The Root Locus Method - Introduction

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  • Опубликовано: 12 дек 2024

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  • @Paddydothrock
    @Paddydothrock 9 лет назад +1007

    I never thought I'd see the day when someone could produce a youtube tutorial video which progresses in a logical way, makes sense throughout, doesn't have a highly irritating voice, uses a decent microphone and doesn't constantly fumble with it, stays on topic and has not just legible but actually impressively neat writing..
    Thankyou so much, yours are the best tutorial videos I've seen.
    Please consider giving some lessons to Kahn Academy.

    • @hyderali4351
      @hyderali4351 7 лет назад +6

      can't agree more !

    • @vuongngo2181
      @vuongngo2181 6 лет назад +3

      You are very detailed and thorough. Keep it up!!

    • @mrsblackviper
      @mrsblackviper 3 года назад

      well it take a lot of effort to achive that.

  • @ianhanley1213
    @ianhanley1213 5 лет назад +74

    I am a fifth year Aeronautical engineering student, currently using root locus to design aircraft flight control systems. This fifteen minute video is a more complete, effective and absorbable explanation than I have been given throughout my degree.

    • @fac7orcosplay
      @fac7orcosplay Год назад +5

      Currently studying Electrical Engineering, I have to pass the final exam of Automatic Control, this videos were much more helpful than the entire course

  • @neroskywalker9183
    @neroskywalker9183 8 лет назад +620

    I've learned more of the basis of root locus in this video than in my whole course in the university.

    • @keval761
      @keval761 7 лет назад +2

      NeroSkywalker which uni? xD

    • @batman_1st
      @batman_1st 7 лет назад +5

      National university of singapore

    • @TheTeladras
      @TheTeladras 7 лет назад +4

      Could it be that u did not listen during the courses? :d

    • @Nazirm7
      @Nazirm7 7 лет назад +31

      Yeah probably didn't because his professor couldn't explain for shit like mine or didn't do any examples

    • @julius8631
      @julius8631 7 лет назад +1

      Same here

  • @BrianBDouglas
    @BrianBDouglas  12 лет назад +58

    Hello, I briefly cover that in my video called Stability of Closed Loop Control Systems starting at around 6 minutes. The even faster answer though is that the time response of a pole is e^st, where s is the location of the pole in the s-domain. If s is negative (left half plane) then as time get's larger e^st gets smaller (stable). If s is positive, then e^st gets larger as time increases. No matter how many poles you have, it only takes 1 unstable pole to drive the system to infinity.

  • @sagasa456
    @sagasa456 21 день назад +1

    Wow as someone who's currently struggling with a flight controls class with a non native speaking professor and no controls theory background, this is GOLD ! Thanks so much

  • @dinmukhamedzardykhan5815
    @dinmukhamedzardykhan5815 10 лет назад +19

    I am subscribed to you forever.. A lecture have never been so clear..

  • @iAMCobalus
    @iAMCobalus 2 года назад

    You are literally the GOAT. You broke down a concept and explained it so well with amazing visualizations. This video deserves an award!

  • @abdulazizsalman6197
    @abdulazizsalman6197 4 года назад

    i got tears on my eyes when i watched your explanation, it is the greatest lesson i have heard in entire my life even though i am in a university with among of useless lecturers , thank you so much

  • @NTNscrub
    @NTNscrub Год назад +1

    You helped me understand the purpose of a root locus in 5 minutes better than my prof did in two lectures. Thank you.

  • @shovon9412
    @shovon9412 4 года назад

    This is a gold mine for any control engineer who is still in the learning phase or even for those who is just revising man

  • @Lolwutfordawin
    @Lolwutfordawin 3 года назад +5

    my uni has done an awful job at online classes, these series of yours are a life saver! so wonderfully explained!

  • @myonlynick
    @myonlynick 5 лет назад +5

    0:00 up to 6:30 is PACKED with a load of insight info!

