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The Braitenberg Vehicles

Brian Douglas
15 min
Beginner
Video
Theory

This video explores the world of simple logical robots as described by Valentino Braitenberg in his book Vehicles, Experiments in Synthetic Psychology. With very simple linkages between...

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Cohen-Coon Tuning

Jacques Smuts
15 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application

A procedure and commentary on this tuning approach that includes deadtime.

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Interactive Course for Control Theory

Erasmus+
Beginner
Course
Theory

Control Theory is a topic that finds a widespread application throughout engineering and natural sciences. It is very common in electrical, mechanical and process engineering. Especially...

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So You Want to be a Systems Engineer

Gentry Lee, posted by Pythonista
53 min
Beginner
Video
Theory

A presentation by Gentry Lee on what qualities and characteristics make a great systems engineer. At the time of the presentation, Gentry Lee was the Chief Engineer for the Solar System...

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What Is a Control System and Why Should I Care?

Dr. Daniel Y. Abramovitch, Agilent Technologies, American Automatic Control Council Education Committe Chair
25 min
Beginner
Video
Demonstration

This is a 25 minute abbreviated version of the Part 1 & Part 2 talk.  It goes through the basic ideas while skipping some of the details and examples of the longer talks.   The talk abstract...

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Radar Angular Resolution

Christian Wolff
Beginner
Article / Blog
Theory

This radartutorial.eu page describes angular resolution. Radar angular resolution is the minimum distance between two equally large targets at the same range which radar is able to...

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Post-Pandemic: A Hybrid Lab Experience

Paul Karam | Quanser
Beginner
Article / Blog
Application

This article discusses the importance of a hybrid laboratory model, blending physical hardware with digital twins. Example using the Quanser Interactive Lab (QLabs) platform is given.

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Process Control is Inventory Control

R. Russell Rhinehart
10 min
Beginner
Article / Blog
Application

You change the inventory of heat to change temperature.  You change the inventory of material to change level.  Understanding how the inventory relates to the controlled variable is...

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Intro to Data Science: Overview

Steve Brunton
6 min
Beginner
Video
Theory

This lecture provides an introductory overview to data science. I will discuss the high-level goals of this lecture series, and how data science is about asking and answering questions with...

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Singular Value Decomposition (SVD): Overview

Steve Brunton
6 min
Beginner
Video
Theory

This video presents an overview of the singular value decomposition (SVD), which is one of the most widely used algorithms for data processing, reduced-order modeling, and high-dimensional...

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Control Valve Problems

Jacques Smuts
20 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application

Control valve problems can severely affect control loop performance and, unless eliminated, they can make controller tuning a challenging (sometimes impossible) task. Some problems are quite...

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Basic course of control theory (Hungarian and English)

BME - Automatizálási és Alkalmazott Informatikai Tanszék
Beginner
Article / Blog
Theory

The basic course of control theory is taught in the 3rd year for the students specialized in information technology at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics of the Budapest...

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Control Bootcamp: Overview

Steve Brunton
19 min
Beginner
Video
Theory

Overview lecture for bootcamp on optimal and modern control. In this lecture, we discuss the various types of control and the benefits of closed-loop feedback control.

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