Hybrid Systems

Fall 2008

The system above shows a Hybrid system

Course Description

Hybrid systems are dynamical systems with interacting continuous-time dynamics and discrete-event dynamics. Hybrid behavior arises in many contexts, both in man-made systems and in nature. Continuous systems which have a phased operation, such as walking robots, insect motion, or biological cell growth and division, are well-suited to be modeled as hybrid systems, as are continuous systems which are controlled by a discrete logic, such as achemical plant controlled with valves and pumps, or the autopilot modes for controlling an aircraft. Hybrid systems are also natural models for systems comprised of many interacting subsystems or processes, such as air or ground transportation systems. “The Art of Hybrid Systems John Lygeros, Shankar Sastry, and laire Tomlin”