Les infos clés
En résumé
This is an interactive course about the basic concepts of Systems, Control and their impact in all the human activities. First, the basic concepts of systems, dynamics, structure and control are introduced. Then, looking at many examples in Nature and human made devices, we will realize that the dynamic behavior of most systems can be modified by adding a control system. Later we will see how knowing how to evaluate the dynamic behavior of a system and measure its performance will provide the tools to design new controlled systems fulfilling some requirements.
By considering which are the benefits of control and the challenges for the future we will open the mind to tackle new applications and develop new scenarios from the micro-systems level to the common systems and the whole universe. An overview of the techniques available for a deeper introduction to the subject will be presented at the end.
Control technology is said to be a hidden technology. We do not notice it under normal operation, but it appears if a failure happens. Looking around in Nature and at human made devices, we realize that their behavior presents analogies and that we can manipulate their temporal evolution.
Characterizing the dynamic behavior of systems and the possibility to change it by introducing control devices is the main aim of the course. You will learn to analyze the dynamic properties of a system and the options to change its behavior according to some requirements.You will learn the basic concepts to undertake further studies in control engineering and its use in a variety of disciplines, from human and social sciences to any engineering field.
Les prérequis
In this course the generic concepts of operators and relationships between variables are used but maths are avoided as much as possible. A basic knowledge of physics will help but it is not mandatory.
Le programme
Characterizing the dynamic behavior of systems and the possibility to change it by introducing control devices is the main aim of the course. You will:
- learn to analyze the dynamic properties of a system and the options to change its behavior according to some requirements.
- learn the basic concepts to undertake further studies in control engineering.
- see examples of its use in a variety of disciplines, from human and social sciences to any engineering field.
Les intervenants
Pedro Albertos
Full Professor, Systems Engineering and Control Dept.
Universitat Politècnica de València
Le concepteur
L'université polytechnique de Valence (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia en castillan ; Universitat Politècnica de València en valencien ; en sigle UPV) est une université espagnole, fondée en 1968.
Actuellement, il compte 25 400 étudiants, 3 600 enseignants et chercheurs et 1 400 professionnels de l'administration et des services, répartis sur les trois campus situés dans les villes d'Alcoy, Gandia et Valence.
La plateforme
EdX est une plateforme d'apprentissage en ligne (dite FLOT ou MOOC). Elle héberge et met gratuitement à disposition des cours en ligne de niveau universitaire à travers le monde entier. Elle mène également des recherches sur l'apprentissage en ligne et la façon dont les utilisateurs utilisent celle-ci. Elle est à but non lucratif et la plateforme utilise un logiciel open source.
EdX a été fondée par le Massachusetts Institute of Technology et par l'université Harvard en mai 2012. En 2014, environ 50 écoles, associations et organisations internationales offrent ou projettent d'offrir des cours sur EdX. En juillet 2014, elle avait plus de 2,5 millions d'utilisateurs suivant plus de 200 cours en ligne.
Les deux universités américaines qui financent la plateforme ont investi 60 millions USD dans son développement. La plateforme France Université Numérique utilise la technologie openedX, supportée par Google.