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inControl · Jul 17, 2025 · 59 min

ep34 - inControl guide to ... Controllability & Observability

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 Support the show Podcast info Podcast website: https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n84j85j Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/4rwztj3c RSS: https://tinyurl.com/yc2fcv4y Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/bdbvhsj6 Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3z24yr43 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IncontrolP Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/35cu4kr4 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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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


Support the show

Podcast info
Podcast website: https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/
Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n84j85j
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/4rwztj3c
RSS: https://tinyurl.com/yc2fcv4y
Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/bdbvhsj6
Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3z24yr43
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IncontrolP
Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/35cu4kr4

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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