Introduction to Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) Control

In this video we introduce the linear quadratic regulator (LQR) controller. We show that an LQR controller is a full state feedback controller where the gain matrix K is computed by solving an optimization problem.

Topics and time stamps:

0:00 - Introduction
4:01 - Introduction to Optimization
19:24 - Setting up the cost function (Q and R matrices)
41:36 - Solving the Algebraic Ricatti Equation
1:01:05 - Example of LQR in Matlab
1:17:09 - Using LQR to address practical implementation issues with full state feedback controllers

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-Practical Implementation Issues with a Full State Feedback Controller (   • Practical Implementation Issues with ...  )
-Introduction to Linear State Estimation (TBD)

The Matlab/Simulink files associated with this video are located at:
-http://faculty.washington.edu/lum/Edu...
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-http://faculty.washington.edu/lum/Edu...

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