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ME 597B Optimal Control of Energy Systems
Course
Description
This course examines the broad
problem of controlling energy system in a manner that optimizes their
performance, efficiency, emissions, or long-term health.
Course
Offering Schedule via C&DE
Semester: Fall
2012
Day and Time:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm est
Location: 327
Sackett Building
Start Date:
August 27, 2012
End Date:
December 21, 2012
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Resident students are
required to attend the live lectures.
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Distance students can
receive the class lectures via:
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interactive live video
conferencing |
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live streaming audio/video
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on-demand streaming
audio/video |
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Course Instructor:
 Dr. Hosam Fathy
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The Pennsylvania
State University
157D Hammond Building
University Park, PA
16802
Phone: 814-867-4442
Fax: 814-865-7222
email:
hkf2@psu.edu
Web page:
http://www.mne.psu.edu/Directories/Faculty/Fathy-H.html |
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Prerequisites:
ME 555 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Reference Materials:
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Primary reference
(required reading): Course notes, to be updated during the weekends on
Angel. Students will be informed about the updates by email. |
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Additional references
(ordered by relevance, starting with most highly recommended):
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Dimitri P. Bertsekas,
Dynamic Programming and Optimal Control, volumes 1&2, 3rd edition,
Athena Scientific, 2005. |
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Frank L. Lewis and
Vassilis L. Syrmos, Optimal Control, 2nd edition, John Wiley &Sons,
1995. |
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Robert Stengel, Optimal
Control and Estimation, Dover, 1994. |
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Richard Bellman, Dynamic
Programming, Princeton University Press, 1957/2010. |
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Brian D. O. Anderson and
John B. Moore, Optimal Control: Linear Quadratic Methods, Dover,
2007. |
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Computer and Technology Requirements:
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Software: There is no
required software for this course, but the instructor will use either
Matlab® (available through student labs; there is also a ~$100 student
license) or C/C++ (free for download), or OpenModelica (free for
download) to illustrate class concepts. Students are welcome to use the
same tools for their project work. |
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The enrollment process is:
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Contact the the Office of Continuing and Distance Education for
admission into the course at 814-865-7643.
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Complete and submit the Registration Form via mail,
fax, or in person. See the Registration Page.
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