Road Sign Detection using Transfer Learning on RetinaNet
15 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
This blog outlines a number of open-source resources for transfer learning that are worthy of exploring, ands show the result of using transfer learning on RetinaNet to develop a road sign...
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MATLAB Example: Train Multiple Agents for Area Coverage
Intermediate
Example
Application
This example demonstrates a multi-agent collaborative-competitive task in which you train three proximal policy optimization (PPO) agents to explore all areas within a grid-world environment...
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Understanding Valve Flow Characteristics
20 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
The response of flow rate through a control valve depends on the friction losses in the piping in which it is installed as well as the controller signal. The installed characteristic (a...
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Scaled Transmission Signals, Engineering Units, and Conversions
30 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
Information is transmitted in scaled signals (4-20 mA, 3-15 psig, 0-100%, digital counts), which are also deviations from some reference vales (such as psi gage is to psia). But process...
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Ratio Control and Scaled Signal Calculations
15 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
When and how to use Ratio Control and use Scaled Signals
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How I put the Google Maps Algorithm on my Autonomous Drone
13 min
Intermediate
Video
Application
This fully autonomous drone has an onboard computer ‘brain’, camera ‘eyes’, and an algorithm that generates the fastest path around unknown obstacles as they’re detected mid-flight. Let’s...
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Online Fault Detection for a DC Motor
5 min
Intermediate
Video
Application
Program embedded processors to estimate parameters and detect changes in motor dynamics in real time using System Identification Toolbox™.
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FOPDT Models from Skyline Inputs
20 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
The classic textbook method to generate FOPDT models is the reaction curve technique, a pre-computer era technique: Start from a steady state, make a step and hold in the controller output...
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Projectile Motion Practice Problems
28 min
Intermediate
Video
Application
In this video, practice along questions on an important topic of Kinematics i.e Projectile Motion. Practicing would help you remember the concepts and also understand them better.
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Control Loop Foundation Batch and Continuous Processes - Interactive Source ...
Intermediate
Virtual Lab
Application
Control Loop Foundation contains workshops that allow the reader to get hands on experience through this web interface. Once a lab is selected, then you may access workshop directions and...
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Output Characterization to Linearize a Loop - Control valve application
20 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
This application paper explains how a control valve created nonlinearity in a loop and how output characterization solved the problem
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Override and Reset Feedback
15 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
Override controllers are for safety or switching to auxiliary variables. The non-selected controller needs to prevent becoming wound up.
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MATLAB Command: goodnessOfFit
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
Goodness of fit between test and reference data for analysis and validation of identified models
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Bridging the Gap: Using Real World Problems to Unveil Deep Control Principle...
52 min
Intermediate
Video
Application
This is a plenary lecture given at the 2020 IEEE Conference on Control Systems Technology, Montreal, Canada, August 24-26, 2020. There is no paper, but this is the video of the talk.
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Tuning PID Controllers
20 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
Tuning controllers is the procedure for choosing the coefficient values for the P, I and D modes. It must be simple to execute, fast, and non-disruptive to the operating process. Heuristic...
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Cascade Control
15 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
When and how to use Cascade Control
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MATLAB Documentation page: nlarx command
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
This is the Mathworks documentation page for the nlarx MATLAB command.
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Use First-Principles Modeling to Get FOPDT Coefficient Values
30 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
Conventionally, we obtain model coefficient values by open-loop step-testing of the process; but this creates undesirable process upsets, and only reveals the local process behavior. This...
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Feedforward Control
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
When a Ratio Control strategy takes action too soon, use Feedforward to temper the dynamics. When a disturbance can be measured, but would not be a ratio of the control output use...
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MATLAB Command: lqr
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
MATLAB command documentation for the Linear-Quadratic Regulator (lqr) function.
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Python Control Systems Library
Intermediate
Software
Application
The python-control package is a set of python classes and functions that implement common operations for the analysis and design of feedback control systems. The initial goal is to implement...
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Automotive Adaptive Cruise Control Using FMCW Technology
Intermediate
Example
Application
This MATLAB example shows how to model an automotive adaptive cruise control system using the frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) technique. This example performs range and Doppler...
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Min IAE Tuning
15 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
Procedure and Commentary on tuning for minimum Integral of the Absolute Error
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MATLAB Command: resid
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
This MATLAB command is part of the system identification toolbox and provides a way to compute and test residuals.
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