Title : 
Alternative switching criterion for 2nd-order plants
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
University of Western Australia, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Perth, Australia
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
If the switching criterion of a time-invariant 2nd-order plant is derived on the basis of energy balance during the complete switching cycle for step-input disturbances, the prediction process may be synthetised without implementing the optimum switching curve.
         
        
            Keywords : 
bang-bang control; optimal control; switching theory; bang bang control; optimal control; switching criterion;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19710214