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Building Smart Systems: From Concept To Reality

Apply control theory to design temperature controllers, line-following robots, and adaptive systems

Part of Control Systems: Teaching Machines To React & Adapt

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From Theory to Reality: Building Your First Controller

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From Theory to Reality: Building Your First Controller

You now know:

  • Feedback loops (sense → decide → act)
  • Sensors and actuators (eyes and hands)
  • PID control (P + I + D = magic)
  • Stability (trade-offs between speed and smoothness)

Time to apply it. We'll walk through three real projects you could actually build: a temperature controller, a line-following robot, and an auto-balancing platform.

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Quiz: 3 Questions

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You're building a plant-watering system. It has a soil moisture sensor and a water pump. What's missing for closed-loop control?

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Design Something Real

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Design Something Real

The best way to learn control systems is to build one. Even if you don't physically build it, designing it teaches you the concepts.

Think like an engineer: What's the simplest version that would actually work?