A Nonlinear, 6 DOF Dynamic Model of an Aircraft: the Research Civil Aircraft...

In this video we develop a dynamic model of an aircraft by describing forces and moments generated by aerodynamic, propulsion, and gravity that act on the ai...

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The Root Locus Method - Introduction

This Root Locus method is a fantastic way of visualizing how the poles of a system move through the S-plane when a single system parameter is varied from 0 to infinity. I show how to...

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Drone Control and the Complementary Filter

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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Controllability of a Linear System: The Controllability Matrix and the PBH T...

In this video we explore controllability of a linear system. We discuss two methods to test for controllability, the controllability matrix as well as the P...

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Controllability and the PBH Test [Control Bootcamp]

This video describes the PBH test for controllability and describes some of the implications for good choices of "B".

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Using ‘minreal’ in Matlab to Perform Transfer Function Pole/Zero Cancellatio...

In this tutorial we look at using the ‘minreal’ function in Matlab to perform pole/zero cancellation from transfer functions.Topics and time stamps:(0:10) – ...

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Peter Ponders PID - Cascade Control Part1

I cover whether cascade control is necessary. Why there needs to be a feed back for every loop. How to calculate gains. Bode plots and ratio of the inner t...

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Lecture 7: More on Signal Flow Graphs and Block Diagram Reduction

In this video lesson, extra problems on SFGs are considered, how to obtain an SFG from a block diagram is explained with the help of armature controlled dc m... See More

Matrix Completion and the Netflix Prize

This video describes how the singular value decomposition (SVD) can be used for matrix completion and recommender systems.

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TikZ source Code: Interconnected MIMO Subsystems

TikZ source Code: Interconnected MIMO Subsystems with different input and output dimensions

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Heat Transfer Demonstration

In this video we demonstrate heat transfer through a metal bar. By heating one side of the bar we can impose a non-uniform temperature distribution across t...

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The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)

This video introduces the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT), which is how to numerically compute the Fourier Transform on a computer. The DFT, along with its fast FFT implementation, is one...

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Control Bootcamp: Three Equivalent Representations of Linear Systems

This video explores three equivalent representations of linear systems: State-space ODEs, Frequency domain transfer functions, and Time-domain impulse response convolution.

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Time domain - tutorial 5: signal properties

In this video, we learn about some special signals which are symmetric around the y-axis (even) or around the origin (odd) . Then we talk about periodic sign...

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Internal Model Control Example Problem

I walk through how to design a feedback controller based on a given process transfer function, using Internal Model Control.

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Machine Learning Goals

This lecture discusses the high-level goals of machine learning, and what we want out of our models. Goals include speed and accuracy, along with interpretability, generalizability...

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Frequency domain – tutorial 10: modulation

In this video, we learn about modulation technique which is commonly used in communication systems to send information from transmitter to receiver. The foll...

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Direct Synthesis Method Numerator Dynamics Problem

I walk through how to design a PID feedback controller when given a second order process with numerator dynamics, using the Direct Synthesis Method.

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TUTORIAL on Stability and Routh Hurwitz criterion

Numerical problems on Stability and Routh Hurwitz criterion have been discussed in this video. See More

Neural Networks and Deep Learning

This lecture explores the recent explosion of interest in neural networks and deep learning in the context of 1) vast and increasing data sets, and 2) rapidly improving computational...

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Posicast Control - 1 ( In English)

This video is an introduction to a learning journey about Posicast Control structured as follows: - Preface - Motivation - Introduction to Posicast Control - Half-Cycle Posicast

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Kalman Filter Tutorial

The Kalman Filter is an easy topic. However, many tutorials are not easy to understand. Most require extensive mathematical background which makes them difficult to understand. Also, most...

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Predicting Second Order Transfer Function Behavior

Given a second order transfer function, I'll cover how we can predict the system behavior and derive the appropriate time constants and damping coefficient.

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Understanding PID Control, Part 2: Expanding Beyond a Simple Integral

The first video in this series described a PID controller, and it showed how each of the three branches help control your system.That seemed simple enough and appeared to work. However, in...

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Standard 2nd Order ODEs: Natural Frequency and Damping Ratio

In this video we discuss writing 2nd order ODEs in standard form xdd(t)+2*zeta*wn*xd(t)+wn^2*x(t)where zeta = damping ratio wn = natural ...

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