Introduction
ITB and University of Twente have enjoyed a very
fruitful collaboration during the the nineties and early 2000. Many
students from Indonesia, and indeed most of them from ITB, obtained
their master's degree in Applied Mathematics. The majority obtained
their MSc degree with specialisation in Systems and Control.
Several also obtained their PhD degree in Twente.
To
renew and to strengthen the collaboration, ITB and the Systems and
Control group in Twente took up the idea to organize a master course in
Systems and Control at ITB.
One of the main motivations is the new
MSc curriculum in Systems and Control, a joint effort of the
Departments of Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, and
Mechanical Engineering in Twente and similar departments in Delft and
Eindhoven. The course at ITB offers a unique opportunity for students
in Systems and Control to learn about the modern developments in the
field and about the MSc program in Systems and Control. For talented
and motivated students the MSc program can be combined with a PhD
program.
The course ensures a thorough introduction to the
mathematical theory of Systems and Control. It is based on a
natural and general view on what a dynamical system is. This
view opens up the application of system theoretic concepts to
a broad class of dynamical systems such as discrete event
systems, timed automata, hybrid automata etc. It also provides
a firm basis for further studies in more advanced subjects
such as optimal control, robust control and H-infinity
control.
Although the course is mathematically inclined, mathematics is
not a goal in itself. The mathematical theory of Systems and
Control is motivated and driven by concrete problems arising
in
real world applications.