Identification of Hereditary Control Systems via Approximation Techniques

Abstract

This report investigates approximation techniques for identification of control systems governed by functional differential equations. The work was primarily concerned with retarded systems, although some effort was devoted to neutral systems. Throughout the research, the objective was the development of efficient computational algorithms for parameter estimation in linear and nonlinear hereditary systems. The investigations were based on state space formulations of hereditary dynamics, on corresponding approximation techniques and on finite difference methods. The results obtained are applicable to a large class of dynamical processes with memory, including certain aero-elastic problems, biological feedback systems, feedback control systems, visco-elastic problems and mechanical systems with retardation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109332

Entities

People

  • Eugene M. Cliff
  • John A. Burns

Organizations

  • Virginia Tech

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Feedback
  • Formulas (Mathematics)
  • Identification
  • Integral Equations
  • Nonlinear Systems
  • Optimization
  • Retardation
  • Theses
  • Universities
  • Virginia

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  • Mathematics

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