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Lecturer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Florian Holzapfel
Contact Cedric Kotitschke, M.Sc,
Dr.-Ing. Agnes Steinert
Sebastian Oberndorfer, M.Sc.
Language of Instructions English (incl. exam)
Language of Materials English
Type / ECTS Lecture, Exercise / 5 (Bachelor Module)
Semester Summer Semester
Time and Place (2026S) Lecture: Mondays, 08:00 – 11:15, OTN Hörsaal 3 (9387.EG.010) (TUM-Online)
Central Exercise: Tuesdays, 09:45 – 11:15, OTN Hörsaal 3 (9387.EG.010)(TUM-Online)
Supplementary Exercises: Tuesdays, Thursdays, 11:30 – 14:45, OTN Hörsaal 6 (9387.EG.015)(TUM-Online)
Related Links Moodle: Lecture and Tutorials
Details
Prerequisites None
Content / Educational Objectives The automatic control engineering (automatic control theory) course deals with the targeted influencing of dynamical systems. The systems under consideration are characterized by the fact that they change over time, and they interface with the environment via input and output signals. The course will contain the following main topics:

  • Concept of automatic control theory
  • System modeling
  • Laplace Transform
  • Analysis of dynamic systems in time and frequency domains
  • Feedback control and stability
  • Design of single-loop control systems
  • Advanced control structures and state space design
  • Digital implementation of control systems

Please not that this course is also available in German at the Chair of Automatic Control. Also note that that this English version offered by the institute of Flight System Dynamics, will contain more aerospace related examples.
Teaching Methods / Materials The course has the following structure:

  • Lectures: All the methods are systematically derived and illustrated with examples.
  • Central Exercises: Exercise sheets are provided weekly and solved as part of the tutorial sessions. The participation of students is encouraged through questions and comments.
  • Supplementary Exercises: The material conveyed in the lectures and tutorial sessions is further deepened under the supervision of tutors. These sessions offer space for additional tasks and illuminates the topics from the lectures and central tutorials from different perspectives.
  • Homework: Homework sheets with further exercises are handed each week.

Note: Students are strongly encouraged to participate in the additional exercises and homework tutorials as they will help prepare for the final exams.
Exam
  • Date: August 28, 2026
  • Time: 14:00
  • Duration: 100 minutes (10min reading, 90min writing)
  • Exam type: written
  • Mixture of short questions and calculations