The Amusing Challenge of Explaining Control Theory

Outline
00:00 Intro
01:19 Swedish control heritage and early steps
05:21 PhD at Lund and relay feedback systems
15:40 Berkeley years
19:58 Hybrid systems
26:46 Networked control systems
30:32 Interaction with industry
34:40 Wireless control systems
40:33 Platooning in freight transport
49:27 Future of mobility
52:55 Event-based control
58:58 Cybersecurity
1:05:10 Societal-scale challenges
1:12:33 Bode lecture reflections
1:15:05 Digital futures
1:23:38 Advice for future students

Links
Kalle’s website: https://tinyurl.com/yc34dv2x
K. J. Åstrom: https://tinyurl.com/5n9admvk
PhD Thesis: https://tinyurl.com/3868a92a
Relay feedback: https://tinyurl.com/3w4w9dku
Fast switches in relay feedback systems: https://tinyurl.com/5dcvn79f
S. Sastry: https://tinyurl.com/3f5e978z
Hybrid system: https://tinyurl.com/v39up6wk
Dynamical properties of hybrid automata: https://tinyurl.com/yx73x6ba
Wireless Network Design for Control Systems: https://tinyurl.com/mry5cnan
Cyber–Physical Control of Road Freight Transport: https://tinyurl.com/yc4yhhwu
S. Shladover: https://tinyurl.com/352cfwdm
An introduction to event-triggered and self-triggered control: https://tinyurl.com/37p9w8cz
Distributed Event-Triggered Control for Multi-Agent Systems: https://tinyurl.com/5ddnjsrz
Cyber security analysis of state estimators in electric power systems: https://tinyurl.com/2wj74spj
A secure control framework for resource-limited adversaries: https://tinyurl.com/37pnehuv
Control for societal-scale challenges 2030: https://tinyurl.com/yfd3v296
Digital futures: https://tinyurl.com/h3nyb2

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Acknowledgments and sponsors
This episode was supported by the National Centre of Competence in Research on «Dependable, ubiquitous automation» and the IFAC Activity fund. The podcast benefits from the help of an incredibly talented and passionate team. Special thanks to L. Seward, E. Cahard, F. Banis, F. Dörfler, J. Lygeros, ETH studio and mirrorlake . Music was composed by A New Element.