The input amplitude saturation problem in QFT: A survey

Abstract In this work the input amplitude saturation problem is analysed in the Quantitative Feedback Theory (QFT) framework. This paper reviews previous works in the literature dealing with the input amplitude saturation problem in the presence of an uncertain plant in the frequency domain using QFT. The objective of this paper is to compare the different available approaches and summarize the design process for each case so that this paper can be used as a tutorial; there are six main approaches to this problem. Two of these approaches use the classical two degrees of freedom control scheme for QFT; in both of these, the design constraints of a linear QFT compensator are added in the loop shaping stage: they are added in the first approach to avoid excitation of the actuator saturation and in the second one to guarantee global stability. The other three techniques are considered as anti-windup (AW) approaches. Starting from a base design in QFT with two degrees of freedom, the first AW approach introduces a third degree of freedom that guarantees the stability of the system, allowing for base designs for high performance. The other two AW approaches also introduce a third degree of freedom, but they take simple stability considerations into account and focus on the performance of the system. The last solution consists of using a reference governor technique, which guarantees the computation of a reference signal for an inner control loop that is shaped using QFT in such a way that robust stability will be guaranteed. The reference governor technique is a time domain approach that implies the resolution of an optimization problem. The rest of the approaches are frequency domain techniques based on a loop shaping method in the traditional QFT sense.

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