16.06  Principles of Automatic Control

Lab Data Plotter

There is a MATLAB script in the Labs folder that will plot the data we email to you after testing

Announced on 08 December 2017  1:08  p.m. by Oliver Jia-Richards

Lab 6 Simulation

If you are interested in simulating your quadcopter altitude controller to test it out before the lab I've posted a MATLAB function in the Labs folder that will take your controller gains and plot the altitude of the quadcopter in response to the reference signal we will be using on Friday. It uses a simplified model of the altitude dynamics so do not expect the actual quadcopter to fly as well as it does in the simulation. However, should give you an idea of the performance so you don't crash and break all the quads.

It can also plot vertical velocity, altitude error, and controller input but I disabled plotting of those variables by default. To enable those plots go into the function and set the flags for those plots (lines 19-22) equal to 1.

Let me know if you have any questions or run into issues.

Announced on 03 December 2017  11:05  p.m. by Oliver Jia-Richards

Pset 4, Question 3 b Correction

For question 3 part b please use the "cover-up" method for finding y(t) instead of the graphical method of residues mentioned in the problem statement. Sorry for the confusion.

Announced on 04 October 2017  5:29  p.m. by Alejandro D Cabrales Hernandez

Undergraduate TA Office Hours

Undergraduate TA office hours will be on Wednesdays from 4PM - 5PM in the Unified Lounge.

Announced on 28 September 2017  9:48  a.m. by Oliver Jia-Richards