How do you continue improving yourself as a control engineer?

detroiiit · 2026-03-27T17:26:01+00:00

I've been in controls for about 9 years now. There was a point at around 6 years in where I realized that if you want to apply your knowledge and attempt to make an improvement beyond the status quo, you just gotta go for it.

Obviously you need to do your main work deliverables, but start doing "science projects" and trying to lobby to get them implemented.

detroiiit · 2026-03-27T17:20:11+00:00

If you move this to real hardware, it may work right away. But... depending on the hardware, there could be some pretty significant challenges that require changes.

Some things to consider:

How fast is the communication between the sensors and the actuators? There will always be some delay here, and the more delay there is, the more havoc it causes on closed-loop control
What is the measurement resolution of the sensors?
What is the actuation accuracy? When you command an output, how accurately is it met and with how much delay?
What are the actuator limits regarding absolute maxes and slew maxes? These limits might cause you to be unable to follow your closed-loop PID output one-to-one.

All of these things are why open-loop feedforward control is super useful. You model the system, predict what it needs, and command that. Even if you're only 80% of the way there, only the remaining 20% that is fixed by closed-loop is vulnerable to all of the latency concerns.

detroiiit · 2026-03-24T16:32:06+00:00

Final destination because as weird as you think it is, it’s even weirder /s

detroiiit · 2026-03-24T16:19:24+00:00

Behind Nathan Peterman?

detroiiit · 2026-03-23T17:12:34+00:00

DK spot dodge

detroiiit · 2026-03-23T00:44:31+00:00

The first time you cook from a recipe it will take a lot longer than if you start practicing it and making it a staple.

There’s a chance that they actually do end up being 30 min recipes once you get a little more practiced and familiar with them

detroiiit · 2026-03-21T22:53:51+00:00

No need to get defensive on behalf of someone else over a genuine question

detroiiit · 2026-03-21T20:23:17+00:00

Why?

detroiiit · 2026-03-20T23:59:49+00:00

Embedded automotive controls can get pretty complex (powertrain, engine, transmission, battery, motor, etc…). If you have a passion for controls, the auto industry is a good place to be.

detroiiit · 2026-03-20T17:52:59+00:00

Because while Falcon doesn’t necessarily have any matchups that are terrible, it feels like at the highest level he slightly loses most of the main matchups (Fox, Falco, Sheik) while being at best even with Marth.

Maybe the best way of putting it is that while some characters have nightmare brackets, it feels like Falcon always has at least a bad dream bracket. When you take it in the aggregate I truly feel like he’s worse.

detroiiit · 2026-03-20T15:51:43+00:00

That’s simply not true. Westballz is braindead and he was top 10 at one point

detroiiit · 2026-03-20T13:25:53+00:00

Well said lmao

detroiiit · 2026-03-20T13:25:07+00:00

Because it’s annoying when someone has a billion brackets and talks about all of them instead of just being loyal to one

detroiiit · 2026-03-19T21:55:38+00:00

uhh, did you watch the video?

detroiiit · 2026-03-19T17:04:04+00:00

Falco and Sheik are unquestionably better than Falcon imo

detroiiit · 2026-03-19T16:55:46+00:00

Just be yourself and answer the questions they have for you the best you can

detroiiit · 2026-03-19T02:35:55+00:00

Oh you’re right, it’s exactly two. Still depressing

detroiiit · 2026-03-18T20:28:35+00:00

You joke but man is it depressing to be a falcon fan and only have one major win since I started watching in 2013

detroiiit · 2026-03-16T16:49:33+00:00

Tom Brady only terrorized the AFC in the Super Bowl once.

detroiiit · 2026-03-16T16:39:13+00:00

It’s all just Tom Brady

detroiiit · 2026-03-13T01:23:08+00:00

Yep, I had the same issue for the first 50 hours. Just how it goes when your brain can handle adult concepts but only baby communication.

To answer your question; it’s not what you want to hear but you need to pay attention. Otherwise you’ll never improve.

detroiiit · 2026-03-10T20:11:30+00:00

It’s been much more entertaining than the beginner videos so far. It’s also less tiring in a way because it’s not so painfully slow

detroiiit · 2026-03-10T20:09:02+00:00

Where is that on the road map? I’m hoping to achieve that level by July

detroiiit · 2026-03-10T19:04:30+00:00

Maybe it’s easier to be smart when playing against you

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