  • @aminijooni
    @aminijooni 8 лет назад +27

    you're my hero Brian. well explained and super easy to understand. thank you

  • @anantchopra1663
    @anantchopra1663 5 лет назад +4

    One of THE best videos I've ever seen on Control Systems. I learnt far more from your video than my control systems course at my university. Amazing explanation with wonderful insights! Hats off to you for producing such great work!

  • @dorsaghaemi
    @dorsaghaemi 8 лет назад +1

    Thanks Brian. After 12 years in Control Engineering, This is the first time I have this level of understanding, which you provide.

  • @DhirenDave-v4g
    @DhirenDave-v4g 11 месяцев назад

    The way you have explained the concept with very illustrative examples is fantastic. You are doing a great service to the engineering community by this effort. Please keep it up. Thank you.

  • @imafirinmalaser
    @imafirinmalaser 11 лет назад +1

    Brian, you are amazing. Honestly. As an undergrad control system engineer, I am indebted to you!

  • @bobseagull7600
    @bobseagull7600 5 лет назад +1

    It's interesting to see just how much people appreciate good quality videos. Nearly a million views for the nerdiest content on RUclips. Congrats and thank you for your work!

  • @Rmkrh
    @Rmkrh 3 года назад

    Thank you Brian for these videos. I am feeling like I am reborn after watching this. 10 mins of your video has taught me more than what 6 months of studies in my university have.

  • @sudmudmud357
    @sudmudmud357 4 года назад +1

    Not everyone got the skills to teach and nail it right there, I feel like I can obtain a degree just attending RUclips videos, your videos are one of the reasons. Keep up the good work .

  • @greersimpson
    @greersimpson 11 лет назад

    Thank you so much you I just watched all of your lectures in one sitting and it literally just clicked. Your the man, keep it up!

  • @gang57
    @gang57 9 лет назад

    i must post this, i just came back from my exam "control systems" today. during my preparations i used all your videos about the root locus and the nyquist. I must say, thank you very very much Brain, because of you i managed to get the proper insight i needed. your techniek is awesome, good animated and keeps the interest locked on target! thanks many times bro

  • @juliajordan5023
    @juliajordan5023 11 лет назад +3

    You are awesome! Really great examples, practical applications, the graphs help a visual learner such as myself, and you draw awesome pictures and comics! Keep up the good work! I am so excited about control theory!

  • @ChrisjayH1
    @ChrisjayH1 11 лет назад +3

    I think my entire class is watching your videos. Thank you so much for these.

    • @darrenp83
      @darrenp83 11 лет назад

      Yup! We are all watching these videos!

    • @nemesis3255
      @nemesis3255 11 лет назад

      Darren P And I had to find out all by myself...

  • @Carrierski
    @Carrierski 9 лет назад

    This is literally the best explanation i have EVER seen in my life. Very clear, the speed is perfect and answers all important questions. Instant sub.

  • @santiagoricoy1313
    @santiagoricoy1313 7 месяцев назад +1

    I met an old coworker of yours! She heard I was doing controls and immediately recommended your videos; I smiled and said, yes, I've watched every single one.
    If I taught the class, the lectures would just be practice problems, and the homework would be to watch your lectures. 😂
    Also, at about 7:29, I thought the imaginary portion was the damped frequency, not the natural; I thought the requirement forms a circle. Anyone able to help me understand?

  • @Pyrohawk
    @Pyrohawk 4 года назад

    Your tutorials are amazing. You've given a gift to humanity.

  • @davoodseify3624
    @davoodseify3624 5 лет назад +11

    Man your explanation was extraordinary. I’ve learned so much here than anywhere else. It helps me so much. Thank you🙂🙏

  • @nalostta
    @nalostta 6 лет назад

    man,you explained not just the technique ,but also the right questions that should go through ones mind while doing this...amazing!!!

  • @MusicGameFinatic999
    @MusicGameFinatic999 4 года назад

    Dude you are the MAN. I'm about to be able to pass my control system design course thanks to these videos. Thank you so much.

