staff member. There is considerable latitude in the choice of examined subjects and of project topics.

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