Course Details

Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1ECE578SLIDING MODE CONTROL THEORY AND APPLICATIONS3+0+037,512.05.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The purpose of this course is to provide the students with the fundamental tools of sliding mode control based robust control system design and analysis.
Course Content Feedback control fundamentals
Stability analysis
Common nonlinearities and Describing function analysis
Feedback linearization
Lyapunov redesign and Backstepping control
Sliding mode control design
Higher order sliding modes
Nonlinear observers
Course Methods and Techniques 13 F2F classes,
1 midterm exam (20%)
5 HW (30%)
1 group project (20%)
1 final exam (30%)
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Samet Güler
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Yuri Shtessel , Christopher Edwards , Leonid Fridman , Arie Levant, "Sliding mode control and observers", Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %30
Engineering %70
Engineering Design %0
Social Sciences %0
Education %0
Science %0
Health %0
Field %0

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 1 % 20
Ödev 5 % 30
Proje/Çizim 1 % 20
Final examination 1 % 30
Total
8
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Kritik 7 2 14
Yazılı Sınav 1 3 3
Ev Ödevi 5 10 50
Proje 1 40 40
Okuma 7 1 7
Rapor 1 5 5
Ders dışı çalışma 14 2 28
Yüz Yüze Ders 13 3 39
Final Sınavı 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 7,5 189

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Explain the fundamental concepts and characteristics of nonlinear systems and sliding mode control
2 Design and implement nonlinear control systems, including the development of sliding mode controllers
3 Utilize software tools to analyze and design nonlinear control systems

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Feedback control fundamentals
2 Stability analysis
3 Common nonlinearities and Describing function analysis
4 Feedback linearization
5 Lyapunov redesign and Backstepping control
6 Lyapunov redesign and Backstepping control
7 Industrial applications of sliding mode control
8 Midterm exam
9 Sliding mode control design for industrial problems
10 Higher order sliding modes
11 Higher order sliding modes and its applications
12 Nonlinear observers
13 Sliding mode disturbance observer based control
14 More applications and review

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
C1 4 4 2
C2 2 2 3 5 4 3
C3 3 2 2 5 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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