COMSOL Tutorial: Thin-Plate Deformation-Introducing Damping
by In this video, we explain how to introduce damping into a finite element model of a thin plate. The video is given below. This video …
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COMSOL Tutorial: Thin-Plate Deformation
In this video, we explain how to simulate a thin plate deformation using the COMSOL Multiphysics modeling package. The video is given below. The continuation …
Solve Optimization Problems using MATLAB- Disciplined Approach Using fmincon()
In this optimization tutorial, we explain how to solve multi-variable optimization problems in MATLAB. We use the MATLAB function fmincon(). We explain how to define …
Solve a System of Nonlinear Equations in MATLAB
In this post, we will learn how to numerically solve systems of nonlinear equations using the MATLAB programming language. These types of problems appear in …
Pull-up/pull-down resistors and interrupts – Raspberry Pi
In this post, we explain the purpose and basic usage of pull-up and pull-down resistors and we explain the purpose of interrupts in Raspberry Pi …
Undamped Linear Harmonic Oscillator
In this lecture, we introduce the concept of harmonic oscillators. We derive an equation of motion of a harmonic oscillator and derive an analytical solution. …
Dynamics Lecture: Simple Pendulum – Equations of Motion and Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations Using MATLAB
In this lecture, you will learn to sketch free-body and kinetic diagrams of a simple pendulum. Furthermore, you will learn to develop the equation of …
Incremental Rotary Encoders with Raspberry Pi – LPD3806 – 600BM
In this post, we explain how to connect a low-cost incremental rotary encoder (LPD3806-600BM) to a Raspberry Pi microcontroller. We provide detailed instructions with a …
PID Controller Discretization and Implementation in Arduino
In this post, we explain how to discretize and implement a Proportional Integral Derivative (PID), controller. To demonstrate the PID controller implementation, we use a …
Calibration and noise reduction of distance sensors (SHARP 2Y0A21 infrared sensors)
In this post, we consider the problems of calibration and noise reduction of distance sensors. In particular, we consider the class of InfraRed (IR) distance …