Robustness properties of tunable digital set-point tracking PID controllers for linear multivariable plants

Abstract

The robustness properties of tunable digital set-point tracking PID controllers are assessed. This assessment is effected by characterizing, in terms of the steady-state transfer function matrices of nominal and actual plants, the admissible plant perturbations that can be tolerated by such tunable digital PID controllers. The resulting robustness theorem is illustrated by designing an autopilot for a missile in the form of a tunable digital set-point tracking PID controller.