Machine Learning Control: Genetic Programming Control

This lecture discusses the use of genetic programming to manipulate turbulent fluid dynamics in experimental flow control.

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Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

This is the first lesson in a multi-video discussion focused on partial differential equations (PDEs).In this video we introduce PDEs and compare them with o...

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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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Fourier Series and Gibbs Phenomena [Matlab]

This video will describe how to compute the Fourier Series in Matlab and Gibbs Phenomena that appear for discontinuous functions.

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Understanding Sensor Fusion and Tracking, Part 2: Fusing a Mag, Accel, and G...

This video describes how we can use a magnetometer, accelerometer, and a gyro to estimate an object’s orientation. The goal is to show how these sensors contribute to the solution, and to...

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Understanding Model Predictive Control, Part 5: How To Run MPC Faster

This video starts by providing quick tips for implementing MPC for fast applications. If you need to further decrease the sample time for your fast applications, you can use explicit MPC...

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crash course on complex numbers

In this video, we quickly review “Complex Numbers”. The following materials are covered:1- Cartesian and polar representation of complex numbers2- how to con...

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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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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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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

Laplace Transforms to Derive Transfer Functions

Once we have a state space model, we will take a Laplace Transform to derive the transfer function to determine the response of an output relative to an inpu...

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Auto Tuning a Small DC Motor in Torque Mode

I was really testing the picture in picture feature of the Screen Flow software I use to make these videos. I knew the auto tuning would work. I kept the v...

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Lecture 23: Bode plots

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First Order Dynamics in Process Control

An overview on the identification and behavior of first order dynamics in process control.

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Stanford CS234: Reinforcement Learning | Winter 2019 | Lecture 10 - Policy G...

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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Bode Plots by Hand: Real 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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TikZ source Code: Feedback passivity index

TikZ source Code: Feedback passivity index

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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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Nonhomogeneous Linear Ordinary Differential Equations

In the previous video (https://youtu.be/3Kox-3APznI) we examined solving homogeneous linear ordinary differential equations (the forcing function was equal t...

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Understanding PID Controller

This blog post begins by walking through the basics and the theoretical part of the PID controllers.  The controller is then tested, verified, and analyzed using MATLAB.

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Moving Average Filter - Theory and Software Implementation

Moving average filter theory (time domain, frequency domain, Z-transform, FIR, etc..) and software implementation on a real-time embedded system using an STM32 microcontroller and a...

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Understanding Sensor Fusion and Tracking, Part 5: How to Track Multiple Obje...

This video describes two common problems that arise when tracking multiple objects: data association and track maintenance. We cover a few ways to solve these issues and provide a general...

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TikZ source Code: Lyapunov Lure

TikZ source Code: Lyapunov Lure

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SVD and Alignment: A Cautionary Tale

This video describes the importance of data alignment when performing the singular value decomposition (SVD). Translations and rotations both present challenges for the SVD.

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Numerically Solving Partial Differential Equations

In this video we show how to numerically solve partial differential equations by numerically approximating partial derivatives using the finite difference me...

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