A E 678 - State-Space Flight Control

Units: 3

Grading Method: LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC

Prerequisite(s): A E 440 with a grade of C (2.0) or better, or instructor consent for students with non-SDSU undergraduate degrees.

State space methods of analysis and design of continuous and discrete-time linear systems. Coordinate transformations, controllability, observability of continuous and discrete systems. Lyapunov stability analysis. Detectability, pole placement, stabilizability. Minimal order observers. Aircraft and spacecraft flight control system analysis and design.

Maximum Credits: 3