Tutorial on Root Locus

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Derivation and Solution of Laplace’s Equation

In this video we show how the heat equation can be simplified to obtain Laplace’s equation. We investigate how to solve Laplace’s equation using separation ...

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Lecture 6: Signal Flow Graphs and Mason's Gain Rule

In this lesson, we discuss Signal Flow Graphs and Mason's Gain Rule for finding transfer funtions See More

Laplace domain – tutorial 5: Inverse Laplace transform

In this video, we cover inverse Laplace transform which enables us to travel back from Laplace to the time domain. We will learn how to use simple tricks alo...

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The Navigation Equations: Computing Position North, East, and Down

In this video we show how to compute the inertial velocity of a rigid body in the vehicle-carried North, East, Down (NED) frame. This is achieved by rotating the velocity expressed in the...

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Controllability and the PBH Test [Control Bootcamp]

This video describes the PBH test for controllability and describes some of the implications for good choices of "B".

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Randomized Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)

This video describes how to use recent techniques in randomized linear algebra to efficiently compute the singular value decomposition (SVD) for extremely large matrices.

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Machine Learning Course by Andrew Ng

A very comprehensive and detailed course in machine learning , best suited for beginners with knowledge of high school linear mathematics.

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Frequency domain – tutorial 3: filtering (periodic signals)

In this video, we learn about filtering which enables us to manipulate the frequency content of a signal. A common filtering application is to preserve desi...

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Derivation of Rodrigues’ Rotation Formula

In this video we explain and derive Rodrigues’ Rotation Formula. This functions describes how to rotate an arbitrary vector about another arbitrary axis of rotation. This has applications to...

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Data-Driven Control: Balancing Transformation

In this lecture, we derive the balancing coordinate transformation that makes the controllability and observability Gramians equal and diagonal. This is the critical step in balanced model...

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SVD: Eigenfaces 3 [Matlab]

This video describes how the singular value decomposition (SVD) can be used to efficiently represent human faces, in the so-called "eigenfaces" (Matlab code, part 3).

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Relative Gain Array RGA Analysis

I cover how you can find the relative gain array from the steady state gain array, and interpret the results to determine which input to pair with which outp...

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Standard HW Problem #1: PID and Root Locus

A walk through of a typical homework problem using the root locus method to tune a PID controller. This is the first in what may be a series of homework style problems I'll cover. This is...

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State Space in Process Control

An overview on how we can derive a state space model from a given set of state variables and inputs, as well as an intro to deviation variables. This is part...

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Posicast Control 4 - ( In English )

This video continues to explore the gantry crame control simulations in open-loop- The main focus is the half-cycle Posicast.

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Machine Learning and Cross-Validation

This lecture discusses the importance of cross-validation to assess models obtained via machine learning.

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Peter Ponders PID - InputShaping

Input shaping is used by cranes and other applications where a load that vibrates or swings needs to be moved into position without vibrating or oscillating ... See More

Controls Engineering in the FIRST Robotics Competition

This guide is intended to make an advanced engineering topic approachable so it can be applied by those who aren’t experts in control theory. The intended audience is high school students...

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Stanford CS234: Reinforcement Learning | Winter 2019 | Lecture 15 - Batch Re...

Professor Emma Brunskill
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Stanford AI for Human Impact Lab
Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab
Statistical Machine Learning Group

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Fourier Series [Matlab]

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

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Understanding Model Predictive Control, Part 2: What is MPC?

Learn how model predictive control (MPC) works. Using a simple car example, this video provides insight into an MPC controller’s strategy for finding the optimal steering wheel angle to...

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The Root Locus Method - Introduction

This Root Locus method is a fantastic way of visualizing how the poles of a system move through the S-plane when a single system parameter is varied from 0 to infinity. I show how to...

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Peter Ponders PID - Root Locus Is Useless

Root Locus is almost worthless. Knowing where the poles are as only 1 gain is changed is not very useful since one only has a limited choices on response. ... See More

Trimming a Model of a Dynamic System Using Numerical Optimization

In this video we show how to find a trim point of a dynamic system using numerical optimization techniques. We generate a cost function that corresponds to ...

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