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P&S: Mission impossible: CartPole4.0
Last Updated: 2026-06-03 00:07:41
Abstract
The category of "Laboratory Courses, Projects, Seminars" includes courses and laboratories in various formats designed to impart practical knowledge and skills. Moreover, these classes encourage independent experimentation and design, allow for explorative learning and teach the methodology of project work.
Objective
This course is a one-stop-shop tour for becoming a real control engineer. The overall goal is to swing-up and stabilize a cart-pole system. To achieve this, you will design control algorithms of increasing complexity, thereby solving increasingly challenging tasks. While simulation environments (among others, of the cart-pole system) are popular benchmarks in machine learning, this course will provide you with hands-on experience on a real-world prototype - with all its challenges (parameter uncertainties, noise, delays, …). Not only will you deploy and familiarize yourself with some of the most important concepts in control, but you will also be exposed to topics like state-estimation and system identification. The algorithms deployed range from PID, state-feedback including LQR, and Lyapunov-based control. If time permits, you can further dive into learning controllers, state estimation, model predictive control, or try out your own ideas. Workload: Six afternoons in the lab (ETL D10.1), two hours each. Additional preparation at home. Overall estimated workload: ~50 hours. Prerequisites: Attending the Control Systems class a-priori is recommended, otherwise the expected workload can be significantly higher. Some experience with Matlab and Simulink is recommended.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- BSC
- Frequency
- Semesterly recurring
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Registration & Places
- Signup Start
- 11.09.2026
- Signup End
- 25.09.2026
Course Components
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P&S: Mission impossible: CartPole4.0
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Offered In
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Laboratory Courses, Projects, Seminars (A minimum of 15 cp must be achieved in the category "Laboratory Courses, Projects, Seminars)
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Projects & Seminars (only for BSc EEIT) (Enrolment is only possible for students in the BSc Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, from Friday before the start of the semester. Places are allocated using the P&S application tool ( ). For more offers, see "Projects & Seminars (open to all)".)
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