Title :
Minimization of performance sensitivity for time-lag systems
Author_Institution :
Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, England
fDate :
10/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The problem of minimizing performance sensitivity to parameter variations in a nonlinear system containing time lag is studied. Only the scalar case is considered, but the approach is equally suitable to vector equations. An interesting special case is when the time lag is known imprecisely.
Keywords :
Nonlinear systems, continuous-time; Optimal control; Sensitivity optimization; Time-delay systems; Appropriate technology; Boundary conditions; Control systems; Controllability; Differential equations; Mathematics; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Nonlinear systems; Optimal control;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.1971.1099794