Video Lectures

Robotics and Controls:

1. Robotics Fall 2023, by Pranav Bhounsule: [Videos][Notes]

Topics in Mathematics

1. MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2005, MITOCW: Gilbert Strang

Optimization

1. Course: Numerical Optimization, (NPTEL): Shirish Sevade

Trajectory Optimization

1. Video Lecture: Introduction to Trajectory Optimization: Matthew Kelly
2. Video Lecture: Underactuated Robotics, Trajectory Optimization I: Lec 11, Russ Tedrake
3. Video Lecture: Underactuated Robotics, Trajectory Optimization II: Lec 12, Russ Tedrake
4. Video Lecture: Optimization, Optimal Control, Trajectory Optimization, and Splines: Jesus Tordesillas
5. Book: Practical Methods for Optimal control and estimation using non-linear programming, John T. Betts
6. Github Repos: Matthew Kelly’s TrajOpt Repo
7. Github Repos: MindtPy Library Page: MINLP solver
8. Tutorial Paper: An Introduction to Trajectory Optimization: How to do your own direct collocation, Matthew Kelly

Basics of Control systems

1. Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR): Basics/Overview, Derivation (link pending)

Reinforcement Learning

1. Deep RL Bootcamp
2. Reinforcement Learning: David Silver
3. CS-285: Deep Reinforcement Learning, UC Berkeley
4. Spinning up*: It’s a blog but really useful

ROS

1. ROS Wiki Tutorials: Muhammad Luqman

Mechanical Design and Theory

1. Kinematics of Mechanisms and Machines: NPTEL, IIT KGP
   1. Lec-37: Gear Kinematics
   2. Lec-38: Gear Trains I
   3. Lec-39: Gear Trains II
   4. Lec-40: Gear Trains III
2. Bond Graph Modeling: NPTEL
3. Gear Strength Theory: NPTEL
4. Friction-Model-for-Spur-Gear-transmission-efficiency: Review by Tsuneji Yada

Miscellaneous:

1. List-of-Science-and-Math-courses

Informative videos

1. Materials: Neodymium magnets [Video-1: Brief history and use] [Video-2: Manufacturing_process]