The Control of a Simple Inertia.

Abstract

Three types of controllers were developed in this thesis for use with a position-control system which was characterized by a second-order differential equation. One type of controller was linear and continuous. Both examples of this type of controller were each optimal in the sense that they were designed to minimize a specific performance index. The other types were optimal nonlinear on/off controllers, and a linear on/off controller with an optimal slope for its switching line. Theory is presented in detail for the development of the linear on/off controller with optimal slope of its switching line. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0777876

Entities

People

  • John Travis Williams

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Switching

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Robotics and Automation.