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Programs Offered
- Certificate
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Delivery Options
- On-Campus
- Accelerated
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Credits
- 9 credits
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Timeline
- One–three semesters
Examine the Systems That Keep Technology on Track
What keeps a vehicle traveling at a set speed, a drone stable in changing conditions, or an industrial robot moving precisely along its intended path? Behind each is a control system: a combination of sensors, controllers, and feedback that monitors how a system is performing and makes adjustments to achieve a desired result.
Control systems, then, are fundamental to technologies across automotive, aerospace, energy, robotics, and manufacturing. Michigan Tech’s on-campus and online Control Systems Graduate Certificate helps you build the knowledge to model, analyze, simulate, and design controls for dynamic systems. Develop skills you can apply across a wide range of engineering applications while preparing for more advanced work in controls and automation.
Who is this Certificate For?
This certificate is for qualified professionals who want to enhance their skill set and can be a foundation to continue toward a graduate degree. It is also valuable for degree-seeking students looking to develop a concentration that gives them an edge in their career path.
What You Need to Know
In the graduate certificate in Control Systems program, you will mathematically model and analyze complex dynamic processes and apply feedback control laws capable of stabilizing systems and achieving performance goals. You'll deepen your understanding of linear algebra, modern control; state-based design of linear systems, observability, controllability, pole placement, observer design, stability theory of linear time-varying systems, Lyapunov stability, optimal control, linear quadratic regulator, and Kalman filter.
Admissions
To enroll in this certificate program, students must have a bachelor's degree in any engineering discipline. See complete admissions requirements.
Accelerated Option
Michigan Tech Bachelor's + 1 Semester = Accelerated Graduate Certificate
Current Michigan Tech undergraduates or recent alumni, get started right away. Our accelerated graduate certificates are a fast, affordable way to add graduate credentials to your bachelor's degree in as little as one semester. Be more marketable in your industry or prepare for your master's degree. Explore accelerated certificate options.
Online Option
Accredited Courses, Convenience
Online learning at Michigan Tech provides greater flexibility and can fit around your busy schedule wherever you are. Upgrade or change your career path.
Prospective students can earn graduate certificate in Control Systems fully online.
Credits
This graduate certificate requires a minimum of 9 total credits. Students may apply the credits earned for this certificate toward a graduate degree at Michigan Tech.
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