It is widely recognised (Rossiter et al., 2020) that state space methods are fundamental
to control engineers, even if not included in an introductory control course due to
space restrictions. Consequently, it makes sense for the control101 toolbox (Rossiter,
2024) to include state space resources, to support those places where this is considered
fundamental. In view of this, the authors have been developing a set of resources
to support an introduction to state space methods in control and this paper gives
an overview of those resources (released in late summer 2024), alongside some supporting
background.
