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ECE 242Applied Feedback Control

5 creditsGraduateStudent Option

Sequel to ECE 141 and ECE 241. After reviewing control design techniques examined in ECE 141 and ECE 241, this course explores state space control, discrete time control, and two case studies in control design. Students design and implement feedback controllers on an inverted pendulum experiment.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): ECE 141 or ECE 241. Enrollment is restricted to juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

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When it runs

Winter 2027Open Winter 2027

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Tue Thu 11:40am–1:15pm
PhysSciences 110G. H. ElkaimOpen 0/50

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Tue Thu 9:50am–11:25am
Engineer 2 194G. H. ElkaimOpen 18/50

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Gabriel Elkaim4.1 / 54.0 / 575%38

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