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Re: Control Theory

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Originally Posted by dhoizner
Hi all,

After getting the camera tracking and moving the robot according to the servo values, I'm trying to fine-tune the tracking algorithm. After reading Kevin's post, where he mentioned control theory, it interested me on the topic. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...05&postcount=1)

Can anyone point me to a reference on control theory, or explain the basic concepts? (Maybe with some code examples on the topic of the camera, or even pseudocode)

Thanks,
I should have mentioned in that other posting that these types of control algorithms are known as feed-forward or feedforward control algorithms (as opposed to feedback control). Control theory is a huge and wonderous topic and any time spent understanding the subject will not be time wasted.

-Kevin
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