Wind Tunnel Corrections and Data Reduction

This is the second of our 3 part series on wind tunnel testing. In this video, we discuss 11 different corrections and data reduction processes that are applied to raw wind tunnel data to...

Nyquist Stability Criterion

The Wikipedia article on Nyquist Stability Criterion.  This covers the Nyquist plot, the Cauchy argument principle, and the stability criterion itself.  A mathematical derivation is also...

TCLab: An Inexpensive Experimental Platform for Students to Learn Feedback

The temperature control lab (TCLab) reinforces process feedback control  with real data. The TCLab hardware consists of an Arduino® shield that fits onto a standard Arduino Leonardo...

A* Pathfinding (E01: algorithm explanation)

Welcome to the first part in a series teaching pathfinding for video games. In this episode we take a look at the A* algorithm and how it works.

What are Phased Arrays?

This video introduces the concept of phased arrays. An array refers to multiple sensors, arranged in some configuration, that act together to produce a desired sensor pattern. With a phased...

Massive MIMO Hybrid Beamforming

This MATLAB example shows how hybrid beamforming is employed at the transmit end of a massive MIMO communications system, using techniques for both multi-user and single-user systems. The...

Introduction to the A* Algorithm

An interactive visual explanation of the A* algorithm using motivating examples from computer games.

Neural Network Overview

This lecture gives an overview of neural networks, which play an important role in machine learning today.

Vectors, Dot Products, Cross Products - 3D Kinematics

Walter Lewin is one of the most reputed professors and was a former lecturer at MIT. His free to watch series on YouTube titled 8.01 is an excellent one for undergrads and high school...

The Linear Quadratic Regulator

In these notes, we will derive the solution to the finite-horizon linear quadratic regulator (LQR) problem in several different ways. Fundamentally, LQR can be viewed as a large least...

Introduction to Radar Systems: Target Radar Cross Section

This course is presented by Robert M. O'Donnell, a former researcher at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and is designed to instill a basic working knowledge of radar systems.

The set of 10 lectures...

Student's Guide to Bayesian Statistics

This video provides a summary of a textbook Bed Lambert wrote on Bayesian inference  and accompanying (freely available) YouTube course. 

The Braitenberg Vehicles

This video explores the world of simple logical robots as described by Valentino Braitenberg in his book Vehicles, Experiments in Synthetic Psychology. With very simple linkages between...

The Kalman Filter [Control Bootcamp]

Here, we discuss the Kalman Filter, which is an optimal full-state estimator, given Gaussian white noise disturbances and measurement noise.

Linearizing Around a Fixed Point [Control Bootcamp]

This lecture describes how to obtain linear system of equations for a nonlinear system by linearizing about a fixed point. This is worked out for the simple pendulum "by-hand" and in...

Fast chirp FMCW Radar in automotive applications

FMCW (frequency-modulated continuous wave radar) modulations have been popularly implemented in the automotive radar applications. This document demonstrates system requirement for a new...

PID Explained

A qualitative explanation of P, I, & D actions using graphs.

Quanser QUBE-Servo 2: Low-cost Teaching Platform for Controls

The Quanser QUBE-Servo 2 is a fully integrated, modular servomotor lab experiment designed for teaching mechatronics and control concepts at the undergraduate level. Ideal for teaching speed...

Control Systems in Practice, Part 5: A Better Way to Think About a Notch Fil...

This video describes an intuitive way to approach notch filter design by thinking about the problem as an inverted, lightly damped, second-order low-pass filter. Then, two additional poles...

Autodesk Tinkercad

Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use web app that equips the next generation of designers and engineers with the foundational skills for innovation: 3D design, electronics, and coding!

Lectures on Modelling and Control of Dynamic Systems (French)

Lectures on Modelling and Control of Dynamic Systems from Patrick Lanusse of Bordeaux INP, France.

Autonomous Navigation, Part 6: Metrics for System Assessment

Take a systems engineering approach to verifying the autonomous navigation system end to end and learn how simulations and physical tests can complement each other. The video also covers a...

MATLAB Discovery Page - Anomaly Detection

Anomaly detection is the process of identifying events or patterns that differ from expected behavior. Anomaly detection can range from simple outlier detection to complex machine learning...

My Sole Advise to Data Scientists on Coursera & Quora

This blog post by Tarry Singh answers questions including "How do I get started in the field on Machine Learning, Deep Learning or Artificial Intelligence" and "How do I advance from the...

Online and Recursive System Identification | System Identification, Part 4

Online system identification algorithms estimate the parameters and states of a model as new data is measured and available in real-time or near real-time. Brian Douglas covers what online...