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Alternating Minimization

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Alternating minimization, is a simple and easy to implement method to compute minima of a function of 2 more variables. Although this looks like a heuristic, the convergence can be proved if …

Intel Compute Sticks 2

systems-engineering-tooling

I recently got the Intel Compute Stick 2 (NCS2). It can do neural network inference. The process is to start with a frozen tensorflow file (.pb), then convert it to IR format (which the NCS2 …

Toy Gaussian Mixture Estimation with EM Algorithm

ai-ml-inference

This terms quite often in computer vision related research papers. I am going to toyify it (a core simple explanation). All the code snippets are to be found along with the post. This is …

Generating Music from Basics

ai-ml-inference

In this post, I am discussing on music notes, frequencies and the science behind it. Along the way I shall live demo you what I am talking about. For the demos, I am using an arduino nano to …

List of Significant Probability Puzzles

math-estimation-optimization

I am collecting a list of probability/statistics/random processes puzzle problems. Click on the links for the description and solutions of the problem. It is well worth the effort to study, …

Hands on TensorRT on NvidiaTX2

ai-ml-inference

Resources: Official Base Page: https://developer.nvidia.com/tensorrtOfficial User Guide: https://docs.nvidia.com/deeplearning/sdk/tensorrt-api/python_api/index.htmlWebminar: Introduction to …

Midnight Sun Camping

photo-travel

In school geography I think almost everyone learns, that there are place far out in the north where sun does not set for a few months in summer and the sun does not rise for a few months in …

Part-3 : Controlling a Mechanical System

math-estimation-optimization

This is the third post in my series on control systems. In part-1 we explored what the differential equations can do for you and how to make use of a differential equation, particular the …

A DIY Drone Remote Controller

robotics-perception-systems

For a simple drone flying with the remote control, you need a remote control (:P). One way is to buy a remote control. FrSky, Radiolink is a popular drone remote for the hobbyist. There are …

"Where am I" with GPS

robotics-perception-systems

Today I am going to talk about GPS and how you can harness its power for mobile robots. We shall see how it works in some detail and especially from a robotics point-of-view. Next, we will …

Wireless Communication from Scratch

robotics-perception-systems

All we 90s kids have seen mobile phones taking over our lives. We have been taught in school that Electromagnetic waves carry our signals. In school, like most people, I too accepted that …

Controlling Drone Motors

robotics-perception-systems

In this blog post, we shall deal with controlling drone motors and some other hardware devices. A lot of hardware like the ESC, servo motors, piezoelectric speakers to name a few are …