1. LEARNING, ADAPTATION AND CONTROL IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PT I
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COMPUTER SCIENCES LAB NORTHWESTERN TECHNOLOGICAL INST EVANSTON ILL, Tou,J. T., Hsieh,H. C., Szego,G. P., Lin,T. T., Nuspl,P. P., COMPUTER SCIENCES LAB NORTHWESTERN TECHNOLOGICAL INST EVANSTON ILL, Tou,J. T., Hsieh,H. C., Szego,G. P., Lin,T. T., and Nuspl,P. P.
- Abstract
A study was made of optimal control in the continuous control mode and in the discrete mode. Comparisons are made between the two solutions with particular emphasis on practical implementation. The generalized quadratic performance index is used, as well as the integral of the control absolute value. Sub-optimal control in the discrete mode is investigated. Reasons for using sub-optimal control are discussed. A direct enumeration approach is used for a bang-off-bang problem. A second approach is to use a modified performance index with a smaller number of decisions. An important part of the paper is the design of a simple digital controller. This is a feasibility study and an application of computer design techniques. NAND logic and RST flip-flops are the controller modules. (Author)
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