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Linear-quadratic regulatorFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The theory of optimal control is concerned with operating a dynamic system at minimum cost. The case where
the system dynamics are described by a set of linear differential equations and the cost is described by a
quadratic functional which is called the LQ problem. One of the main results in the theory is that the solution isprovided by the linear-quadratic regulator (LQR), a feedback controller whose equations are given below.
The LQR is an important part of the solution to the LQG problem. Like the LQR problem itself, the LQG
problem is one of the most fundamental problems in control theory.
Contents
1 General description
2 Finite-horizon, continuous-time LQR3 Infinite-horizon, continuous-time LQR
4 Finite-horizon, discrete-time LQR
5 Infinite-horizon, discrete-time LQR
6 References
7 External links
General description
This means that the settings of a (regulating) controller governing either a machine or process (like an airplane or
chemical reactor) are foundby using a mathematical algorithm that minimizes a cost function with weighting
factors supplied by a human (engineer). The "cost" (function) is often defined as a sum of the deviations of key
measurements from their desired values. In effect this algorithm finds those controller settings that minimize the
undesired deviations, like deviations from desired altitude or process temperature. Often the magnitude of the
control action itself is included in this sum so as to keep the energy expended by the control action itself limited.
In effect, the LQR algorithm takes care of the tedious work done by the control systems engineer in optimizing
the controller. However, the engineer still needs to specify the weighting factors and compare the results with the
specified design goals. Often this means that controller synthesis will still be an iterative process where the
engineer judges the produced "optimal" controllers through simulation and then adjusts the weighting factors to
get a controller more in line with the specified design goals.
The LQR algorithm is, at its core, just an automated way of finding an appropriate state-feedback controller. As
such it is not uncommon to find that control engineers prefer alternative methods like full state feedback (also
known as pole placement) to find a controller over the use of the LQR algorithm. With these the engineer has a
much clearer linkage between adjusted parameters and the resulting changes in controller behavior. Difficulty in
finding the right weighting factors limits the application of the LQR based controller synthesis.
Finite-horizon, continuous-time LQR
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For a continuous-time linear system, defined on , described by
with a quadratic cost function defined as
the feedback control law that minimizes the value of the cost is
where is given by
and is found by solving the continuous time Riccati differential equation.
with the boundary condition
The first order conditions for Jmin are
(i) State equation
(ii) Co-state equation
(iii) Stationary equation
(iv) Boundary conditions
and
Infinite-horizon, continuous-time LQR
For a continuous-time linear system described by
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the optimal control sequence minimizing the performance index is given by
where
and is the unique positive definite solution to the discrete time algebraic Riccati equation (DARE)
.
Note that one way to solve this equation is by iterating the dynamic Riccati equation of the finite-horizon case
until it converges.
References
1. ^ Chow, Gregory C. (1986). Analysis and Control of Dynamic Economic Systems. Krieger Publ. Co. ISBN 0-
89874-969-7.
Kwakernaak, Huibert and Sivan, Raphael (1972).Linear Optimal Control Systems. First
Edition. Wiley-Interscience. ISBN 0-471-51110-2.
Sontag, Eduardo (1998).Mathematical Control Theory: Deterministic Finite DimensionalSystems. Second Edition. Springer. ISBN 0-387-98489-5.
External links
MATLAB function for Linear Quadratic Regulator design
(http://www.mathworks.com/help/toolbox/control/ref/lqr.html)
Mathematica function for Linear Quadratic Regulator design
(http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/LQRegulatorGains.html)
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