  • @yakovmarkov
    @yakovmarkov 10 лет назад +77

    Hi Brian, thank you for the lectures, I really appreciate your job.
    I'd like know if it is possible you make a PDF file of your video lectures allowing us check the notes later.

  • @BrianBDouglas
    @BrianBDouglas  11 лет назад

    Hey James, no problem. The transfer function is 1/(s^2 + 1.5s + k). For such a simple transfer this is the easiest way. Put the den. in standard form which would be s^2+1.5s+k = s^2+2*z*w*s+w^2. When k = 1.1 then it's easy to solve for the damping ratio. w = sqrt(1.1) =1.049. Then z = 1.5/(2*1.049) = 0.715. Of course the root locus is a good way to visualize how the damping ratio changes with k. On the diagram zeta = sin(angle between pole to origin and the vertical axis).

  • @nikosips
    @nikosips 6 лет назад

    I have no words.. thumbs up from an undergrad of electrical and computer engineering! The intuition you give on this subject is amazing and really helpful . Keep the videos coming !!

  • @Bahloola17
    @Bahloola17 10 лет назад +6

    amazing is the way you explained it!!! I read about root locus 100 times but never understood the logic behind it... now it makes sense :)

  • @chrisp7255
    @chrisp7255 8 лет назад +2

    I am using this to study for a final right now, and I am so mad I didn't discover this earlier. This would have cleared up an entire semester's worth of confusion. Thanks for the explanation Brian, this is really well done.

  • @fawazmohsin2287
    @fawazmohsin2287 4 года назад

    This series is the best way to learn about root loci

  • @Jkemp-yq4qq
    @Jkemp-yq4qq 4 года назад

    Absolutely fabulous! I love the practical application. Very helpful You taught me more in 13 minutes than I learned in 4 hours of lecture.

  • @magyarandrastamas2485
    @magyarandrastamas2485 9 лет назад +1

    If only 1/10 of the teachers had such a huge enthusiasm to make the students got the curicullum then people would love to go to school.
    Good teacher equals knowledge + fedback enthusiastic repetition till the understood lecture equals the determined level. :)
    Well done Brian!

  • @matthewoliver88
    @matthewoliver88 5 лет назад

    I have a test tomorrow and this is the first video that i clicked on. You're my hero

  • @deekshas3936
    @deekshas3936 Год назад

    This is such a great video oh my god. Our teacher didn't even tell us what k is supposed to be. We just solve problems mindlessly. But you helped me to understand the meaning and the real use of the root locus. It was so intuitive that something just clicked in my brain. Also along the way, your explanation of the s plane helped me to fill in some gaps in understanding. The video was very engaging throughout. Thank you so so much!!!

  • @kdmq
    @kdmq 6 лет назад +83

    My professor never explained everything up to 6:30 and just explained root locus and threw me off for half the semester. I should have skipped more classes!

    • @rubenayla
      @rubenayla 4 года назад +8

      That's the conclusion I come to everytime I go to class.

  • @MrDoz01
    @MrDoz01 11 лет назад

    the amount of planning that must go into this ...so good ...thank you so much

  • @PunmasterSTP
    @PunmasterSTP 2 года назад +1

    I'm so glad I came across your channel, because your videos are so superb. I'm sure other commenters have already given much praise, and so long ago, in more eloquent ways, so I'll just say "Thank you!"

    • @prateekmuthiahnitap8447
      @prateekmuthiahnitap8447 2 года назад +1

      Hi samter from Neso academy comment section ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @PunmasterSTP
      @PunmasterSTP 2 года назад +1

      @@prateekmuthiahnitap8447 Hello back! How are you doing? Also, are you studying for the JEE or another test? As for myself, I tutor in electrical engineering a bit, so I try to stay sharp...

    • @prateekmuthiahnitap8447
      @prateekmuthiahnitap8447 2 года назад +1

      @@PunmasterSTP I'm doing great! Well atleast for now...
      Wish me luck for my currently ongoing college exams ^^

    • @PunmasterSTP
      @PunmasterSTP 2 года назад +1

      @@prateekmuthiahnitap8447 I'm glad to hear it, and best of luck on your exams!

