The Routh-Hurwitz Stability Criterion

In this video we explore the Routh Hurwitz Stability Criterion and investigate how it can be applied to control systems engineering. The Routh Hurwitz Stabi...

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Control Bootcamp: Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG)

This lecture combines the optimal full-state feedback (e.g., LQR) with the optimal full-state estimator (e.g., LQE or Kalman Filter) to obtain the sensor-based linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG...

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Peter Ponders PID-Fuzzy Logic vs PID

There are many academic and engineering papers showing how good fuzzy logic control is relative to PID control. Every FL vs PID paper I have seen compares...

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Using Root Locus to Meet Performance Requirements

In this video we investigate how to use the root locus technique to design a controller that meets certain performance specifications.Topics and timestamps:(...

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Dynamic Mode Decomposition (Code)

In this video, we code up the dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) in Matlab and use it to analyze the fluid flow past a circular cylinder at low Reynolds number.

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Peter Ponders PID - T0P1 Part 4, Misc Topics

This video covers another way to compute symbolic gains, the difference between having the P gain act on the error or just the feedback, extending bandwidt...

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Frequency domain – tutorial 13: sampling (theory of everything in signal pro...

In this video, we learn about sampling which enables us to travel from analog to digital world. The following materials are covered:1) why traveling to the ...

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Denoising Data with FFT [Matlab]

This video describes how to clean data with the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) in Matlab.

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TikZ source Code: Two Interconnected RC Elements

TikZ source Code for two Interconnected RC Elements.

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Velocity & Acceleration in Non-Inertial Reference Frames (Coriolis &...

In this video we derive a mathematical description of velocity and acceleration in non-inertial reference frame. We examine the effect of fictitious forces that are witnessed by observers on...

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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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The Fast Fourier Transform Algorithm

Here I discuss the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm, one of the most important algorithms of all time.

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Building the Flight Controller Hardware - dRehmFlight VTOL

This video will show you how to setup and solder the default recommended hardware setup for the dRehmFlight VTOL flight controller package. This hardware configuration will work with the...

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TikZ source Code: Extremum Seeking Control Block Diagram (Krstic)

TikZ source Code: Extremum Seeking Control Block Diagram (Krstic)

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Routh Stability Criterion Intro and Example

I introduce and walk through an example problem of how we can use the Routh Stability Criterion to rigorously determine the necessary and sufficient conditio...

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Lecture 12: Steady state error

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Control Bootcamp: Observability

This video explores the observability of a linear system, namely the ability to estimate the full state "x(t)" from a time-history of limited output measurements "y(t)".

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IMC Design of an Unstable Process Example

In this video, I cover how we can use IMC method to rigorously design a controller for an inherently unstable process (has a positive pole).

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Feedforward Control

When and how to use feedforward control

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Lecture 26: Stability examples, GM and PM using Nyquist Stability Criterion

This video discusses some numerical examples to show how stability can be determined using Nyquist stability criterion. Also explained is how to calculate ga... See More

Lecture 17: Introduction to Compensators/Controllers

This video introduces compensators or controllers. The 3 basic control actions - proportional, derivative and integral - have been discussed. Also discussed ... See More

Stanford CS234: Reinforcement Learning | Winter 2019 | Lecture 15 - Batch Re...

Professor Emma Brunskill
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Stanford AI for Human Impact Lab
Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab
Statistical Machine Learning Group

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Controls Engineering in the FIRST Robotics Competition

This guide is intended to make an advanced engineering topic approachable so it can be applied by those who aren’t experts in control theory. The intended audience is high school students...

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Stability and Eigenvalues [Control Bootcamp]

Here we discuss the stability of a linear system (in continuous-time or discrete-time) in terms of eigenvalues. Later, we will actively modify these eigenvalues, and hence the dynamics...

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Koopman Spectral Analysis (Representations)

In this video, we explore how to obtain finite-dimensional representations of the Koopman operator from data, using regression.

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