Constraint Enforcement for Improved Safety | Learning-Based Control
14 min
Beginner
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Learn about the constraints of your system. Then see a how to enforce those constraints so the system does not violate them. Constraint enforcement is important for safety-critical...
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Control Systems in Practice, Part 6: What Are Non-Minimum Phase Systems?
14 min
Beginner
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We like to categorize transfer functions into groups and label them because it helps us understand how a particular system will behave simply by knowing the group that it’s part of. We gain...
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Drone Simulation and Control, Part 4: How to Build a Model for Simulation
11 min
Beginner
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This video describes how a good model of the drone and the environment it operates in can be used for simulation and test. It shows how nonlinear and linear models are both needed for...
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Routh Array and Stability
7 min
Beginner
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I show how we can find the range of allowed controller gains for a system that will allow us to maintain stability using a Routh Array.
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TikZ source Code: Cascade of several subsystems
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TikZ source Code: Cascade of several subsystems.
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Fourier Series [Matlab]
8 min
Beginner
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Application
This video will describe how to compute the Fourier Series in Matlab.
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Nonhomogeneous Linear Ordinary Differential Equations
70 min
Beginner
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In the previous video (https://youtu.be/3Kox-3APznI) we examined solving homogeneous linear ordinary differential equations (the forcing function was equal t...
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TikZ source Code: Feedback system
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TikZ source Code: Feedback system
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Fuzzy Logic, Part 3: Design and Applications of a Fuzzy Logic Controller
17 min
Beginner
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This video walks you through the process of designing a fuzzy inference system that can balance a pole on a cart. You can design a fuzzy logic controller using just experience and intuition...
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Numerically Solving Partial Differential Equations
101 min
Beginner
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In this video we show how to numerically solve partial differential equations by numerically approximating partial derivatives using the finite difference me...
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What Is a Control System and Why Should I Care? (Part 2)
34 min
Beginner
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This talk gives a glimpse of some of the methods and math that allow us to understand feedback systems. Continuing on from Part 1, it gives a description of how we use scientific principles...
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Understanding Sensor Fusion and Tracking, Part 5: How to Track Multiple Obje...
15 min
Beginner
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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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SVD: Image Compression [Matlab]
14 min
Beginner
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Application
This video describes how to use the singular value decomposition (SVD) for image compression in Matlab.
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Resonant Frequency of a Dynamic System
29 min
Beginner
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In this video we discuss the resonant frequency of a dynamic system. We show how the resonant frequency, natural frequency, and damped natural frequency are...
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Solving the 1D Heat Equation
47 min
Beginner
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In this video we simplify the general heat equation to look at only a single spatial variable, thereby obtaining the 1D heat equation. We solving the result...
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Time domain - tutorial 11: system properties from impulse response
13 min
Beginner
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In this video, we learn how to find system properties from the impulse response. Specifically, memoryless, causal, stable and invertible systems will be ful...
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Control Bootcamp: Loop shaping
7 min
Beginner
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This video explores shaping the loop transfer function to have desirable sensitivity and complementary sensitivity.
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Drone Control and the Complementary Filter
11 min
Beginner
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Let's talk about the complementary filter and how we can use it to estimate the attitude of a drone using an IMU. It is such a dead simple filter, which is a good reason to learn it, but it...
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Process Control Introduction
14 min
Beginner
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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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Peter Ponders PID - IAE,ITAE,ISE Performance indicators
17 min
Beginner
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Performance indicators can be used to compute closed loop pole locations. Only one gain parameter is required to move the pole locations closer to the origi...
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Laplace domain – tutorial 6: Transfer function & system properties
24 min
Beginner
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In this video, we learn about transfer function and system properties. The following materials are covered:1) what is a transfer function?2) relation between...
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IMC based PID Design for a First Order Process
8 min
Beginner
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IMC based PID Design for a First Order Process
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Auto Tuning a Small DC Motor in Torque Mode
1 min
Beginner
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I was really testing the picture in picture feature of the Screen Flow software I use to make these videos. I knew the auto tuning would work. I kept the v...
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Control Bootcamp: Observability
8 min
Beginner
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This video explores the observability of a linear system, namely the ability to estimate the full state "x(t)" from a time-history of limited output measurements "y(t)".
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Extremum Seeking Control in Simulink
26 min
Beginner
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Application
This lecture explores extremum-seeking control (ESC) on a simple example in Matlab’s Simulink.
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