OVERCOMING SYSTEM INSTABILITY: OPTIMIZATION THROUGH DYNAMIC EVALUATION

摘要

The primary problem being addressed by this work is the difficulty of predicting and resolving system stability issues. This work defines a process allowing engineers to evaluate, quantify and understand the true dynamic characteristics of systems and system components. Controls theory and frequency domain analysis tools are utilized to develop and analyze this new dimension of information. The understanding gained throughout this process allows accurate prediction of the stability robustness for complex dynamic systems. The process has been effectively implemented both in the test lab environment as well as the system simulation environment - with equally positive results. Armed with this additional tool, system and component designers are enabled to make more informed tradeoff decisions as they strive to improve performance, stability or cost.