ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OBJECTIVES

A control system is dynamic: it responds to an input by undergoing a transient

response before reaching a steady-state response that generally resembles the
input

3 major objectives of systems analysis and design:

1. Producing the desired transient response
2. Reducing the steady-state error
3. Achieve stability
*also address some other design concerns such as cost and the sensitivity of
system performance to changes in parameters
Examples: Elevator, RW of computers disk storage
STABILITY
Control systems must be designed to be stable; that is their natural response
must decay to zero as time approaches infinity, or oscillate
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
 Hardware selection- motor sizing, choice of sensors, etc
 Finances- budget allocations and competitive pricing
 Robust design- engineer wants to create a robust design so that the
system will not be sensitive to parameter changes
EXAMPLE OF A FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM:
Antenna Azimuth: Position Control Systems
SUMMARY: design objectives and system performance revolves around the
transient response, steady-state error and stability; now that we have stated
our objectives and some methods available to meet those objectives, we
describe the orderly progression that leads us to the final system design
DESIGN PROCESS