Temperature Control Lab (TCL)

The temperature control lab is an application of feedback control with an Arduino, an LED, two heaters, and two temperature sensors. The heater power output is adjusted to maintain a desired...

A New Approach to Linear Filtering and Prediction Problems

A transcription of R.E. Kalman's seminal paper. Transcribed by John Lukesh, 20 January 2002

The classical filtering and prediction problem is re-examined using the Bode- Shannon...

Radar Systems Engineering MATLAB Documentation and Examples

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...

MATLAB Example: Solve Constrained Nonlinear Optimization, Problem-Based

This example shows how to find the minimum of a nonlinear objective function with a nonlinear constraint by using the problem-based approach. 

Perspectives on Control-Relevant Identification Through the Use of Interacti...

This paper presents a control-relevant identification methodology through an intuitive interactive tool called "Interactive Tool for Control Relevant Identification (ITCRI)". ITCRI...

Fixed-Point HDL-Optimized Minimum-Variance Distortionless-Response (MVDR) Be...

This example shows how to implement a fixed-point HDL-optimized minimum-variance distortionless-response (MVDR) beamformer in MATLAB.

A Tutorial on PES Pareto Methods for Analysis of Noise Propagation in Feedba...

This paper represents a tutorial on the so called PES Pareto methodology of analyzing the sources of noise in a feedback loop. Originally conceived for analyzing noise contributors in...

Manuscript about ITISE: an Interactive Software Tool for System Identificati...

The paper describes the conceptual basis, main features and functionality of an interactive software tool developed in support of system identification education and discovery.

This...

MATLAB Example: Train MBPO Agent to Balance Cart-Pole System

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...

Creating Discrete-Time Models

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

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...

Conventional and Adaptive Beamformers

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...

Guaranteed Margins for LQR Regulators

John Doyle's famous paper! He presents a counterexample that shows that are no guaranteed margins for LQG systems. 

Simulating Test Signals for a Radar Receiver

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...

MATLAB Example: Train Multiple Agents for Area Coverage

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...

Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) for Aircraft and Weather Surveillanc...

MIT Lincoln Laboratory and M/A-COM are jointly conducting a technology demonstration of affordable Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) technology for Next Generation air traffic control...

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...

Vibrational control of nonlinear systems: Vibrational controllability and tr...

In the first part of this work, the criteria for the existence of stabilizing parametric oscillations have been derived. In the present paper, the problem of choosing the stabilizing...

Benchmarking tools for a priori identifiability analysis

Recent review and benchmark of software tools that can be used for assess the structural identifiability of dynamical systems

The Demod Squad: A Tutorial on the Utility and Methodologies for Using Modul...

This paper is a brief tutorial on methods for using modulated signals in feedback loops, and especially of the different methods and trade offs used for demodulating those signals to get...

Fast chirp FMCW Radar in automotive applications

FMCW (frequency-modulated continuous wave radar) modulations have been popularly implemented in the automotive radar applications. This document demonstrates system requirement for a new...

Time Series Anomaly Detection Using Deep Learning

This example shows how to detect anomalies in sequence or time series data.

To detect anomalies or anomalous regions in a collection of sequences or time series data, you can use an...

Train Custom LQR Agent with MATLAB

This example shows how to train a custom linear quadratic regulation (LQR) agent to control a discrete-time linear system modeled in MATLAB®.

Averaging and Vibrational Control of Mechanical Systems

Abstract. This paper investigates averaging theory and oscillatory control for a large class of mechanical systems. A link between averaging and controllability theory is presented by...

Modeling Perturbations and Element Failures in a Sensor Array

This MATLAB example shows how to model amplitude, phase, position and pattern perturbations as well as element failures in a sensor array.