A Synthesis Theory for a Class of Multiple-Loop Systems with Plant Uncertainty.

Abstract

There is given a single input-output linear, time-invariant plant with large parameter uncertainty consisting of two parallel branches, one of which has n internal sensing points. The objective is to satisfy specified frequency domain bounds on the system response to commands and disturbances over the parameter range, and to do so with sensibly minimum net effect at the plant input, of the n + 1 sensor noise sources. The basic problem is how to best divide the feedback burden among the n + 1 available feedback loops L sub I. The procedure developed has high transparency, giving early perspective on the loop bandwidths, permitting approximate loop trade-offs without a detailed design. It is shown that for a class of problems the sensor noise effects can be tremendously reduced, when compared to an optimum single-loop design satisfying the same specifications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA046050

Entities

People

  • Isaac Horowitz
  • Te-shing Wang

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bandwidth
  • Boundaries
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Colorado
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Feedback
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Frequency Response
  • Gain
  • Intervals
  • Scientific Research
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Transfer Functions

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