Systems Engineering, Part 1: What Is Systems Engineering?

This video covers what systems engineering is and why it’s useful. We will present a broad overview of how systems engineering helps us develop complex projects that meet the program...

How Simulations Work

This article sets out the critical aspects of building good simulations — that is, simulations that are accurate, easy to develop and analyze, and fast. The first sections deal with how a...

Guaranteed Margins for LQR Regulators

John Doyle's famous paper! He presents a counterexample that shows that are no guaranteed margins for LQG systems. 

MATLAB Function: ztrans

ztrans(f) finds the Z-Transform of f. By default, the independent variable is n and the transformation variable is z. If f does not contain n, ztrans uses symvar. 

Road Sign Detection using Transfer Learning on RetinaNet

This blog outlines a number of open-source resources for transfer learning that are worthy of exploring, ands show the result of using transfer learning on RetinaNet to develop a road sign...

Trimming and Linearization, Part 2: The Practical Side of Linearization

With a general understanding of linearization, you might run into a few snags when trying to linearize realistic nonlinear models. These snags can be avoided if you have a more practical...

Nyquist Stability Criterion, Part 1

An explanation of the Nyquist Stability Criterion. This video steps through the importance of the criterion, how to interpret the Nyquist plot graphically, and why it is the way it is....

Introduction to System Identification

In this webinar, you will have a unique chance to learn about system identification from a world-renowned subject expert, Professor Lennart Ljung. Professor Ljung will explain the basic...

Resonance in Nature and Bioinspired Squid Robots

Bioinspired robots combine the best of both biology and engineering. Using tools learned from nature, we can build squid-like and other squishy robots to improve current capabilities in...

Discrete control #3: Designing for the zero-order hold

This is the third video on discrete control and in this video, I want to clear up a confusion that I caused last time regarding using the ZOH method to discretize a continuous controller and...

i-pIDtune: An interactive tool for integrated system identification and PID ...

i-pIDtune is an interactive software tool that integrates system identification and PID controller design. The tool supports experimental design and execution under plant-friendly conditions...

Linear Regression

Linear regression is a cornerstone of data-driven modeling; here we show how the SVD can be used for linear regression.

Understanding Closed-Loop Control

This lecture discusses the differences between open loop and closed loop control in a very easy and intuitive way. Daily examples, like a dishwasher, plant irrigation, and car speed systems...

Koopman Spectral Analysis (Control)

In this video, we explore extensions of Koopman theory for control systems. Much of the excitement and promise of Koopman operator theory is centered around the ability to represent...

Understanding Kalman Filters, Part 5: Nonlinear State Estimators

This video explains the basic concepts behind nonlinear state estimators, including extended Kalman filters, unscented Kalman filters, and particle filters.

A Kalman filter is only defined...

MIMO Radar: TI Application Report

MIMO radar is a key technology in improving the angle resolution (spatial resolution) of mmwave-radars. This article introduces the basic principles of the MIMO-radar and the different...

Discrete control #6: z-plane warping and the bilinear transform

We’re continuing our journey through discrete control and in this video, we’re going to expand our understanding of the bilinear transform. Along the way, we’ll learn about how this...

Systems modeling and representations (French)

Complete course on systems modeling. Includes examples, MATLAB code, and quizzes.

But what is the Fourier Transform? A visual introduction.

An animated introduction to the Fourier Transform.

Learning From Data

This is an introductory course in machine learning (ML) that covers the basic theory, algorithms, and applications. ML is a key technology in Big Data, and in many financial, medical...

Block Diagram Algebra

In this video we introduce block diagrams (AKA signal flow diagrams). We explore how they are used to describe complex systems as well as how to perform blo...

RADAR Engineering

Radar technology is used widely today. The principles involved are very fundamental and every engineering student studies them at least once. This playlist covers Radar Engineering for an EE...

Advances in Feedforward Control for Measurable Disturbances (slides)

These slides present several contributions to improve the feedforward control approaches when inversion problem arise:  the ideal compensator may not be realizable due to negative delay...

Trimming and Linearization, Part 1: What is Linearization?

Why go through the trouble of linearizing a model? To paraphrase Richard Feynman, it’s because we know how to solve linear systems. With a linear model we can more easily design a controller...

Vibrational Control in Insect Flight

Abstract: It is generally accepted among biology and engineering communities that insects are unstable at hover. However, existing approaches that rely on direct averaging do not fully...