Robust digital dead time compensator controller for a class of stable systems (Q1080820)

A simple way to design a robust digital dead-time compensator controller for a class of common stable processes is suggested. The method requires limited and possibly inaccurate information on the step response of the process. The underlying idea is to model the process by a gain, lag and a dead-time, a common practice in control design. In its simplest form the algorithm reduces to the robust regulator introduced by Åström. The design process and the performance of the digital control law are illustrated by a detailed example.