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Event Based Control

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Analysis and Design of Nonlinear Control Systems

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Summary. In spite of the success of traditional sampled-data theory in computer control it has some disadvantages particularly for distributed, asynchronous, and multi-rate system. Event based sampling is an alternative which is explored in this paper. A simple example illustrates the differences between periodic and event based sampling. The architecture of a general structure for event based control is presented. The key elements are an event detector, an observer, and a control signal generator, which can be regarded as a generalized data-hold. Relations to nonlinear systems are discussed. Design of an event based controller is illustrated for a simple model of a micro-mechanical accelerometer.

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Aström, K. (2008). Event Based Control. In: Astolfi, A., Marconi, L. (eds) Analysis and Design of Nonlinear Control Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74358-3_9

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