Introduction to Noise Filtering
20 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
Introduction to filtering - moving average, first-order, anti-aliasing, set point softening
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Kalman Filter Design
30 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
This example shows how to perform Kalman filtering. Both a steady state filter and a time varying filter are designed and simulated.
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Discrete Fourier Transform
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Theory
The discrete Fourier transform, or DFT, is the primary tool of digital signal processing. The foundation of the product is the fast Fourier transform (FFT), a method for computing the DFT...
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Introducing Feedback Control to Middle and High School STEM Students, Part 2...
60 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Demonstration
This paper was presented at the 2019 IFAC Advances on Control Education Conference (IFAC-ACE), Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 7-9, 2019, and is in the conference proceedings. This paper aims at...
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Introducing Feedback Control to Middle and High School STEM Students, Part 1...
60 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Demonstration
This paper was presented at the 2019 IFAC Advances on Control Education Conference (IFAC-ACE), Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 7-9, 2019, and is in the conference proceedings. This paper aims at...
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MATLAB Function: phased.MVDRBeamformer
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
The phased.MVDRBeamformer System object™ implements a narrowband minimum-variance distortionless-response (MVDR) beamformer. The MVDR beamformer is also called the Capon beamformer. An MVDR...
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TCLab PID Control
60 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
Implement a PID controller on the Temperature Control Lab hardware to drive the temperature from room temperature to 60 degrees C. This resource lets you attempt the design yourself first...
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Simulating Test Signals for a Radar Receiver
Intermediate
Example
Application
This example shows how to simulate received signal of a monostatic pulse radar to estimate the target range. A monostatic radar has the transmitter collocated with the receiver. The...
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MATLAB Example: Train MBPO Agent to Balance Cart-Pole System
Intermediate
Example
Demonstration
This example shows how to train a model-based policy optimization (MBPO) agent to balance a cart-pole system modeled in MATLAB. For more information on MBPO agents, see Model-Based Policy...
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Conventional and Adaptive Beamformers
Intermediate
Example
Application
This example illustrates how to apply digital beamforming to a narrowband signal received by an antenna array. Three beamforming algorithms are illustrated: the phase shift beamformer...
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Creating Discrete-Time Models
Intermediate
Example
Theory
This MATLAB example shows how to create discrete-time linear models using the tf, zpk, ss, and frd commands.
Increasing Angular Resolution with Virtual Arrays
Intermediate
Example
Application
This MATLAB example introduces how forming a virtual array in MIMO radars can help increase angular resolution. It shows how to simulate a coherent MIMO radar signal processing chain using...
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Using the Reinforcement Learning Toolbox™ to Balance an Inverted Pendulum
30 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
Reinforcement learning (RL) is a subset of Machine Learning that uses dynamic data, not static data like unsupervised learning or supervised learning. Reinforcement learning is used in many...
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Nonlinear Model Identification
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application
Mathwork overview page describing nonlinear model identification. Use nonlinear model identification when a linear model does not completely capture your system dynamics. You can identify...
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Thoughts on Furthering the Control Education of Practicing Engineers
60 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Demonstration
This paper was presented at the 2019 IFAC Advances on Control Education Conference (IFAC-ACE), Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 7-9, 2019, and is in the conference proceedings. This paper aims to...
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Radar Systems Engineering MATLAB Documentation and Examples
Intermediate
Example
Theory
The functions in this section give you the MATLAB tools needed to evaluate the performance of a radar system. You can use the radar equation to evaluate the radar received signal-to-noise...
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Algorithms to Antenna: Increasing Angular Resolution Using MIMO Radar
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Theory
Articles in Microwaves & RF that talks about how forming virtual arrays with multiple-input, multiple-output waveforms makes it possible to generate more focused beam patterns.
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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: Solve Constrained Nonlinear Optimization, Problem-Based
Intermediate
Example
Theory
This example shows how to find the minimum of a nonlinear objective function with a nonlinear constraint by using the problem-based approach.
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MIMO Radar: TI Application Report
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Theory
MIMO radar is a key technology in improving the angle resolution (spatial resolution) of mmwave-radars. This article introduces the basic principles of the MIMO-radar and the different...
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Fixed-Point HDL-Optimized Minimum-Variance Distortionless-Response (MVDR) Be...
Intermediate
Example
Application
This example shows how to implement a fixed-point HDL-optimized minimum-variance distortionless-response (MVDR) beamformer in MATLAB.
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Using Simscape™ to Model a Quanser QUBE-Servo 2 with Friction
15 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Theory
Modelling a DC servomotor is one of the common examples used in control system textbooks and courses. Given that so many systems use DC motors, e.g. robot manipulator arms, it’s an important...
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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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Model-Based Reinforcement Learning: Theory and Practice
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Theory
Blog post by Michael Janner of Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research on model-based reinforcement learning.
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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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