A parameter-adaptive PID-controller with stepwise parameter optimization (Q1088958)

Applications of parameter-adaptive (or self-tuning) digital controllers show that there is a need for adaptive PID-control algorithms in practice. This contribution presents a new parameter-adaptive PID- controller, which is based on an explicit combination of a two-stage square-root parameter estimator and a numerical controller parameter optimization procedure. It can be applied to a wide range of dynamic processes as well as to the self-tuning of controller parameters during the implementation phase as for continuing adaptive control. The adaptive control algorithms are implemented on a micro-processor-based controller. Application results are shown for self-tuning control of an air conditioner.