An adaptive predictive control system for random signals

A predictive system was described by Chestnut, et al. [4]. The purpose of this work is to increase the types of plants which can be controlled by such systems by making the fast time model adaptive, and to experimentally compare the random signal behavior of the resultant system with various other types of controllers. These controllers include a relay controller adjusted to switch when the error is zero, and a linear controller. According to the criteria of the minimum integral of the absolute error, the adaptive predictive controller delivered the most satisfactory-responses for second- and third-order systems.