Is this good for educators?

Yes — this version of "State Estimator for a pick-and-place arm" is framed for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.

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State Estimator for a pick-and-place arm

Built for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs. Simulate a pick-and-place arm live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

Kalman Filter

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Kalman FilterLive

optimal state estimation

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Measurement noise

Process noise

The Kalman filter fuses a motion model with noisy measurements to track a hidden state optimally. Each step it predicts, then corrects using the Kalman gain — trusting the measurement more when the model is uncertain, and vice versa. It smooths the jittery sensor (gray) into a clean estimate (cyan) that hugs the truth. The math behind GPS, radar, and spacecraft navigation.

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Measurement RMSE0.0

Kalman RMSE0.0

Noise reductionNaN%

Governing equation

\overset{x}{^} \leftarrow \overset{x}{^} + K (z - H \overset{x}{^}), K = \frac{P H ^{T}}{H P H ^{T} + R}, R = 900, Q = 1.00

Reading this result: Measurement noise dwarfs process noise, so the Kalman gain stays small — the filter leans on its motion model and smooths the jitter hard.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this good for educators?: Yes — this version of "State Estimator for a pick-and-place arm" is framed for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.