  • @Plenty_for_Twenty
    @Plenty_for_Twenty 2 года назад +1

    RUclips University prevails again. I was not entirely grasping RL from my professor and the textbook. Just kind of head down and mathing into the unknown. Your video placed a ton of perspective into my study. Thank you Brian Douglas 🍻

  • @sowasvonkeinplan
    @sowasvonkeinplan 5 лет назад +8

    It's wierd... I've been attending 3 lectures on system's theory and control theory during my university studies several years ago and I have the impression that the first 5 minutes of your video tought me a lot more about one of the most useful methods frequently used in control theory than all of the lectures together. Maybe my point of view is a little bit biased as there's a lot of previous knowledge so everything seems total intuitive. Anyway, I wished my professors had been as talented as you explaining and presenting stuff like that. Great video.

  • @deanw8206
    @deanw8206 4 года назад +1

    You need to grow your channel and cover more topics. You just explained the 2.5 hours of confusing controls lectures I sat through in under 15 minutes.

  • @MrRawnik
    @MrRawnik 9 лет назад +33

    brian you are awesome. like your methodology.

  • @jaimemartinezdiaz1004
    @jaimemartinezdiaz1004 4 года назад

    These videos tie all my lectures together. Amazing

  • @LuigidBlackhouse
    @LuigidBlackhouse 11 лет назад

    Thank you, you saved my live (or at least my grade). This video (and the other two) helped me catch up some lectures I missed due to an illness.

  • @mohamededbey
    @mohamededbey 3 года назад +1

    Great content as usual
    Control engineers are very proud to have you

  • @RobBabu
    @RobBabu 6 лет назад +5

    Great Video Brian! You're a huge help to all of us struggling with control systems (aka all of us) :)

  • @jacquesnicolay9221
    @jacquesnicolay9221 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for making RUclips useful. Thank you sir.

  • @jorgerive7335
    @jorgerive7335 5 лет назад

    Your are a talented instructor!! Excellent job on these tutorials --they move quickly, they're thorough, and your explanations are clear and presented in a very easy-to-understand fashion. Kudos and thank you.

  • @BrianBDouglas
    @BrianBDouglas  11 лет назад +1

    Hi Anthony, I will be posting on Nyquist, but not for another month or so. I only put out videos once a week and I have a few other topics in work already. Hopefully you'll still find it useful even after your class is over :)

  • @SolidSnakePlissken108
    @SolidSnakePlissken108 8 лет назад

    i am racing against time to study for an exam which is about 8 hours away (it is my last ever exam at uni i might add), and 3 hours ago i was in utter panic that i will fail at the Root Locus problems that await me. i cant happily say: not anymore. why? because of your Root Locus lectures. Thank you.

  • @ShahzadHassanBangash
    @ShahzadHassanBangash 8 лет назад

    great work sir keep up the good work our society need people like you .

  • @StevenMcconnon
    @StevenMcconnon 11 лет назад

    Thank you. I'm an engineering student who is trying to teach himself control systems and this helps a lot.

  • @Berilium2
    @Berilium2 9 лет назад +1

    Good man Brian! You're saving my degree one video at a time!

  • @BrianBDouglas
    @BrianBDouglas  12 лет назад

    Well put Trunks. If I don't have specific phase and gain margins I like root locus (especially to move poles around to meet requirements). For me it tends to make more sense. However, if I'm designing a filter for a sensor (lead, lag, band pass), I like the Bode plot. If all you want is for your system to be stable and you don't care whether it oscillates or has a certain damping ratio then all you need is for all poles to be in the left half plane. And that's easy to see with root locus.

  • @sullivan3503
    @sullivan3503 2 года назад +5

    At 7:30, you mention that natural frequency requirements dictate that the pole must lie inside a horizontal band. However, this would correspond to limiting the imaginary part of the mode. The natural frequency corresponds to the norm of the pole, which would mean the pole must lie inside or outside of a certain circle.

