Control and System Design

Types of control system structures (Open Loop Systems and Closed Loop Systems);
Behavior of PID control (influences of the P, I, D components);
Design and tuning of PID controller;
Linear approximation of nonlinear model;
Setting controller requirements;
Digital implementation of a continuous time controller (influence of sampling time);
Testing of controller and testing of control system. 

MATLAB Fundamentals

Working with the MATLAB user interface;
Entering commands and creating variables;
Performing analysis and visualizing of vectors and matrices;
Working with data types and data files;
Writing functions;
Data Processing and Visualization;
Optional: Automating commands with scripts;
Optional: Writing programs with logic and flow control. 

Simulink for System and Algorithm Modeling

Creating and modifying Simulink models and simulate system dynamics;
Modeling continuous-time, discrete-time, and hybrid systems;
Modifying solver settings for simulation accuracy and speed;
Building hierarchy into a Simulink model;
Creating reusable model components using subsystems, libraries and model references;
Signal Processing. 

Stateflow

Modeling complex logic flows;
Modeling state machines;
Implementing hierarchical state machines;
Using events in state charts;
Calling functions from state charts;
Managing the Stateflow design interface. 

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

[1] Teoria sistemelor, E Mihail Voicu, Editura Academiei Române, Bucureşti, 2008
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[10] Introduction to Stateflow with Applications, Steven T. Karris, Orchard Publications, 2007