Dutch Institute of Systems and Control
Encyclopedia
The Dutch Institute of Systems and Control is an interuniversity institute and graduate school
that unites nine university departments in the Netherlands
active in systems
and control theory
and engineering
. The graduate school offers courses covering a wide range of topics from mathematical system theory to control engineering
. Completing the four-year program of the graduate school leads to a PhD
degree awarded by one of the participating universities. The Institute also unites all academic research in the Netherlands in the field of systems and control. Examples of knowledge application are mechanical manipulation of hard-disk heads, developing energy-efficient greenhouse
s, designing cars that drive-by-wire, autonomously walking or flying robots, and operational strategies in process industry.
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
that unites nine university departments in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
active in systems
Systems theory
Systems theory is the transdisciplinary study of systems in general, with the goal of elucidating principles that can be applied to all types of systems at all nesting levels in all fields of research...
and control theory
Control theory
Control theory is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics that deals with the behavior of dynamical systems. The desired output of a system is called the reference...
and engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
. The graduate school offers courses covering a wide range of topics from mathematical system theory to control engineering
Control engineering
Control engineering or Control systems engineering is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with predictable behaviors...
. Completing the four-year program of the graduate school leads to a PhD
PHD
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degree awarded by one of the participating universities. The Institute also unites all academic research in the Netherlands in the field of systems and control. Examples of knowledge application are mechanical manipulation of hard-disk heads, developing energy-efficient greenhouse
Greenhouse
A greenhouse is a building in which plants are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to very large buildings...
s, designing cars that drive-by-wire, autonomously walking or flying robots, and operational strategies in process industry.