Control Bootcamp: Sensitivity and Complementary Sensitivity

Here we explore the sensitivity and complementary sensitivity functions, which are critical in understanding robustness and performance.

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Designing a PID Controller Using the Ziegler-Nichols Method

In this video we discuss how to use the Ziegler-Nichols method to choose PID controller gains. In addition to discussing the method and providing a Matlab i...

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Peter Ponders PID - Yet Another Linear Quadratic Control Video but...

This videos covers topics not found or hard to find in control books or other videos.This video converts tracking position, velocity and acceleration for a m... See More

Transfer Functions: Introduction and Implementation

In this video we introduce transfer functions and show how they can be derived from a set of linear, ordinary differential equations. We also examine how to...

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Peter Ponders PID - Controlling non-integrating single pole system. Part 1 ...

Part 1 shows why P only control shouldn't be used because the set point or target is never reached.Part 2 shows why I only control shouldn't be used because ...

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Drone Simulation and Control, Part 5: Tuning the PID controller

In the last video, we learned how accurate, nonlinear models are great for simulation but they don’t lend themselves well to linear analysis and design. This video takes the nonlinear model...

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Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

This is the first lesson in a multi-video discussion focused on partial differential equations (PDEs).In this video we introduce PDEs and compare them with o...

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TikZ source Code: Parallel interconnection of two systems

TikZ source Code: Parallel interconnection of two systems

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Fourier Series [Python]

This video will describe how to compute the Fourier Series in Python.

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Time domain - tutorial 4: transformation examples

In this video, we solve examples to practice different signal transformations using a systematic approach. By the end of this lecture, you should be able to ...

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TikZ source Code: Mobile Robot Wall

TikZ source Code: Mobile Robot Wall

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Motivation for Full-State Estimation [Control Bootcamp]

This video discusses the need for full-state estimation. In particular, if we want to use full-state feedback (e.g., LQR), but only have limited measurements of the system, it is necessary...

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Time domain - tutorial 9: convolution examples

In this video, we use a systematic approach to solve lots of examples on convolution. By the end of this lecture, you should be able to find convolution betw...

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Randomized SVD Code [Matlab]

This video describes the randomized singular value decomposition (rSVD) (Matlab code).

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Transfer Functions in Simulink for Process Control

An introduction on deriving transfer functions from a linearized state space model via Laplace Transforms, and how we can input transfer functions into Simul...

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Direct Design Example for PID Controller

I go through an example problem of how we can use Direct Design (also called Direct Synthesis) to determine the tuning parameters for a PID controller, given...

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PID Control with Posicast Control 8 - ( In English )

This is the follow up of PID Control with Posicast ( Part II )

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State Space to Transfer Function

In this video we show how to transform a linear state space representation of a dynamic system to an equivalent transfer function representation. We will de...

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Humans, Robots, and Non-Prehensile Manipulation

This is a fun video that was inspired by a presentation I saw at the 2015 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). I wanted to see if humans could duplicate the...

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Using a Homogeneous Transformation Matrix to Combine Rotation and Translatio...

In this video we discuss how to properly deal with coordinate frames that are both rotated and translated from one another. We develop a homogeneous transfo...

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FreeFlyer Aerodynamic Simulation Software

FreeFlyer® is an aerodynamic simulation software for space mission design, analysis and operations. It is a commercial software used in actual missions. Free for students, paid for startups...

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Bode Plots by Hand: Real Poles or Zeros

This is a continuation of the Control Systems Lectures. This video describes the benefit of being able to approximate a Bode plot by hand and explains what a Bode plot looks like for a...

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Numerically Solving Partial Differential Equations

In this video we show how to numerically solve partial differential equations by numerically approximating partial derivatives using the finite difference me...

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Understanding Sensor Fusion and Tracking, Part 2: Fusing a Mag, Accel, and G...

This video describes how we can use a magnetometer, accelerometer, and a gyro to estimate an object’s orientation. The goal is to show how these sensors contribute to the solution, and to...

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Using ‘rlocus’ in Matlab to Plot the Root Locus

This tutorial illustrates how to use the ‘rlocus’ command in Matlab to quickly and easily sketch the root locus.Discussion on the 3 example transfer function...

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