Practical issues in the implementation of self-tuning control (Q798598)

Considerable theoretical work has been done recently in the area of adaptive systems in general and of self-tuning controllers in particular. Many successful practical applications have been completed in recent years. However, there is a clear need for more insight into the aspects of practical implementations of adaptive regulators. The purpose of this paper is to present different types of ''safety-nets'' and ''special tricks'' that have been often used to make self-tuning controllers work in practice. The following problems are discussed: robust control design, robust estimation, signal conditioning, estimator wind-up, start-up procedures, reset action, and choice of parameters in self-tuning regulators.