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Discrete control #5: The bilinear transform
15 min
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This is video number five on discrete control and here, we’re going to cover the famous and useful bilinear transform. The bilinear transform is yet another method for converting, or mapping...
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Control systems with non-minimum phase dynamics
8 min
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This video describes control systems that have non-minimum phase dynamics, characterized by a zero of the input--output transfer function in the right-half-plane. Physically, these systems...
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Routh Stability Criterion Intro and Example
13 min
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I introduce and walk through an example problem of how we can use the Routh Stability Criterion to rigorously determine the necessary and sufficient conditio...
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Extremum Seeking Control in Simulink
26 min
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This lecture explores extremum-seeking control (ESC) on a simple example in Matlab’s Simulink.
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Digital Twin Parameter Tuning
9 min
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Learn how to tune the digital twin model of a pump system to its physical asset using Simulink Design Optimization™. You can use measured data collected from the physical system to tune the...
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IMC Design of an Unstable Process Example
10 min
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In this video, I cover how we can use IMC method to rigorously design a controller for an inherently unstable process (has a positive pole).
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MIT 6.S191: Introduction to Deep Learning
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MIT's introductory course on deep learning methods with applications to computer vision, natural language processing, biology, and more! Students will gain foundational knowledge of deep...
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RL Course by David Silver - Lecture 1: Introduction to Reinforcement Learnin...
88 min
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Introduces reinforcment learning (RL), an overview of agents and some classic RL problems.
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Fourier Series and Gibbs Phenomena [Python]
8 min
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This video will describe how to compute the Fourier Series in Python and Gibbs Phenomena that appear for discontinuous functions.
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Computing Euler Angles: The Euler Kinematical Equations and Poisson’s Kinema...
79 min
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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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Relative Gain Array RGA and Input Output Pairing
12 min
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The RGA is a tool used by process engineers to determine how to pair inputs and outputs during controller design to strive for better performance and robustn...
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Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
35 min
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In this video we introduce the concept of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). We give examples of how these appear in science and engineering as well as...
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Peter Ponders PID-Fuzzy Logic vs PID
10 min
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There are many academic and engineering papers showing how good fuzzy logic control is relative to PID control. Every FL vs PID paper I have seen compares...
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Cayley-Hamilton Theorem [Control Bootcamp]
6 min
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Here we describe the Cayley-Hamilton Theorem, which states that every square matrix satisfies its own characteristic equation. This is very useful to prove results related to...
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Understanding Sensor Fusion and Tracking, Part 4: Tracking a Single Object W...
16 min
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This video describes how we can improve tracking a single object by estimating state with an interacting multiple model filter. We will build up some intuition about the IMM filter and show...
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Gaussian/Normal Distributions
99 min
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In this video we discuss the Gaussian (AKA Normal) probability distribution function. We show how it relates to the error function (erf) and discuss how to ...
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Peter Ponders PID - T0P1 Part 4, Misc Topics
20 min
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This video covers another way to compute symbolic gains, the difference between having the P gain act on the error or just the feedback, extending bandwidt...
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SVD: Eigen Action Heros [Matlab]
16 min
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This video describes how the singular value decomposition (SVD) can be used to efficiently represent human faces. In this example, we represent action heros (Matlab).
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The Routh-Hurwitz Stability Criterion
82 min
Beginner
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In this video we explore the Routh Hurwitz Stability Criterion and investigate how it can be applied to control systems engineering. The Routh Hurwitz Stabi...
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TikZ source Code: Two Interconnected RC Elements
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TikZ source Code for two Interconnected RC Elements.
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Stability of Closed Loop Control Systems
11 min
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This video explains why we need design tools like the Routh-Hurwitz Criterion, Bode Plots, Nyquist Plots, and Root Locus. This is an introduction into the difficulties of determining the...
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Unitary Transformations and the SVD [Matlab]
11 min
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This video describes how the singular value decomposition (SVD) is related to unitary transformations, with Matlab code.
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Using Root Locus to Meet Performance Requirements
28 min
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In this video we investigate how to use the root locus technique to design a controller that meets certain performance specifications.Topics and timestamps:(...
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TikZ source Code: Extremum Seeking Control Block Diagram (Krstic)
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TikZ source Code: Extremum Seeking Control Block Diagram (Krstic)
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Reachability and Controllability with Cayley-Hamilton [Control Bootcamp]
10 min
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Here we use the Cayley-Hamilton Theorem to show that the full state space is reachable if and only if the system is controllable.
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