Predictor servomechanisms

This paper is concerned with the problem of optimizing the transient behavior of a servomechanism. In this instance the term optimum is used in the sense of a transient response in minimum time as compared with the familiar minimum RMS error criteria for an optimum system. The use of the term ¿predictor¿ arises from the fact that the system. utilizes the information contained in the Input and its derivatives in order to reduce the error to zero in an optimum manner.