Robotic Control Course Index
Learn how robots move, stabilize, and follow commands using real control principles. This course covers feedback control, sensors and actuators, PID tuning, motion control, kinematics basics, filtering, safety constraints, and real-world debugging strategies.
I. Foundations (12 Lessons)
1. Introduction to Robotic Control
2. Control Systems Overview
3. Open Loop vs Closed Loop Control
4. Feedback in Robotics
5. Stability and Response
6. Transient vs Steady-State Response
7. Control Error and Setpoint Tracking
8. Disturbances and Noise
9. Sampling Time and Control Frequency
10. Discrete Control Basics
11. Control Loop Architecture
12. Models and Assumptions in Control
II. Sensors & Actuators (12 Lessons)
13. Sensors in Robotics
14. Position Sensors and Encoders
15. Velocity Sensing and Tachometers
16. IMU and Orientation Basics
17. Force/Torque Sensing Basics
18. Actuators and Motor Basics
19. DC, Servo, and Stepper Motors
20. Motor Drivers and Control Signals
21. PWM and Motor Speed Control
22. Calibration and Sensor Alignment
23. Latency and Timing in Sensing
24. Safety Limits and Actuator Saturation
III. PID & Practical Control (12 Lessons)
25. What is PID Control
26. Proportional Control
27. Integral Control
28. Derivative Control
29. PID Tuning Methods
30. Integral Windup and Anti-Windup
31. Filtering and Noise Reduction
32. Setpoint Smoothing and Ramping
33. Cascaded Control (Position–Velocity)
34. Feedforward Control Basics
35. Testing and Validating Controllers
36. Debugging Unstable Robots
IV. Motion, Kinematics & Real-World Systems (9 Lessons)
37. Motion Control Basics
38. Position vs Velocity vs Torque Control
39. Trajectory Basics
40. Kinematics Introduction for Control
41. Real-Time Control and Latency
42. Microcontroller vs Computer Control
43. Industrial Robot Control Concepts
44. Control System Safety and Fail-Safes
45. Robotic Control Capstone Overview