Inverted Pendulum on a Cart [Control Bootcamp]

In this video, we introduce an example system to control: an inverted pendulum on a cart. We describe the state-space, find the fixed points, and simulate the system in Matlab. Because the...

Control Bootcamp: Introduction to Robust Control

This video motivates robust control with the famous 1978 paper by John Doyle, titled "Guaranteed Margins for LQG Regulators"... Abstract: There are none.

Autonomous Navigation, Part 5: What Is Extended Object Tracking?

In many practical scenarios, there are other objects that may need to be observed and tracked in order to effectively navigate within an environment. This video will show extended object...

A* Pathfinding (E01: algorithm explanation)

Welcome to the first part in a series teaching pathfinding for video games. In this episode we take a look at the A* algorithm and how it works.

Feedback Systems: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers

This is the wiki for the text Feedback Systems (second edition) by Karl J. Åström and Richard M. Murray. On this resource you will find the complete text of the book as well as additional...

Control Systems in Practice, Part 5: A Better Way to Think About a Notch Fil...

This video describes an intuitive way to approach notch filter design by thinking about the problem as an inverted, lightly damped, second-order low-pass filter. Then, two additional poles...

Math Background for Machine Learning from Carnegie Melon University

This course provides a place for students to practice the necessary mathematical background for further study in machine learning — particularly for taking 10-601 and 10-701. Topics covered...

The Radar Range Equation - radartutorial.eu

This article describes the radar range equation. The radar range equation represents the physical dependences of the transmit power, which is the wave propagation up to the receiving of the...

Understanding Sensor Fusion and Tracking, Part 6: What Is Track-Level Fusion...

Gain insights into track-level fusion, the types of tracking situations that require it, and some of the challenges associated with it.

You’ll see two different tracking architectures—track...

Linearizing Around a Fixed Point [Control Bootcamp]

This lecture describes how to obtain linear system of equations for a nonlinear system by linearizing about a fixed point. This is worked out for the simple pendulum "by-hand" and in...

Process Dynamics and Control Course

This course focuses on a complete start to finish process of physics-based modeling, data driven methods, and controller design. Although some knowledge of computer programming is required...

Intro to Data Science: Answering Questions with Data

This lecture describes the central aspect of data science: asking and answering questions with data. In particular, we discuss the thought process and progression of questions one might ask...

Converting Constrained Optimization to Unconstrained Optimization Using the ...

In this video we show how to convert a constrained optimization problem into an approximately equivalent unconstrained optimization problem using the penalty...

1D Kinematics - Speed, Velocity, Acceleration

Walter Lewin is one of the most reputed professors and was a former lecturer at MIT. His free to watch series on YouTube titled 8.01 is an excellent one for undergrads and high school...

Nonlinear Oscillations, Dynamical Systems, and Bifurcations of Vector Fields...

From the reviews: "This book is concerned with the application of methods from dynamical systems and bifurcation theories to the study of nonlinear oscillations. Chapter 1 provides a review...

What is a Matched Filter?

This video explains the Matched Filter from a signals perspective.

MATLAB Discovery Page - Anomaly Detection

Anomaly detection is the process of identifying events or patterns that differ from expected behavior. Anomaly detection can range from simple outlier detection to complex machine learning...

Why multichannel beamforming is useful for wireless communication

Wireless communication systems like 5G and WiFi usually have to serve many users simultaneously and they have to deal with multiple paths between two radios when operating in a scattering...

Minami's Control School (Japanese)

教員のみなみゆうきです．専門は制御工学です．制御工学は「モノの動きをデザインする科学」です．制御工学を勉強したいという方に，僕の知識をすこしでも届けられると良いなと思い，YouTubeをやっています．

2019年の秋，講義ノートの作成の様子を撮影し，YouTubeに動画をアップロードしたのを契機として，動画作成をはじめました...

Data-Driven Control: Linear System Identification

Overview lecture on linear system identification and model reduction. This lecture discusses how we obtain reduced-order models from data that optimally capture input--output dynamics.

The Braitenberg Vehicles

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...

Autonomous Navigation, Part 3: Understanding SLAM Using Pose Graph Optimizat...

This video provides some intuition around Pose Graph Optimization—a popular framework for solving the simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) problem in autonomous navigation.

We’ll...

Introduction to Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) Control

In this video we introduce the linear quadratic regulator (LQR) controller. We show that an LQR controller is a full state feedback controller where the gain matrix K is computed by solving...

Why Do Radars Chirp? | Pulse Waveform Basics

This tech talk covers how different pulse waveforms affect radar and sonar performance. See the difference between a rectangular pulse and a linear frequency modulated pulse, as well as...

DSP Lecture 1: Signals

This is a video lecture for ECSE-4530 Digital Signal Processing by Rich Radke, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.