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Notes on optimal control and convex optimization

The following notes were developed when I was a postdoc in Prof Na Li's group at Harvard. These notes have not been subjected to the usual scrutiny reserved for formal publications. It is likely you will find typos or errors.

• Lecture 1: Problem formulation. [Note]; [Slides]

• Lecture 2: Convex reformulation in the Frequency Domain. [Note]; [Slides]

• Lecture 3: Youla Parameterization. [Note]; [Slides]

• Lecture 4: LMI formulation for H2 and H-infty optimal control. [Note]; [Slides]

• Lecture 5: Distributed Control, QI, and SI. [Note]; [Slides]

Teaching experience prior to UC San Diego

1. 2019 Fall, Teach fellow, ES155 – Systems and Control, Harvard University (Certificate of Distinction in Teaching)

2. 2017 - 2018, Teaching assistant, B15 – Control Systems, University of Oxford

   1. Revision notes: A brief summary of Paper B15

   2. State space systems: Note, Simulation, MATLAB code

   3. Linear Quadratic Regulator: Note, Simulation, MATLAB code

   4. Kalman fitering: Note, Simulation, MATLAB code

   5. Limits of controller performance: Note, Simulation, MATLAB code

3. 2016-2017, Teaching assistant, B15 – Control Systems, University of Oxford

4. 2017 Hilary, Demonstrator, Control Coursework Module, University of Oxford

5. 2016 Hilary, Demonstrator, 2nd year Helicopter Control Lab, University of Oxford