Machine Learning Overview

This lecture provides an overview of machine learning, and how it fits into this introductory video sequence on data science. We discuss how machine learning involves "modeling with data".

See More

Building a Matlab/Simulink Model of an Aircraft: the Research Civil Aircraf...

In this video we implement the RCAM model as a Matlab script that is called from a Simulink model. The result is a fully encapsulated Simulink model of a nonlinear, 6 DOF aircraft. Please...

See More

Apollo's Flight Computer: Epitome of Engineering

The Apollo missions' success can be vastly accredited to the success of building a robust, one-of-a-kind flight computer for its guidance, navigation and control. Follow this video to...

See More

Introduction to the Fourier Transform (Part 1)

This video is an introduction to the Fourier Transform. I try to give a little bit of background into what the transform does and then I go step by step through explaining the Inverse...

See More

Time domain - tutorial 5: signal properties

In this video, we learn about some special signals which are symmetric around the y-axis (even) or around the origin (odd) . Then we talk about periodic sign...

See More

Neural Networks and Deep Learning

This lecture explores the recent explosion of interest in neural networks and deep learning in the context of 1) vast and increasing data sets, and 2) rapidly improving computational...

See More

Mounting and Configuring the IMU - dRehmFlight VTOL

This video will show you how to verify proper operation of the IMU for dRehmFlight VTOL before your first flight. It will also show you how to correctly mount the IMU to your aircraft. The...

See More

Lecture 11: Transient Response and Numerical Problems

A review of time response of 2nd order underdamped systems is done. The effect of moving closed loop poles in different directions in the s-plane are also di... See More

Frequency domain – tutorial 10: modulation

In this video, we learn about modulation technique which is commonly used in communication systems to send information from transmitter to receiver. The foll...

See More

Peter Ponders PID - Closed Loop Zeros

This video covers closed loop zeros, what causes zeros and the benefits and drawbacks of closed loop zeros.

See More

Closed Loop Feedback Control

Intro to closed loop (feedback) control motivation, theory, block diagrams and block diagram algebra, and PID controllers

See More

Lecture 21: Introduction to Frequency Response

This video introduces Frequency Response and Frequency Domain Specifications. Thanks to Ames Bielenberg whose animation has been made use of, in this video. See More

Peter Ponders PID- Motor position control

Symbolic pole placement is used to place the poles on the negative real axis in the s-domain so that the response never overshoots. See More

Bode Plot Gain and Phase Margin Determination

I'll show you how we can determine the Gain and Phase Margin from a Bode Plot (at some fixed controller gain).

See More

Lecture 23: Bode plots

Discusses Bode plots and Bode plots for some common factors in a transfer function See More

RL Course by David Silver - Lecture 2: Markov Decision Process

Explores Markov Processes including reward processes, decision processes and extensions.

See More

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...

See More

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...

See More

Transfer Function to State Space

In this video we show how to transform a transfer function to an equivalent state space representation. We will derive various transformations such as contr...

See More

Designing a Lead Compensator with Bode Plot

This video walks through a phase lead compensator example using the Bode Plot method.

See More

Linear Systems of Equations

This video describes linear systems of equations and when they have solutions.

See More

Constraint Enforcement for Improved Safety | Learning-Based Control

Learn about the constraints of your system. Then see a how to enforce those constraints so the system does not violate them. Constraint enforcement is important for safety-critical...

See More

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...

See More

TikZ source Code: Feedback system

TikZ source Code: Feedback system

See More

Data-Driven Control: Balanced Truncation

In this lecture, we describe the balanced truncation procedure for model reduction, where a handful of the most controllable and observable state directions are kept for the reduced-order...

See More