Title :
On adaptive control systems
Author_Institution :
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York, NY, USA
fDate :
11/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An attempt is made in the subject paper to evolve a basic philosophy for adaptive control systems. A method is described for determining the system impulse response from measurements of instantaneous system input and output. The impulse response is expanded in a Taylor series, to facilitate solution of the convolution integral. From a knowledge of the impulse response and the system error, the necessary correction to the system forcing function is determined, in a manner similar to that used for determination of the impulse response. The techniques developed are applied to two systems - one stable and one unstable. Curves of the results are presented.
Keywords :
Adaptive control; Adaptive systems; Automobiles; Control systems; Error correction; Humans; Instruments; Programmable control; Proportional control; Roads;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.1959.1104850