Lecture 19: Lead and PD compensator Design using Root Locus

This video discusses how a Proportional Derivative [PD] controller and a Lead compensator can be designed using Root Locus See More

RL Course by David Silver - Lecture 1: Introduction to Reinforcement Learnin...

Introduces reinforcment learning (RL), an overview of agents and some classic RL problems.

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How to Land on a Planet (and how it'll be done in the future!)

This video covers the basic ideas behind how engineers develop the algorithms that allow autonomous robots to land on other planetary bodies.

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Equations of Motion for a Planar Vehicle

In this video we outline equations of motion for a simple planar vehicle. This model is suitable for vehicles such as boats or hovercraft that that are rest...

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Lecture 14: Routh Hurwitz Criterion

Special cases in Routh Hurwitz criterion i.e (1) a row with only first entry being zero and (2) A row with all entries zero are considered. The video of a pr... See More

TikZ source Code: Nested subsystems

TikZ source Code: Nested subsystems

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Routh-Hurwitz Criterion, Special Cases

This video presents two special cases that you can encounter when filling out the Routh Array. The first case is when there is a zero in a row with at least one non-zero element following...

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A Nonlinear, 6 DOF Dynamic Model of an Aircraft: the Research Civil Aircraft...

In this video we develop a dynamic model of an aircraft by describing forces and moments generated by aerodynamic, propulsion, and gravity that act on the ai...

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Controllability and the Discrete-Time Impulse Response [Control Bootcamp]

This lecture derives the impulse response for a discrete-time system and relates this to the controllability matrix.

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Matrix Completion and the Netflix Prize

This video describes how the singular value decomposition (SVD) can be used for matrix completion and recommender systems.

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TikZ source Code: Sliding Mode Control Example

TikZ source Code: Sliding Mode Control Example

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Simulating the Lorenz System in Matlab

This video shows how simple it is to simulate dynamical systems, such as the Lorenz system, in Matlab, using ode45.

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Controllability of a Linear System: The Controllability Matrix and the PBH T...

In this video we explore controllability of a linear system. We discuss two methods to test for controllability, the controllability matrix as well as the P...

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Data-Driven Control: Balancing Example

In this lecture, we give an example of how a change of coordinates can balance the controllability and observability of an input—output system.

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SVD: Eigenfaces 2 [Python]

This video describes how the singular value decomposition (SVD) can be used to efficiently represent human faces, in the so-called "eigenfaces" (Python code, part 2).

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DC Gain

In this video we discuss the DC gain of a dynamic system.Topics and time stamps:(0:12) – Introduction to DC gain(7:04) – Derivation of DC gain(11:49) – Relat...

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Discrete control #1: Introduction and overview

So far I have only addressed designing control systems using the frequency domain, and only with continuous systems. That is, we’ve been working in the S domain with transfer functions. We...

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Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) Control for the Inverted Pendulum on a Cart...

Here we design an optimal full-state feedback controller for the inverted pendulum on a cart example using the linear quadratic regulator (LQR). In Matlab, we find that this is a simple one...

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Derivation of the 1D Wave Equation

In this video, we derive the 1D wave equation. This partial differential equation (PDE) applies to scenarios such as the vibrations of a continuous string. ...

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Control Bootcamp: Loop Shaping Example for Cruise Control

This video demonstrates loop shaping on the cruise control model.

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Trimming a Model of a Dynamic System Using Numerical Optimization

In this video we show how to find a trim point of a dynamic system using numerical optimization techniques. We generate a cost function that corresponds to a straight and level flight...

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Essence of Linear Algebra: Understand the Geomterical Beauty in Linear Algeb...

Linear Algebra is a very important and fundamental topic needed in almost every field of STEM. While the linear part of it is easy to understand and perform operations on, the geometric...

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Particle Filter Explained without Equations

This video provides a quick graphical introduction to the particle filter. It does a good job building some intuition behind the filter without ever touching on any mathematics. It's worth a...

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Frequency domain – tutorial 9: frequency response

In this video, the learning objectives are to:1- fully understand the frequency response which forms the foundation of filtering 2- quickly review the common...

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Fourier Series: Part 1

This video will show how to approximate a function with a Fourier series, which is an infinite sum of sines and cosines. We will discuss how these sines and cosines form a basis for the...

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