HW2
HW2
HW2
Homework #2
Due: 23:00, Tuesday, 10 November 2020 (on moodle)
1. A single-wheel cart (unicycle) moving on the plane with linear velocity v and angular momentum ω
can be modeled by the nonlinear system
is applied to the system. Then, for this control, verify that xsol := e−t x0 is the state solution.
Now, suppose that the computer that computes and applies the open-loop control input has a faulty
clock. As a result at time t, the computer thinks the time is r(t). Write the resultant time-varying
nonlinear system and find the local linearization around the solution (xsol , r(t) = t).
3. Show that x = (0, 0) is a solution of the system of equations
Linearize this system about the point x = (0, 0). Numerically (through computer simulations), compare
solutions corresponding to different initial conditions in the vicinity of the origin of the above system
and its linearization around the origin.
4. Consider the homogeneous discrete-time LTV system
x(k + 1) = A(k)x(k)
1
with " #
1 −1
A0 := 0 1 , if k even,
A(k) = " #
0.5 1
A1 := 0.5 1 , if k odd.
What is the state transition matrix Φ(k, 0) for k ∈ N0 ? Please provide proper analytical justification.
You may use computations for different k, by hand or by computer, to verify your solution but the
computations alone won’t be considered as a complete solution.
5. Consider the function f (x) := Ax, where A ∈ Rm×n . Show that this function maps every straight line
(not necessarily passing through the origin) in Rn to a straight line or a point in Rm . What is the
relationship with the matrix A of a straight line in Rn that maps to a point in Rm ?