A convergent iterative restricted complexity control design scheme

In this contribution we propose an optimization approach to the design of a restricted complexity controller. The design criterion is of LQG type containing two terms. The first term is the quadratic norm of the error between the output of the true closed loop and a desired response. The second term is the quadratic norm of the input signal. It is shown that the minimization of this criterion does not require a model of the system. Closed loop experimental data can be used instead. The result is an iterative scheme of closed loop experiments and controller updates which converges to a local minimum of the design criterion under the condition of bounded signals.<<ETX>>

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