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State space equations

Two principles here: When dealing with a differential equation, you define intermediate state variables so everything is in terms of first derivatives. This system is nonlinear, so the state-space ...
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Which step response matches the system transfer function

The final value of the step response is the DC gain of the closed-loop transfer function, which is generally different from the open-loop DC gain. Assuming unity gain feedback, the feed-forward ...
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How do you design using bode plots?

The Bode Plot is typically used to display the open loop magnitude and phase response, for which we can assess stability in many cases (not all). The stability criteria that the phase is less than -...
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Intuition for $\mathbf{P} = \mathbf{0}$ in steady-state when $\mathbf{Q} = \mathbf{0}$ (Kalman filter)

We each have different life experiences to fuel our intuition, but try this one out: Let $\mathbf A = 1$ and $\mathbf Q = 0$, and $\mathbf C = 1$ -- i.e., the actual state variable just doesn't change,...
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Do FIR filter have any application in control theory?

FIR filters are fairly common in some areas of control theory. As they usually incur a lot of added phase/time-delay, they are not really usable in the feedback path of regular control systems, but ...
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Do we use closed loop or open loop information in Bode plot, Nyquist plot and Root Locus?

The bode plot is just a plot showing the frequency representation of your system. Any transfer function has one, hence you can use it to see the response of both closed or open loop. Nyquist and the ...
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