Numerically Linearizing a Dynamic System

In this video we show how to linearize a dynamic system using numerical techniques. In other words, the linearization process does not require an analytical description of the system. This...

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Stanford CS234: Reinforcement Learning | Winter 2019 | Lecture 3 - Model-Fr...

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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Introductory course on aerial robotics, University of Pennsylvania

This course exposes you to the mechanics, design, control, and planning of robotic flight in 3 dimensional environments for micro-aerial vehicles, with an emphasis on quadrotors.

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Denoising Data with FFT [Python]

This video describes how to clean data with the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) in Python.

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Second Order Dynamics

A crash course overview on second order dynamics in the frequency domain, what the key parameters are, and why they matter.

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RL Course by David Silver - Lecture 4: Model-Free Prediction

An introduction to Monte-Carlo Learning and Temporal Difference Learning

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The Fourier Transform

This video will discuss the Fourier Transform, which is one of the most important coordinate transformations in all of science and engineering.

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Peter Ponders PID, Natural Frequency vs Frequency of Acceleration

This video is intended for servo hydraulic system designers and those that program hydraulic servo systems but it does show how several of the techniques sho...

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Designing a Lag Compensator with Bode Plot

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

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Sketching Root Locus Part 1

Sketching a root locus by hand can be done by following some simple rules. However, more important than actually being able to sketch to plot is being able to use our knowledge to design...

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Numerically Linearizing a Dynamic System

In this video we show how to linearize a dynamic system using numerical techniques. In other words, the linearization process does not require an analytical...

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Override and Reset Feedback

Override (Select, Safety, Switch) control observes an auxiliary variable and takes over from the primary controller when a limit is exceeded.  Reset feedback is a method to prevent the non...

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Peter Ponders PID - Observers/Estimators

Observers can provide betters estimates of state variables when there is noise and low resolution feed back. This is often necessary to compute the higher d... See More

Singular Value Decomposition (SVD): Matrix Approximation

This video describes how the singular value decomposition (SVD) can be used for matrix approximation.

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Control Bootcamp: Full-State Estimation

This video describes full-state estimation. An estimator dynamical system is constructed, and it is shown that the estimate converges to the true state. Further, the eigenvalues of the...

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Partial Fraction Expansion/Decomposition

In this video we discuss how to perform partial fraction expansion (PFE) to rewrite a ratio of polynomials as simpler expressions. Topics and time stamps:(0...

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TikZ source Code: RC Lowpass

TikZ source code for an RC Lowpass filter.

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SVD: Importance of Alignment [Python]

This video describes the importance of aligning data when using the singular value decomposition (SVD) (Python code).

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Bode Plots of Complex Transfer Functions

In this video we discuss how to generate a bode plot of a complex transfer function by decomposing it into the individual components. We then show how one c...

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Controllability [Control Bootcamp]

This lecture explores when a linear system is controllable. We begin with the simple test in terms of the rank of the controllability matrix on a few intuitive examples.

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TikZ source Code: Extremum Seeking Control Block Diagram

TikZ source Code: Extremum Seeking Control Block Diagram

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Linear Regression 3 [Python]

This video describes how the singular value decomposition (SVD) can be used for linear regression in Python (part 3).

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Solving the 2D Wave Equation

In this video, we solve the 2D wave equation. We utilize two successive separation of variables to solve this partial differential equation. Topics discuss...

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Data-Driven Control: Balanced Truncation Example

In this lecture, we explore the balanced truncation procedure on an example in Matlab. In particular, we demonstrate the ability of a balancing transformation to make the controllability...

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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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