SYMBOLIC ALGEBRAIC MANIPULATION BY DIGITAL COMPUTER IN PROBLEMS OF CONTROL THEORY.

Abstract

A method of digital computer oriented analysis of a Mason flow graph is presented. Using this method in connection with a computer program implementing the algebraic manipulation language FORMAC can be a tool in expanding large determinants with symbolic polynomial elements and thereby finding the characteristic equation and transfer functions of a linear time-invariant system in symbolic form. Also a new approach to the root locus method is shown, using a FORMAC program. The advantages over the conventional root locus method are discussed. Areas of possible future use of FORMAC in algebraic problems of control theory are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0709937

Entities

People

  • Klaus Peter Merzhaeuser

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Theory
  • Digital Computers
  • Equations
  • Language
  • Mathematics
  • Transfer Functions

Readers

  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Computer Science.
  • Control Systems Engineering.