SVD Method of Snapshots

This video describes how to compute the singular value decomposition (SVD) using the method of snapshots, by Sirovich 1987.

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Designing a PID Controller Using the Root Locus Method

In this video we discuss how to use the root locus method to design a PID controller. In addition to discussing the theory, we look at Matlab tools to enabl...

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TikZ source Code: Cascade of several subsystems

TikZ source Code: Cascade of several subsystems.

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Data-Driven Control: Observer Kalman Filter Identification

In this lecture, we introduce the observer Kalman filter identification (OKID) algorithm. OKID takes natural input--output data from a system and estimates the impulse response, for later...

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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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IIR Filters - Theory and Implementation (STM32)

Tutorial on IIR (Infinite Impulse Response) digital filters, including digital filtering overview, IIR filter theory, FIR vs IIR, Z-transform design/analysis, design using analogue...

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TikZ source Code: Feedback system

TikZ source Code: Feedback system

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Drone Simulation and Control, Part 3: How to Build the Flight Code

This video describes how to create quadcopter flight software from the control architecture developed in the last video. It covers how to process the raw sensor readings and use them with...

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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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Standing Waves Demonstration

In this video we demonstrate standing waves. We show how the system can be excited by oscillating at specific frequencies to generating standing waves. The...

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Expressing Vectors in Different Frames Using Rotation Matrices

In this video we develop notation to express a vector in different reference/coordinate frames. We then investigate how to use rotation matrices to translate from a vector expressed in one...

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Final Value Theorem and Steady State Error

This Final Value Theorem is a way we can determine what value the time domain function approaches at infinity but from the S-domain transfer function. This is very helpful when we're trying...

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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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Time domain - tutorial 5: signal properties

In this video, we learn about some special signals which are symmetric around the y-axis (even) or around the origin (odd) . Then we talk about periodic sign...

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Coriolis Effect Demonstration (with Drones)

We demonstrate how rotating reference frames give rise to the Coriolis effect and centrifugal acceleration. In this video, we approach this as a simple physics demonstration and examine...

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Solving the Heat Equation with the Fourier Transform

This video describes how the Fourier Transform can be used to solve the heat equation. In fact, the Fourier transform is a change of coordinates into the eigenvector coordinates for the...

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Bode Plot Drawing Tool

This page demonstrates the techniques described previously to take a transfer function defined by the user, identify the constituent terms, draw the individual Bode plots, and then combine...

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Lecture 5: Block Diagram Reduction

Reduction of block diagrams sing block diagram algebra is discussed in this video See More

Closed Loop Feedback Control

Intro to closed loop (feedback) control motivation, theory, block diagrams and block diagram algebra, and PID controllers

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Frequency domain – tutorial 4: Gibbs phenomenon

In this video, we quickly review the Gibbs phenomenon which involves two facts:1) Fourier sums overshoot at a jump discontinuity2) overshoot does not disapp...

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Machine Learning - Andrew Ng, Stanford University

Machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed. In the past decade, machine learning has given us self-driving cars, practical speech...

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An interactive feedforward tool for FeedForward Control

This interactive software tool is focused on basic and advanced concepts of feedforward control.

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Cascade Control

When and how to use cascade

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Lecture 19: Lead and PD compensator Design using Root Locus

This video discusses how a Proportional Derivative [PD] controller and a Lead compensator can be designed using Root Locus See More

Principal Component Analysis (PCA) [Matlab]

This video describes how the singular value decomposition (SVD) can be used for principal component analysis (PCA) in Matlab.

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