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Accession Number:
AD0607560
Title:
INVESTIGATION OF A METHOD OF ADAPTIVE CONTROL.
Corporate Author:
MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENTATION LAB
Report Date:
1961-01-01
Abstract:
The requirement for the research presented in this thesis is introduced by a brief survey of the development of design concepts and techniques for adaptive control. An analytical procedure is developed to provide a general synthesis method for design of the self-adjustment features of model reference adaptive control systems. Minimization of a mathematical index of performance leads to definition of adjustment signals which can be used to provide for oddfunction, nulling control of all the adjustable parameters of a multi-parameter model reference system. Mechanization of parameter control results in systems which are deliberately non-linear in order to provide optimum dynamic performance. Properties of the method are examined by application to a number of typical control situations. Simulation experiments demonstrate the ability of the technique to provide successful adaptation of systems to a wide range of variation in operating environment in response to deterministic and stochastic command and disturbance inputs. Author
Descriptive Note:
Doctoral thesis,
Pages:
0166
Contract Number:
AF04 647 303
File Size:
0.00MB
