Discrete control #1: Introduction and overview

So far I have only addressed designing control systems using the frequency domain, and only with continuous systems. That is, we’ve been working in the S domain with transfer functions. We...

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Simple Examples of PID Control

In this video I continue the topic of PID control. We walk through a simple control system and visualize how each of the three paths, P, I, and D, all address specific problems that arise...

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RL Course by David Silver - Lecture 1: Introduction to Reinforcement Learnin...

Introduces reinforcment learning (RL), an overview of agents and some classic RL problems.

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State Space Representation of Differential Equations

In this video we show how to represent differential equations (either linear or non-linear) in state space form. This is useful as it allows us to combine an...

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Computing Euler Angles: The Euler Kinematical Equations and Poisson’s Kinema...

In this video we discuss how the time rate of change of the Euler angles are related to the angular velocity vector of the vehicle. This allows us to design...

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Peter Ponders PID - Lead/lag closed loop control

Motor position control using a lead lag filter for closing the loop. The result is a motion that doesn't overshoot but has a little bit more lag than a PID.... See More

Fourier Series [Python]

This video will describe how to compute the Fourier Series in Python.

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Sketching Root Locus Part 2

This is the second part of how to sketch a root locus by hand. However instead of following the normal rules for sketching a locus that you'd see in a book, I decided to explain the rules...

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Bandwidth of a Dynamic System

In this video we discuss the definition and physical meaning of the bandwidth of a dynamic system. We’ll see that this is a performance metric that is used ...

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Motivation for Full-State Estimation [Control Bootcamp]

This video discusses the need for full-state estimation. In particular, if we want to use full-state feedback (e.g., LQR), but only have limited measurements of the system, it is necessary...

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Computing Euler Angles: The Euler Kinematical Equations and Poisson’s Kinema...

In this video we discuss how the time rate of change of the Euler angles are related to the angular velocity vector of the vehicle. This allows us to design an algorithm to consume...

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Lecture 2: LTI Systems, Laplace Transform Review and Transfer Function

In this video, Linear Time Invariant [LTI] Systems have been discussed, a review of Laplace Transforms have been done and the concept of transfer function is... See More

Singular Value Decomposition (SVD): Mathematical Overview

This video presents a mathematical overview of the singular value decomposition (SVD).

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Control Systems Lectures - Transfer Functions

This lecture describes transfer functions and how they are used to simplify modeling of dynamic systems.

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Lecture 23: Bode plots

Discusses Bode plots and Bode plots for some common factors in a transfer function See More

Unitary Transformations

This video discusses unitary matrix transformations and how they relate to the geometry of the singular value decomposition (SVD).

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Relationship Between Poles and Performance of a Dynamic System

In this video we establish the relationship between pole locations and associated performance of a dynamic system. This relationship is useful to translate ...

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Bode Plots by Hand: Complex Poles or Zeros

This is a continuation of the Control Systems Lectures. This video describes the benefit of being able to approximate a Bode plot by hand and explains what a Bode plot looks like for a...

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Designing a Lead Compensator with Bode Plot

This video walks through a phase lead compensator example using the Bode Plot method.

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Linear Systems [Control Bootcamp]

Linear systems of ordinary differential equations are analyzed using eigenvalues and eigenvectors. This will be the mathematical foundation of this bootcamp on linear control theory.

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Laplace domain – tutorial 2: Region of Convergence (ROC)

In this video, we learn five golden rules on how to quickly find the Region of Convergence (ROC) of Laplace transform. Learn Signal Processing 101 in 31 lect...

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Feedback Control and Block Diagram Introduction

How do engineers begin to design controllers to respond to disturbances and maintain set points? In this example, I'll discuss how we can design a controller...

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Types of Machine Learning 1

This lecture gives an overview of the main categories of machine learning, including supervised, un-supervised, and semi-supervised techniques, depending on the availability of expert labels...

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Laplace domain – tutorial 3: Laplace transform tables

In this video, we cover Laplace transform tables which help us to quickly find Laplace and inverse Laplace transforms. The main learning objective is to full...

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Internal Model Control IMC Introduction

Internal Model Control IMC Introduction

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