Abstract
We report on recent progress in developing a computer-aided nonlinear control system analysis and design environment based on sinusoidal-input describing function (SIDF) methods. In particular, two major additions have been made to our CAD software for nonlinear controls during 1984: a simulation-based program for generating amplitude-dependent SIDF input/output models for nonlinear plants, and a frequency-domain nonlinear compensator design package. Both of these are described in detail. This software can treat very general nonlinear systems, with no restrictions as to system order, number of nonlinearities, configuration, or nonlinearity type. An overview of the application of this software to the design of controllers for a realistic, nonlinear model of an industrial robot is presented in Taylor (1984), which serves to illustrate the use of these tools. Based on the software presented here, the use of SIDF-based nonlinear control system analysis and design methods is substantially easier to carry out.
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