Observers types and differences

Oct 24, 2007 6 Replies

Hello,



I'm just starting in observers field and I'm a beginner.



I've to study model-based observers, closed loop observer and adaptive obsever for my phd work. Where can I find a clear explanation of their structures and differences between them? In particular model-based observers, aren't they the "classical" observers (lumberger - with a copy of the system)?



Thank you very much for your help... excuse me for my english.



MIMMO



I got most of my information from "Digital Control Systems Analysis and Design" by Charles L Philips and H. Troy Nagle. It covers full, reduced and closed loop observers.

Peter Nachtwey

Thank you very much, I'll go immediately to look for in university library.

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A observer is a math models for a process (= process transfer function). A Luenberger observer is a 'selfcorrecting' observer. The real process corrects exclusively the math model of the process.

On my website process errors are PID feedback controlled [1]. The math model is inclusively loop-corrected/controlled.

The PID feedback control is also necessary using a Luenberger observer.

So far I can't see an advantage using a Luenberger observer.

[1] Built-in State Observer:
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See also State Observer:
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Nonlinearities can be corrected by adaptation of coefficients c (e.g. c1*A1, c2*A2, ...).

Example:

Approximation of 3 process transfer functions on 25%, 50% and 75% w. Then you have c = f(w).

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??? I don't see the letters PID on the wikipedia web page. The observer will work no matter what the source of the control signal is.

This is because:

  1. Your instructors failed to tell you why it is important. Maybe they don't know.
  2. You do all simulations assuming the feedback is perfect instead of quantized.

Try using one of your PID 2D controllers when the feedback is realistically quantized. The control output will be jumping all over the place and will be unusable. So far we have got a free pass for using perfect numbers for feedback. Some one should have called us on this point in during all the thread over the summer.

Peter Nachtwey

Sorry, I won't mess-up the discussion, and think that what I've said before is ok. Maybe you find better definitions.

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Observer Comparisons:

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Simulating Luenberger with example data
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't show differences.

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