• DocumentCode
    927228
  • Title

    Improved describing function for hysteresis

  • Author

    Atkinson, P. ; Thomas, P.J.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Reading, Department of Engineering & Cybernetics, Reading, UK
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1975
  • Firstpage
    141
  • Lastpage
    142
  • Abstract
    A new and more accurate approximation for the describing function for hysteresis with saturation is described. This is based on a set of parallelograms with flat tops and gives rise to a single point on the Nyquist diagram which then becomes the stability bound.
  • Keywords
    describing functions; hysteresis; limit cycles; nonlinear control systems; stability; Nyquist diagram; describing function; hysteresis; limit cycles; nonlinear control systems; stability bound;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19750108
  • Filename
    4236620