ECE Courses by TIG

Course Number	Course Title and Catalog Description
ECE6560	Advanced Computer Vision & Image Processing using PDEs and Active Contours Algorithms for computer vision and image processing, emphasizing partial-differential equation and active contour methods. Topics include image smoothing and enhancement, edge detection, morphology, and image reconstruction.
ECE6554	Adaptive Control Methods of parameter estimation and adaptive control for systems with constant or slowly-varying unknown parameters. MATLAB design projects emphasizing applications to physical systems.
ECE4550	Control System Design Design of control algorithms using state-space methods, microcontroller implementation of control algorithms, and laboratory projects emphasizing motion control applications.
ECE4761	Industrial Controls and Manufacturing Students are introduced to industrial controls and the fundamentals of manufacturing with hands-on experience based on lab projects using industry software and hardware for communications and control. Crosslisted with TFE 4761.
ECE6551	Digital Control Techniques for analysis and synthesis of digital control systems. Sample-data systems, state-space systems, and linear feedback design.
ECE6558	Stochastic Systems Advanced techniques in stochastic analysis with emphasis on stochastic dynamics, nonlinear filtering and detection, stochastic control and stochastic optimization and simulation methods.
ECE6553	Optimal Control and Optimization Optimal control of dynamic systems, numerical optimization techniques and their applications in solving optimal-trajectory problems.
ECE4555	Embedded and Hybrid Control Systems Modeling, analysis, and design of embedded and hybrid control systems.
ECE6562	Autonomous Control of Robotic Systems Fundamental issues associated with autonomous robot control. Emphasizes biological perspective that forms the basis of many current developments in robotics.
ECE6563	Networked Control and Multiagent Systems Covers tools and techniques for networked control systems as well as application domains and promising research directions.
ECE6550	Linear Systems and Controls Introduction to linear system theory and feedback control. Topics include state space representation, controllability and observability, linear feedback control.
ECE6556	Intelligent Control Principles of intelligent systems and their utility in modeling, identification and control of complex systems; neuro-fuzzy tools applied to supervisory control; hands-on laboratory experience.
ECE3084	Signals and Systems Continuous-time linear systems and signals, their mathematical representations, and computational tools; Fourier and Laplace transforms, convolutions, input-output responses, stability.
ECE4563	Game Theory and Multiagent Systems An introduction to game theory and its application to multiagent systems, including distributed routing, multivehicle control, and networked systems.
ECE4570	System Theory for Communication and Control Study of the basic concepts in linear system theory and numerical linear algebra with applications to communication, compution, control and signal processing. A unified treatment.
ECE4560	Introduction to Automation and Robotics Fundamental disciplines of modern robotics: mechanics, control, and computing. Analysis, design, and control of mobile robots and manipulators. Course may contain team projects and hands-on labs.
ECE6555	Optimal Estimation Techniques for signal and state estimation in the presence of measurement and process noise with the emphasis on Wiener and Kalman filtering.
ECE2036	Engineering Software Design Object-oriented software methods for engineering applications. Numerical analysis methods; simulations and graphical presentation of simulation results; analysis of numerical precision. Programming projects.
ECE6552	Nonlinear Systems and Control Classical analysis techniques and stability theory for nonlinear systems. Control design for nonlinear systems, including robotic systems. Design projects.
ECE3550	Feedback Control Systems Analysis and design of control systems. Laplace transforms, transfer functions, and stability. Feedback systems: tracking and disturbance rejection. Graphical design techniques.
ECE4575	Numerical Methods for Optimization and Optimal Control Algorithms for numerical optimization and optimal control, Gradient-descent techniques, linear programming, numerical linear system solvers, second-order methods for optimizing performance of dynamical systems.
ECE4580	Computatonal Computer Vision Computational and theoretical aspects of computer vision. Application areas include robotics, autonomous vehicles, tracking, and image-guided surgery. Includes major project.
ECE6557	Manufacturing Systems Design Analytic and simulation tools for design, control and optimization of manufacturing systems. Discrete event dynamic systems and optimization.
ECE6561	Computing for Control Systems Introduction to real-time computing, distributed computing, and software engineering in control systems. The particular requirements of control systems will be presented.
ECE4562	Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic in Control Principles of neural networks and fuzzy systems; the MATLAB Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic Toolboxes; examples from system identification, classification and control; laboratory experience.
ECE6559	Advanced Linear Systems Study of multivariable linear system theory and robust control design methodologies.
ECE3090	Software Fundamentals for Engineering Systems Using computer algorithms for solving electrical engineering problems arising in various application domains. Development of effective algorithms and their implementation by object-oriented code.

ECE Courses by TIG

Advanced Computer Vision & Image Processing using PDEs and Active Contours

Adaptive Control

Control System Design

Industrial Controls and Manufacturing

Digital Control

Stochastic Systems

Optimal Control and Optimization

Embedded and Hybrid Control Systems

Autonomous Control of Robotic Systems

Networked Control and Multiagent Systems

Linear Systems and Controls

Intelligent Control

Signals and Systems

Game Theory and Multiagent Systems

System Theory for Communication and Control

Introduction to Automation and Robotics

Optimal Estimation

Engineering Software Design

Nonlinear Systems and Control

Feedback Control Systems

Numerical Methods for Optimization and Optimal Control

Computatonal Computer Vision

Manufacturing Systems Design

Computing for Control Systems

Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic in Control

Advanced Linear Systems

Software Fundamentals for Engineering Systems