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ep34 - inControl guide to ... Controllability & Observability

July 17, 2025 · 59 min

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Outline

00:00 - Intro
01:06 - The big idea
03:42 - Controllability, observability, and ... the space race!
14:52 - Kálmán and the state-space paradigm
00:00 - The math and intuition: state-space basics, definitions, and duality
00:00 - A touch of nonlinearity
00:00 - Developments in the field: a chronological tour
00:00 - Controllability and observability: quo vaditis?
00:00 - Outro

Links
Kálmán: https://tinyurl.com/bdzj7mtr
Controllability: https://tinyurl.com/28s5zxpn
Observability: https://tinyurl.com/yjxncxdn
Paper - "Contributions to the theory of optimal control": https://tinyurl.com/9wwf8pvh
Paper - "Discovery and Invention": https://tinyurl.com/ryfn463n
Kálmán's speech - Kyoto Prize : https://tinyurl.com/2ahrjdah
Paper - Controllability of complex networks: https://tinyurl.com/3zk99n4s


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Acknowledgments and sponsors
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.

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