Abstract:
A feedback system provides control for an actuator in a range of error signals wherein deadband is otherwise frequently provided to reduce noise content of a parameter controlled by the actuator. A signal indicative of the magnitude of the controlled parameter is compared with a setpoint for the controlled parameter to derive an error signal having a magnitude and polarity equal to the difference between the parameter and the setpoint. For error signals within assigned limits, a control signal for the actuator is derived by feeding the error signal to a network which generates an output signal having a magnitude directly proportional to the square of the error signal and a polarity that is the same as the polarity of the error signal. For error signals beyond assigned limits for the error signal, the control signal is linearly related to the error signal.
Abstract:
A continuous material production process is regulated by a controller whose set point is automatically optimized according to statistical computations based on inputs of measured fraction defective and fraction defective set-point values. These values are each converted to a linear deviation quantity based on an estimate of standard deviation computed from defect level, process average and measured fraction defective. The deviation quantities and the difference therebetween are computed repeatedly, and the difference values are accumulated to provide integral control of the set point for the process controller.