Cavanaugh, James Andrew
(2010)
THE EFFECT OF TIME DELAY ON THE ABILITY TO CONTROL UNSTABLE SYSTEMS.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This experiment examined the effect of time delays on the ability to stabilize an inverted pendulum. The results were determined by examining the amount of time the system's oscillations remained bounded before increasing exponentially. This was done for each combination of time delay and pendulum length covered in this experiment. The results showed that for a pendulum length of 49 meters, all time delays in the identified range were able to be stabilized. The results also showed that for a pendulum length of 2.45 meters, no time delays in the identified range were able to be stabilized.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
26 January 2010 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
25 September 2009 |
| Approval Date: |
26 January 2010 |
| Submission Date: |
1 October 2009 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Swanson School of Engineering > Electrical Engineering |
| Degree: |
MSEE - Master of Science in Electrical Engineering |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
On-off controller; Optimal Lead Time; Three-level controller |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-10012009-203318/, etd-10012009-203318 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 20:02 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:50 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9423 |
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