  • @johnhan75
    @johnhan75 9 лет назад

    oh my god.. Your video is so much helpful, I can't belive it,,, I am an university engineer student, and I actually think you teach way better than our proffessor, eventhough school I am attending is quite a good school.. thank you so much for lecture, have a good day!

  • @condedennisful
    @condedennisful 9 лет назад

    excellent explanation. i like how you explain very quickly and don't waste time like other videos.

  • @abdohajar908
    @abdohajar908 7 лет назад

    Sir, you don't know how helpful these videos are!!!
    Thank you :)

  • @19hashan93
    @19hashan93 11 лет назад +1

    THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH DR. BRIAN!! In a little over 10 minutes, you managed to teach a topic that I couldnt understand in 2 hours at class. You are extremely awesome for uploading these. We are eternally grateful! Liked and Subscribed! Its also amazing how you linked this to a real world engineering problem so well. It reminds one that engineering is not just numbers and maths but directly mirrors what goes on in reality. (btw, the "we messed up" cartoon was a brilliant idea!)

  • @jessstuart7495
    @jessstuart7495 6 лет назад +2

    If you write the transfer function in a different form, you can directly relate b and k to the damping ratio.
    TF = 1/(s^2 + b*s + k) => 1/(s^2 + 2*ζ*ω0*s + ω0^2)
    b = 2*ζ*ω0, and k=ω0^2
    b = 2*ζ*sqrt(k)
    rearrange to ζ = b/(2*sqrt(k))
    k is multiplied by factor p, sqrt(k) will multiply by a factor (sqrt(p)).
    To maintain at-least a 0.75 damping ratio, you'll have to multiply b by a factor of sqrt(1.1) = 1.049. b_new = 1.5*1.049 = 1.6 (only keeping significant digits)

  • @sizmostudent
    @sizmostudent 5 лет назад

    Finally, I understand it, I have been trying to understand it for 2 months, thanks a lot for this amazing video!

  • @shengzhu9716
    @shengzhu9716 9 лет назад +1

    Great teaching. You really help me understand control much better!

  • @akankshapassi8962
    @akankshapassi8962 8 лет назад +1

    +brian douglas you are love. Your videos are gonna save my exam tomorrow. Thanks.

  • @q1q1q1q1q1q1q1q11
    @q1q1q1q1q1q1q1q11 2 года назад

    Thanks for your clear teaching style, it is much appreciated.

  • @サメ頭のくま
    @サメ頭のくま 6 лет назад

    This is a REALLY good explanation of this. I came for later R.Locus stuff but I decided to watch this intro video (so I understood 99% of it prior to watching). Your explanations are very thorough but concise. I have a friend taking Control Systems next term and I'm going to recommend your videos!

  • @pridez6132
    @pridez6132 4 года назад

    Brian, your 13 mins lecture is more clear than my lecturer who used 3 hours to explain this one.

  • @余坤奇
    @余坤奇 7 лет назад

    we dind`t learn any thing about the loucs root method but our teacher ask us to do a course work with this. thank for u help , your video helped me a lot !

  • @nickvonklemperer4807
    @nickvonklemperer4807 11 лет назад

    The night before an exam, this has got to be the best channel I've discovered on youtube. Our lecturer for the 3rd year control course has made an art form out of being vague. This has clarified so much. Is it possible to get a PDF of the video, like a combination of all the notes you've written during the video just on one long PDF.

  • @guruprasad_1984
    @guruprasad_1984 Год назад

    Super Brian...you have covered beautifully the significance and notion of root locus in a 13 minute video....

  • @elmerosorto1680
    @elmerosorto1680 2 года назад

    Amazing explanation, i am reviewing all the content i've learn in these university years, because this is my last semester, thanks for the good work.

  • @ryanvickramasinghe1971
    @ryanvickramasinghe1971 5 лет назад +1

    give this guy tenure already.

  • @elzarqua
    @elzarqua 7 лет назад +1

    wow, learnt more in this tutorial than i have all semester! love how you link everything together! cheers!

