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Nonlinear PID controller

Abstract

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An algorithm to design simple gain scheduled nonlinear PID controllers for nonlinear plants is investigated. Design information is obtained from measurements of the nonlinear plant about selected equilibrium points. Simulations are performed on two different nonlinear CSTR models. The first simulation produced an unexpected result: that linear output feedback performed better than state feedback for the particular model. The second simulation showed that the nonlinear PID controller performed as well as a complex nonlinear controller. A literature search for similar nonlinear controllers concluded that the nonlinear PID controller presented in this thesis did not provide a unified framework for previous work.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Electrical Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Electrical Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1990

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Murray, Nicholas Durante

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-03242009-040653
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/41765

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Murray, Nicholas Durante. Nonlinear PID controller. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41765