About the course

The field of Automatic Control (AC) studies how to make systems behave in a desired manner using feedback mechanisms and proper controller designs. Automatic Control plays a critical role in almost every aspect of our daily lives, including in home appliances, automobiles, aircraft, biomedical devices, manufacturing systems, the power grid, robots, and autonomous vehicles.

　　The AC area in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering has a long history of major contributions to servomechanisms, manufacturing, automation, and space exploration. In this era of the Internet and information technology, AC faculty are addressing challenging control problems in systems with mobility and autonomy capabilities such as large robotic swarms and automated transportation systems, smart homes and cities, humanoid robots, and unmanned systems in the air, land, and sea. Tackling these complex systems requires research and education in innovative algorithms for coordination and control of large-scale systems, machine-learning techniques for perception and cognition capabilities that allow the systems to adapt to unstructured/unknown environments, and game-theoretic approaches to ensuring security and reliability. The AC faculty look forward to working with enthusiastic and highly motivated students to solve these challenging problems. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	West Lafayette
Spring (January), 2025	West Lafayette
Fall (August), 2025	West Lafayette
Spring (January), 2026	West Lafayette

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Purdue University - West Lafayette

Applicants are ordinarily expected to hold a bachelor?s degree from a college or university of recognized standing prior to registration.

　　Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree: 3.25 or equivalent (A=4.0, Average GPA of admitted students is 3.6)

　　TOEFL iBT - 80 (Minimum Scores: Writing 22, Speaking 18, Listening 14 and Reading 19)

　　TOEFL PBT (overall score is no longer reported) - Reading 19, Listening 14 and Writing 22

　　IELTS - An overall band score of 6.5 is required for admission with the following minimum section requirements:

　　Reading 6.5, Listening 6.0, Speaking 6.0 and Writing 6.0

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

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