C. R. (Bob) Koch, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

Website: https://sites.ualberta.ca/~ckoch/ Mechanical Systems Mechatronics Sensors Machine Learning Control Energy And Environment Control Systems Renewable Energy Combustion Engine Control Emissions Flow Control Transportation

About

Education:

• PhD (Stanford University - 1991)
• MS (Stanford University - 1986)
• BSc (University of Alberta - 1985)

Research

Behaviour of internal combustion engines and fluid systems and the application of control to these systems. My research can be divided into three areas: internal combustion engines, engine control, and active control of fluid systems.

Publications:

C. R. Koch Publications

MEC E 420 - Feedback Control Design of Dynamic Systems

Design of linear feedback control systems for command-following error, stability, and dynamic response specifications. PID, Root-locus, frequency response and design techniques. An introduction to structural design limitations. Examples emphasizing Mechanical Engineering systems. Some use of computer aided design with MATLAB/Simulink. Controls Lab - control of mechanical systems. Prerequisites: MEC E 390. Credit can only be granted for one of MEC E 420, ECE 362, CH E 448.

MEC E 614 - Iterative Learning Control

Mathematical preliminaries (discrete time systems). Stability and transient response of Iterative Learning Control (ILC). Design of ILC in both the time and frequency domain. Convergence and design of repetitive control.

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