Discrete control #2: Discretize! Going from continuous to discrete domain

This is the second video in the discrete control series. It focuses on discretizing a continuous system - getting to the z-domain from the s-domain.

Understanding Control Systems: The Disturbance Rejection Problem

This video provides a demonstration using a car to show how you can simulate open- and closed-loop systems in Simulink®.

First, you will learn how to model and tune open-loop systems. The...

Increasing Angular Resolution with Virtual Arrays

This MATLAB example introduces how forming a virtual array in MIMO radars can help increase angular resolution. It shows how to simulate a coherent MIMO radar signal processing chain using...

Control Bootcamp: Kalman Filter Example in Matlab

This lecture explores the Kalman Filter in Matlab on an inverted pendulum on a cart.

MATLAB Example: Solve Constrained Nonlinear Optimization, Problem-Based

This example shows how to find the minimum of a nonlinear objective function with a nonlinear constraint by using the problem-based approach. 

Improving the Beginner's PID - Introduction

In conjunction with the release of the new Arduino PID Library Brett has released this series of posts that explain his PID code. He start's with what he call's “The Beginner’s PID.”  He...

Systems modeling and representations (French)

Complete course on systems modeling. Includes examples, MATLAB code, and quizzes.

Machine Learning & Text Processing Lectures

This is the video lecture collection by Victor Lavrenko.

Advances in feedforward control for measurable disturbances (in Spanish)

The efficient compensation of load disturbances is one of the most important tasks in any control system. Most industrial processes are affected by disturbances and only feedback is commonly...

Understanding Control Systems: Components of a Feedback Control System

This video introduces the components of a feedback control system and how they interact with each other.  

Learn basic terminology by walking through examples that include driving a car...

Why is a Chirp Signal used in Radar?

Gives an intuitive explanation of why the Chirp signal is a good compromise between an impulse waveform and a sinusoidal pulse waveform for radar.

Feedforward Control

When and how to use Feedforward Control

Interpreting Lines on PFDs and P&IDs

Lines on a process flow diagram (PFD) indicate material flow.  In contrast, on a piping and instrument diagram (P&ID), the control overlay for the PFD, the lines represent information flow. ...

Robotarium by Georgia Tech

The Robotarium project provides a remotely accessible swarm robotics research platform that remains freely accessible to anyone. Currently, Robotics research requires significant investments...

PID Controller Implementation in Software

How to implement a PID controller in software using C, discussing theory and practical considerations. Demonstration of PID controller code using a custom flight simulator.

Understanding Control Systems (Playlist)

Learn the basic concepts behind controls systems. Walk through everyday examples that outline fundamental ideas, and explore open-loop and feedback control systems. These videos explore open...

MATLAB Scripts for video "Linear System Identification | System Identificati...

This Github repo contains the data files and MATLAB scripts that were used in the MATLAB Tech Talk video "Linear System Identification | System Identification, Part 2" 

Simulink example: Adaptive MPC Control of Nonlinear Chemical Reactor Using O...

This example shows how to use an Adaptive MPC controller to control a nonlinear continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) as it transitions from low conversion rate to high conversion rate.

A...

What Is a Control System and Why Should I Care?

This is a 25 minute abbreviated version of the Part 1 & Part 2 talk.  It goes through the basic ideas while skipping some of the details and examples of the longer talks.   The talk abstract...

Robust Control, Part 4: Working with Parameter Uncertainty

The previous two videos showed a few different ways to quantify how robust a system is to model and plant uncertainty by looking at how much input and output variation it can handle before...

Model Reference Adaptive Control Part-1

Video course on nonlinear and adaptive control by Dr. Shubhendu Bhasin, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi.

Machine Learning Control: Overview

This lecture provides an overview of how to use machine learning optimization directly to design control laws, without the need for a model of the dynamics.

Wind Tunnel Testing: Introduction and Data Acquisition

This is the first of our 3 part series on wind tunnel testing. In this video, we introduce the concept of wind tunnel testing as well as discuss the process for acquiring aerodynamic data in...

Nathan Kutz:"Data-driven Discovery of Governing Physical Laws"

Seminar by Dr.Nathan Kutz on "Data-driven Discovery of Governing Physical Laws" on 10/31/2018 CICS Seminar Series

Radar Angular Resolution

This radartutorial.eu page describes angular resolution. Radar angular resolution is the minimum distance between two equally large targets at the same range which radar is able to...