Peter Ponders PID - Feed Forward Theory and Calculations

The formulas for feed forwards are derived for motors and hydraulic actuators. See More

Cascade Control

When and how to use cascade

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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

Direct Synthesis for PID Design Intro

Direct Synthesis for PID Design Intro

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TikZ source Code: RC Lowpass

TikZ source code for an RC Lowpass filter.

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Bode Plots by Hand: Complex 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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The Laplace Transform - A Graphical Approach

A lot of books cover how to perform a Laplace Transform to solve differential equations. This video tries to show graphically what the Laplace Transform is doing and why figuring out the...

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Numerically Linearizing a Dynamic System

In this video we show how to linearize a dynamic system using numerical techniques. In other words, the linearization process does not require an analytical...

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TikZ source Code: Extremum Seeking Control Block Diagram

TikZ source Code: Extremum Seeking Control Block Diagram

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Singular Value Decomposition (SVD): Dominant Correlations

This lectures discusses how the SVD captures dominant correlations in a matrix of data.

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Understanding Sensor Fusion and Tracking, Part 5: How to Track Multiple Obje...

This video describes two common problems that arise when tracking multiple objects: data association and track maintenance. We cover a few ways to solve these issues and provide a general...

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

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

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Partial Fraction Expansion/Decomposition

In this video we discuss how to perform partial fraction expansion (PFE) to rewrite a ratio of polynomials as simpler expressions. Topics and time stamps:(0...

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Data-Driven Control: Eigensystem Realization Algorithm

In this lecture, we introduce the eigensystem realization algorithm (ERA), which is a purely data-driven algorithm to obtain balanced input—output models from impulse response data. ERA was...

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SVD: Image Compression [Python]

This video describes how to use the singular value decomposition (SVD) for image compression in Python.

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Bode Plots of Complex Transfer Functions

In this video we discuss how to generate a bode plot of a complex transfer function by decomposing it into the individual components. We then show how one c...

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Sliding Mode Control Design for Mass-Spring-Damper System

This MATLAB/Simulink example describes the fundamentals of sliding mode control (SMC) and uses SMC to control a mass-spring-damper system.

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Linear Regression 1 [Python]

This video describes how the singular value decomposition (SVD) can be used for linear regression in Python (part 1).

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Solving the 2D Wave Equation

In this video, we solve the 2D wave equation. We utilize two successive separation of variables to solve this partial differential equation. Topics discuss...

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Extremum Seeking Control: Challenging Example

This lecture explores the use of extremum-seeking control (ESC) to solve a challenging control problem with a right-half plane zero.

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Laplace domain – tutorial 2: Region of Convergence (ROC)

In this video, we learn five golden rules on how to quickly find the Region of Convergence (ROC) of Laplace transform. Learn Signal Processing 101 in 31 lect...

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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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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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Understanding Model Predictive Control, Part 6: How to Design an MPC Control...

Learn how to design an MPC controller for an autonomous vehicle steering system using Model Predictive Control Toolbox™. This video walks you through the design process of an MPC controller...

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Project Based Engineering Instrumentation with CircuitPython

This textbook has been designed with the student and faculty member in mind. First, this textbook goes hand in hand with Engineering Instrumentation taught at the undergraduate level at many...

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