ep24 - Brian Douglas: Boeing, Control Videos, Resourcium, Map of Control Theory, Cartoons, Mathworks

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Outline
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - From Boeing to Planetary Resources
08:57 - The origin of control videos
17:07 - About teaching style
20:52 - The (unnecessary?) math behind controls
26:54 - On interdisciplinarity
31:35 - How to build knowledge fast
48:32 - Resourcium
01:00:49 - The map of control theory
01:11:09 - IFAC Cartoons
01:15:35 - Fundamentals of control theory book
01:24:49 - The role of projects
01:34:27 - Future of control education
01:43:43 - Advice to future students
Links
Brian’s website: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian1
Boeing: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian2
Planetary resources: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian3
Khan Academy: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian4
Building Knowledge in an Interdisciplinary World: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian5
Why Models Are Essential to Digital Engineering: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian6
SysML: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian7
What Is Robust Control: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian8
Algebraic Riccati equation: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian9
Resourcium: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian10
Map of control theory: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian11
Map of mathematics: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian12
Brian’s Cartoons: https://tinyurl.com/DouglasBrian13
Fundamentals of control theory: https://engineeringmedia.com/books
xkcd: https://xkcd.com/
what if?: https://xkcd.com/what-if/
Computational Control: https://www.bsaver.io/teaching
argmin: https://www.argmin.net/
The Art of the Realizable:

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This episode was supported by the National Centre of Competence in Research on «Dependable, ubiquitous automation» and the IFAC Activity fund. The podcast benefits from the help of an incredibly talented and passionate team. Special thanks to L. Seward, E. Cahard, F. Banis, F. Dörfler, J. Lygeros, ETH studio and mirrorlake . Music was composed by A New Element.