Designing a PID Controller Using the Root Locus Method

In this video we discuss how to use the root locus method to design a PID controller. In addition to discussing the theory, we look at Matlab tools to enabl...

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Peter Ponders PID - InputShaping

Input shaping is used by cranes and other applications where a load that vibrates or swings needs to be moved into position without vibrating or oscillating ... See More

Lecture 22: Frequency domain specifications for Second order system

In this session, frequency domain specifications for a prototype second order system has been derived. See More

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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Velocity & Acceleration in Non-Inertial Reference Frames (Coriolis &...

In this video we derive a mathematical description of velocity and acceleration in non-inertial reference frame. We examine the effect of fictitious forces ...

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Peter Ponders PID - Root Locus Is Useless

Root Locus is almost worthless. Knowing where the poles are as only 1 gain is changed is not very useful since one only has a limited choices on response. ... See More

Lecture 32: Linearisation and State Space Fundamentals

This video introduces State Space techniques. Also covered is, Linearisation See More

Laplace domain – tutorial 1: Laplace transform

In this video, we learn about Laplace transform which enables us to travel from time to the Laplace domain. The following materials are covered:1) why we nee...

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Linear Systems of Equations

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

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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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PID Control with Posicast 7 - ( In English )

In this video closed-loop configurations with PID controllers and Posicast are introduced.

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Types of Machine Learning 2

This lecture gives an overview of the main categories of machine learning, including supervised, un-supervised, and semi-supervised techniques, depending on the availability of expert labels...

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Process Control Introduction

An overview on state variables, inputs (manipulated and disturbance variables), outputs (measured state variables), and an example on the balance equations w...

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IMC PID Design with Dead Time

IMC PID Design with Dead Time

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Drone Simulation and Control, Part 3: How to Build the Flight Code

This video describes how to create quadcopter flight software from the control architecture developed in the last video. It covers how to process the raw sensor readings and use them with...

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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...

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Introduction to the Fourier Transform (Part 2)

This video is the second part of the introduction to the Fourier Transform. I address an error that I made in the first video concerning the scaling term of the transform. I also try to...

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Lecture 9: Time response and Time domain specifications

In this lecture, Time response is discussed in detail. Also discussed are different time domain specifications See More

Understanding and Sketching the Root Locus

In this video we discuss how to sketch the root locus for a system by developing a series of 5 core rules augmented by 5 supplemental rules (for a total of 1...

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Peter Ponders PID - Feed Forward Theory and Calculations

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

Lecture 26: Stability examples, GM and PM using Nyquist Stability Criterion

This video discusses some numerical examples to show how stability can be determined using Nyquist stability criterion. Also explained is how to calculate ga... See More

Understanding Sensor Fusion and Tracking, Part 1: What Is Sensor Fusion?

This video provides an overview of what sensor fusion is and how it helps in the design of autonomous systems. It also covers a few scenarios that illustrate the various ways that sensor...

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Deriving Percent Overshoot, Settling Time, and Other Performance Metrics

In this video we examine a second order dynamic system and derive how various performance metrics (such as time to first peak, magnitude at first peak, perce...

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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

Standard HW Problem #2: Which is the real open loop transfer function?

In this video, we’ll go through another standard homework problem so you can see how you can apply many of the things you’re learning into a single problem. The question is, we have two...

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