Basic course of control theory (Hungarian and English)

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...

Control Bootcamp: Limitations on Robustness

This video describes some of the fundamental limitations of robustness, including time delays and right-half plane zeros.

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...

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...

MATLAB toolbox for control 101 course

Community toolbox project led by Anthony Rossiter and sponsored by MathWorks. The project incorporates input from various international collaborators. The aim is to make the developed...

Systems Engineering, Part 5: Some Benefits of Model-Based Systems Engineerin...

Learn how model-based systems engineering (MBSE) can help you cut through the chaos of early systems development and get you from definition to execution more seamlessly.

You’ll hear the...

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...

READ FIRST: How to learn PLC's and get into the Industrial Automation World ...

r/PLC is dedicated to discussion and questions about Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs): "an industrial digital computer that has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of...

Mathworks Model Reference Adaptive Control Overview

This website provides an overview of the mathematics behind Model Reference Adaptive Control (MRAC). MRAC is a model-based, real-time adaptive control algorithm that computes control actions...

Controlling Robotic Swarms

Come with me to the Robotics, Aerospace, and Information Networks lab at the University of Washington to learn the basics of swarm robotics. Find out how simple distributed algorithms can...

What Is Online Estimation?

This Mathworks document describes online estimation. Online estimation algorithms estimate the parameters and states of a model when new data is available during the operation of the...

Online and Recursive System Identification | System Identification, Part 4

Online system identification algorithms estimate the parameters and states of a model as new data is measured and available in real-time or near real-time. Brian Douglas covers what online...

Extremum Seeking Control

This lecture provides an overview of extremum-seeking control (ESC), which is an adaptive equation free method of controlling nonlinear systems. A sinusoidal perturbation is added to the...

Pathfinding with A*

An interactive visual explanation of the A* pathfinding algorithm.  This resource uses motivating examples from computer games. 

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...

Student's Guide to Bayesian Statistics

This video provides a summary of a textbook Bed Lambert wrote on Bayesian inference  and accompanying (freely available) YouTube course. 

What Is a Control System and Why Should I Care? (Part 1)

This video is the first of a two part series.  It in introduces the basic concepts of feedback with lots of visual examples.  The idea is to show that not only are these principles...

Robotic Car - A Simple Way to Build a Model

You don't always have to work out the math in order to build up a model of your system. Sometimes generating a model is as easy as running a simple test and inspecting the results. I show...

What are Transfer Functions? | Control Systems in Practice

This video introduces transfer functions - a compact way of representing the relationship between the input into a system and its output. It covers why transfer functions are so popular and...

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...

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...

Introduction to Radar Systems: Target Radar Cross Section

This course is presented by Robert M. O'Donnell, a former researcher at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and is designed to instill a basic working knowledge of radar systems.

The set of 10 lectures...

A simple MEMS gyro model using MATLAB / Simulink

This video walks through how to model a simple MEMS gyroscope using MATLAB/Simulink. At the end I show you how to linearize this model to use in your linear control loop design and analysis.

Quanser QUBE-Servo 2: Low-cost Teaching Platform for Controls

The Quanser QUBE-Servo 2 is a fully integrated, modular servomotor lab experiment designed for teaching mechatronics and control concepts at the undergraduate level. Ideal for teaching speed...

Autodesk Tinkercad

Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use web app that equips the next generation of designers and engineers with the foundational skills for innovation: 3D design, electronics, and coding!