getCompSensitivity

Complementary sensitivity function from generalized model of control system

Syntax

T = getCompSensitivity(CL,location)

T = getCompSensitivity(CL,location,opening)

Description

T = getCompSensitivity(CL,location) returns the complementary sensitivity measured at the specified location for a generalized model of a control system.

T = getCompSensitivity(CL,location,opening) specifies additional loop openings for the complementary sensitivity function calculation. Use an opening, for example, to calculate the complementary sensitivity function of an inner loop, with the outer loop open.

If opening and location list the same point, the software opens the loop after adding the disturbance signal at the point.

Examples

Complementary Sensitivity Function at a Location

Compute the complementary sensitivity at the plant output, X, of the control system of the following illustration.

Create a model of the system by specifying and connecting a numeric LTI plant model G, a tunable controller C, and the AnalysisPoint block X. Use the AnalysisPoint block to mark the location where you assess the complementary sensitivity, which in this example is the plant output.

G = tf([1],[1 5]);
C = tunablePID('C','p');
C.Kp.Value = 3;
X = AnalysisPoint('X');
CL = feedback(G*C,X);

CL is a genss model that represents the closed-loop response of the control system from r to y. Examine the Control Design Blocks of the model.

CL.Blocks

ans = struct with fields:
    C: [1×1 tunablePID]
    X: [1×1 AnalysisPoint]

The model's blocks include the AnalysisPoint block, X, that identifies the analysis-point location.

Calculate the complementary sensitivity, T, at X.

T = getCompSensitivity(CL,'X')

Generalized continuous-time state-space model with 1 outputs, 1 inputs, 1 states, and the following blocks:
  C: Tunable PID controller, 1 occurrences.
  X: Analysis point, 1 channels, 1 occurrences.
Model Properties

Type "ss(T)" to see the current value and "T.Blocks" to interact with the blocks.

getCompSensitivity preserves the Control Design Blocks of CL, and returns a genss model. To get a numeric model, you can convert T to transfer-function form, using the current value of the tunable block.

Tnum = tf(T)

Tnum =
 
  From input "X" to output "X":
   -3
  -----
  s + 8
 
Continuous-time transfer function.
Model Properties

Specify Additional Loop Opening for Complementary Sensitivity Function Calculation

In the multiloop system of the following illustration, calculate the inner-loop sensitivity at the output of G2, with the outer loop open.

Create a model of the system by specifying and connecting the numeric plant models, tunable controllers, and AnalysisPoint blocks. G1 and G2 are plant models, C1 and C2 are tunable controllers, and X1 and X2 are AnalysisPoint blocks that mark potential loop-opening locations.

G1 = tf(10,[1 10]);
G2 = tf([1 2],[1 0.2 10]);
C1 = tunablePID('C','pi');
C2 = tunableGain('G',1);
X1 = AnalysisPoint('X1');
X2 = AnalysisPoint('X2');
CL = feedback(G1*feedback(G2*C2,X2)*C1,X1);

Calculate the complementary sensitivity, $$T$$, at X2, with the outer loop open at X1. Specifying X1 as the third input argument tells getCompSensitivity to open the loop at that location.

T = getCompSensitivity(CL,'X2','X1');
tf(T)

ans =
 
  From input "X2" to output "X2":
       -s - 2
  ----------------
  s^2 + 1.2 s + 12
 
Continuous-time transfer function.
Model Properties

Input Arguments

CL — Model of control system

generalized state-space model

Model of a control system, specified as a generalized state-space model (genss).

Locations at which you can perform sensitivity analysis or open loops are marked by AnalysisPoint blocks in CL. Use getPoints(CL) to get the list of such locations.

location — Location

character vector | cell array of character vectors

Location at which you calculate the complementary sensitivity function, specified as a character vector or cell array of character vectors. To extract the complementary sensitivity function at multiple locations, use a cell array of character vectors.

Each specified location must match an analysis point in CL. Analysis points are marked using AnalysisPoint blocks. To get the list of available analysis points in CL, use getPoints(CL).

Example: 'u' or {'u','y'}

opening — Additional loop opening

character vector | cell array of character vectors

Additional loop opening used to calculate the complementary sensitivity function, specified as a character vector or cell array of character vectors. To open the loop at multiple locations, use a cell array of character vectors.

Each specified opening must match an analysis point in CL. Analysis points are marked using AnalysisPoint blocks. To get the list of available analysis points in CL, use getPoints(CL).

Use an opening, for example, to calculate the complementary sensitivity function of an inner loop, with the outer loop open.

If opening and location list the same point, the software opens the loop after adding the disturbance signal at the point.

Example: 'y_outer' or {'y_outer','y_outer2'}

Output Arguments

T — Complementary sensitivity function

generalized state-space model

Complementary sensitivity function of the control system, T, measured at location, returned as a generalized state-space model (genss).

• If location specifies a single analysis point, then T is a SISO genss model.

• If location is a vector signal, or specifies multiple analysis points, then T is a MIMO genss model.

More About

Complementary Sensitivity

The complementary sensitivity function, T, at a point is the closed-loop transfer function around the feedback loop measured at the specified location. It is related to the open-loop transfer function, L, and the sensitivity function, S, at the same point as follows:

$$T=\frac{L}{1-L}=S-1.$$

Use getLoopTransfer and getSensitivity to compute L and S.

Consider the following model:

The complementary sensitivity, T, at y is defined as the transfer function from dy to y.

Observe that, in contrast to the sensitivity function, the disturbance, dy, is added after the measurement, y.

$$\begin{array}{l}y=-GK(y+dy)\\ \to y=-GKy-GKdy\\ \to (I+GK)y=-GKdy\\ \to y=\underset{T}{\underbrace{-{(I+GK)}^{-1}GK}}dy.\end{array}$$

Here, I is an identity matrix of the same size as GK. The complementary sensitivity transfer function at y is equal to -1 times the closed-loop transfer function from r to y.

Complementary sensitivity at multiple locations, for example, u and y, is defined as the MIMO transfer function from the disturbances to measurements:

$$T=\left[\begin{array}{cc}{T}_{du\to u}& T_{dy\to u}\\ T_{du\to y}& T_{dy\to y}\end{array}\right].$$

Version History

Introduced in R2014a