1. Robustness of linear systems/ system analysis • Boundary crossing theorem of Frazer and Duncan • Mikhailov criterion • Kharitonov criterion • Frequency response approaches 2. Selected control design techniques/ control synthesis • Parameter-space approach of Ackermann and Kaesbauer • Eigenvalue and eigenvalue domain assignment • H-infinity control • Frequency response approaches (Sensitivity function approaches in the frequency domain) 3. Robust LMI-based control techniques • Lyapunov stability • Polytopic uncertainty modeling • Optimality of solutions 4. Duality between control and observer synthesis • Robust state estimation • Sliding mode observers 5. Interval methods: Solution of static and dynamic problems (Enclosing function values, Branch-and-bound techniques, Verification techniques for differential equations) 6. Fundamentals: Fault detection and fault-tolerant control
