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ME-5574: Nonlinear Systems Theory

Description: Introduction to the theory of systems of coupled, nonlinear, time-varying ordinary differential equations: existence and uniqueness of solutions; continuous dependence on parameters; stability of equilibria and stability analysis techniques; input-to-state stability; input-output stability; nonlinear design techniques including input-state and input-output feedback linearization, backstepping, and sliding mode control. Pre: Graduate standing.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: AOE-6774, ECE-6774, ME-6574, ME-6804

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: AOE-5774, ECE-5774

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 13

Average GPA: 3.75 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 58.33%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Craig A Woolsey202389.5%8.7%0.0%1.8%0.0%0.0%3.775
Cornel Sultan202282.5%17.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.776
Andrew J Kurdila201670.6%29.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.672

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