  • @re.liable
    @re.liable 3 года назад

    I hope you won't ever take down these videos. It's still a little bit over my head but I expect to be coming back to these over and over again lol
    EDIT: I just noticed that I'm already subscribed. I must've seen another video series from you before. You're the best, thank you very much

  • @MANGOBAPRODUCTIONS
    @MANGOBAPRODUCTIONS 7 лет назад

    Thanks for your passion of sharing knowledge to the world, keep the good work. You saved my control course and made me enjoy it.

  • @zahidfaheem3233
    @zahidfaheem3233 5 лет назад +1

    love it when you find a video that gives more than you expected! thanks a lot bro and hope the book becomes a bestseller :D

  • @MrAskOnce
    @MrAskOnce 11 лет назад

    Very well put together... I'm about to have to develop the root locus for a project I have in my controls class and this is so much better of an explanation in ~13 minutes than my professor has given in 3 lectures.
    Woo.
    Will continue watching the others -- thank you for posting this. xD

  • @jaydesai7386
    @jaydesai7386 4 года назад

    very well and logical video . Understanding level is very high . Well done.

  • @debasismt
    @debasismt 4 года назад

    In my college time I thought I will never be able to understand this. Now its crystal clear.

  • @NGBigfield
    @NGBigfield 3 года назад +1

    Such a great video!

  • @idrissalim8348
    @idrissalim8348 5 лет назад

    this could replace almost any control theory course in engineering schools!! Great work

  • @protiiooi
    @protiiooi 9 лет назад

    This is awesome! I finally understand what my teacher has been trying to teach for the past few weeks

  • @ECOMMUSK
    @ECOMMUSK 7 лет назад

    these are amazing examples. I did not know to think of it like that. It makes more sense when you say the marketing department says a system with a mass of 1 will sell the best, and the spring department wants to use a constant of 1 etc... thanks!

  • @Xyzxyz-gc3fw
    @Xyzxyz-gc3fw 2 года назад +1

    Amazing video sir !!

  • @dr.ganeshbhokare6547
    @dr.ganeshbhokare6547 2 года назад

    Very simple and conceptual explaination of root locus...really very impressive due to to simplicity of explaination

  • @codesrhodes3757
    @codesrhodes3757 3 года назад

    Just amazing sir. Don't have the words to describe how awesome you teach It is fabulous.

  • @nkk918
    @nkk918 11 лет назад

    YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS AGES AGO! I absolutely love the videos. To the point, interesting, amazing! Simply amazing! Thank you so much :) I have an exam I'm sure I'll pass thanks to you :) I'll even take up contlrol as an elective now coz you've made me understand and fall in love with it. THANK YOU!

  • @xxanimangaloverxx
    @xxanimangaloverxx 9 лет назад

    I wish I could print out what write out in your videos. Best notes ever.

  • @Postermaestro
    @Postermaestro 8 лет назад +2

    Love the "side notes" in your videos. It seems to me like these are things that have confused you in the past, and most likely confuse students (like myself) taking these courses.

  • @drsandeepvm5622
    @drsandeepvm5622 3 года назад

    Been teaching control engineering since many years, but understood today 😇. Thank you Sir 😊

  • @swetabjahazra8050
    @swetabjahazra8050 9 лет назад

    Much better than professor lectures!!!

  • @hebazo3ar
    @hebazo3ar 5 лет назад

    You are an engel , I am crying of happiness.

  • @seang5476
    @seang5476 Год назад

    Thank you sir! Helping students 10 years later

  • @condedennisful
    @condedennisful 9 лет назад

    GADDAMMIT!!!! thats the best explanation i've ever seen on youtube and I use to study from youtube.

  • @pedro-eu-mesmo
    @pedro-eu-mesmo 8 лет назад +1

    This is a skilled explanation on the subject and thus super helpful. Thank you!

  • @pelonags
    @pelonags 2 года назад

    You're a student's dream, Brian! Thanks so much!