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Method of ascertaining control parameters for a control system
Assignee: MTS Systems Corp
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Filing: 2002-12-18
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Granted: 2005-07-12
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Expires: 2022-12-18
Abstract
Abstract A method of ascertaining control parameters for a control system having a controller and a plant includes establishing a model of the plant and a model of the controller and calculating a performance index for a closed-loop system as a function of controller parameters, accounting for selected stability margins.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Lund
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
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2026-10-30 08:57
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B13/00; G05B13/02; G05B13/04; G05B5/00; G05B5/01; G05B13/042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of ascertaining control parameters for a control system having a controller and a plant having multiple plant input and response channels, the method comprises: establishing a model of the plant with multiple plant input and response channels at least some of the channels having cross-coupling effects, and establishing a model of the controller; and calculating a performance index for a closed-loop system as a function of controller parameters, accounting for selected constraints on at least stability margins.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of ascertaining control parameters for a control system having a controller and a plant having multiple plant input and response channels, the method comprises: establishing a model of the plant with multiple plant input and response channels at least some of the channels having cross-coupling effects, and establishing a model of the controller; and calculating a performance index for a closed-loop system as a function of controller parameters, accounting for selected constraints on at least stability margins.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 and further including: providing an optimization routine, the optimization routine repeatedly performing the step of calculating the performance index.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the optimization routine repeatedly performs the step of calculating the performance index until an optimum value is achieved.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the plant model and the controller model each comprise multiple channels, and wherein the controller parameters include a vector Kp having elements pertaining to proportional gains for each channel of the controller model, the proportional gains being of a selected relationship among each other, and wherein the performance index is a function of a master proportional gain Km that is applied to each channel of the controller model, and wherein the performance index is repeatedly calculated to maximize Km in a manner that maintains constraints on at least stability margins.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
121 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the plant model and the controller model each comprise multiple channels, and wherein the controller parameters comprise a vector Kp having elements pertaining to proportional gains for each channel of the controller model, and wherein the performance index is a function of a master proportional gain Km that is applied to each channel of the controller model, and wherein the performance index is calculated as a function of: ∑ i ( K m K p , i ω ref ) x where ω ref is set to a nominal loop-bandwidth, x comprises a value between 0 and 1 and i is a running index over all channels of the controller model.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the constraint on stability margin varies as a function of frequency.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 6 and further comprising rendering a three dimensional surface illustrating constraints on at least stability margins as a function of frequency.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein calculating the performance index includes accounting for constraints on frequency domain peaking.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the constraints comprises a constant.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein calculating the performance index includes accounting for a weighting factor on the minimum value of frequency response over a specified range of frequencies.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1 wherein establishing a controller model and plant model in the frequency domain includes establishing the controller model and the plant model over a closed-trajectory on the complex plane as part of establishing stability over said region on the complex plane.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of ascertaining control parameters for a control system having a controller and a plant, the method comprises: establishing a model of the plant and a model of the controller; and calculating a performance index for a closed-loop system as a function of controller parameters, accounting for constraints on at least selected stability margins as a function of frequency.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of ascertaining control parameters for a control system having a controller and a plant, the method comprises: establishing a model of the plant and a model of the controller; and calculating a performance index for a closed-loop system as a function of controller parameters, accounting for constraints on at least selected stability margins as a function of frequency.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 12 and further comprising rendering a three dimensional surface illustrating constraints on at least stability margins as a function of frequency.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 12 and further including: providing an optimization routine, the optimization routine repeatedly performing the step of calculating the performance index.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the optimization routine repeatedly performs the step of calculating the performance index until an optimum value is achieved.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
96 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the plant model and the controller model each comprise multiple channels, and wherein the controller parameters include a vector Kp having elements pertaining to proportional gains for each channel of the controller model, the proportional gains being of a selected relationship among each other, and wherein the performance index is a function of a master proportional gain Km that is applied to each channel of the controller model, and wherein the performance index is repeatedly calculated to maximize Km in a manner that maintains constraints on at least stability margins.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
121 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the plant model and the controller model each comprise multiple channels, and wherein the controller parameters comprise a vector Kp having elements pertaining to proportional gains for each channel of the controller model, and wherein the performance index is a function of a master proportional gain Km that is applied to each channel of the controller model, and wherein the performance index is calculated as a function of: ∑ i ( K m K p , i ω ref ) x where ω ref is set to a nominal loop-bandwidth, x comprises a value between 0 and 1 and i is a running index over all channels of the controller model.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 12 wherein calculating the performance index includes accounting for constraints on frequency domain peaking.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the constraints comprises a constant.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 12 wherein calculating the performance index includes accounting for a weighting factor on the minimum value of frequency response over a specified range of frequencies.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 12 wherein establishing a controller model and plant model in the frequency domain includes establishing the controller model and the plant model over a closed-trajectory on the complex plane as part of establishing stability over said region on the complex plane.
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