diff --git a/content/zettels/reference_tracking.md b/content/zettels/reference_tracking.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..956b32b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/zettels/reference_tracking.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ ++++ +title = "Reference Tracking" +author = ["Dehaeze Thomas"] +draft = false ++++ + +Tags +: + + +## Following Ramp inputs with one integrator {#following-ramp-inputs-with-one-integrator} + +Let's suppose a static plant and a controller with one integrator with a crossover frequency of \\(\omega\_c = 10\cdot 2\pi\\) (i.e. 10Hz). + +```matlab +G = tf(1); % Plant +K = 2*pi*10/s; % Controller +``` + +The transfer function from the reference to the output is: +\\[ T(s) = \frac{G(s)K(s)}{1 + G(s)K(s)} \\] + +```matlab +T = G*K/(1 + G*K); % Transmissibility +``` + +The reference signal is a ramp with a "velocity" \\(r\_v = 1\\) unit/sec. + +```matlab +% Time domain simulation +Ts = 1e-4; % Sampling Time [s] +t = 0:Ts:0.4; % Time vector [s] +r = zeros(size(t)); % Sepoint +r(t>0.1) = t(t>0.1)-0.1; +y = lsim(T, r, t); % Output +``` + + + +{{< figure src="/ox-hugo/reference_tracking_ramp_one_int.png" caption="Figure 1: Comparison of the setpoint and the plant output for a ramp with only one integrator in the loop" >}} + +The error converges to a constant equal to \\(\frac{r\_v}{\omega\_c} \approx 0.016\\). + +The output "lags" behind the reference by \\(\frac{1}{\omega\_c}\\) in seconds. + + +## Bibliography {#bibliography} + +