Plant Control Equations With Independent Coefficients to Prevent Overshoot

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing plant control systems face issues with response overshoot and limited freedom in designing response waveforms due to common values of coefficients K1 and K2, leading to inadequate responsiveness and control performance.

Innovation Solution

A plant control system that calculates command values using distinct coefficients K1 and K3, allowing for enhanced responsiveness and freedom in designing response waveforms by using equations (A1) and (A2), which include diagonal matrices K1, K2, K3, K4, and K5, to prevent overshoot and optimize control.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If common values of coefficients K1 and K2 are used in the control equation, then the control structure is simple, but response overshoot occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol structureVSAvoidresponse overshoot
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by allowing coefficients K1 and K2 to take different values rather than common values. This enables independent optimization of the response characteristics, preventing overshoot while maintaining control simplicity. The control device calculates command values using distinct K1 and K2 parameters in the control equation, directly resolving the overshoot issue without increasing structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Manufacturing precision

If coefficients are adjusted to prevent overshoot, then response accuracy improves, but responsiveness becomes too high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse accuracyVSAvoidresponsiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses parameter changes to enable independent adjustment of K1 and K2 coefficients, allowing precise control over the response waveform characteristics. By optimizing these parameters separately, the system achieves appropriate responsiveness without excessive speed, balancing accuracy and response time through mathematical parameter optimization rather than structural modification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If distinct coefficients K1 and K3 are used in the control equation, then waveform design freedom increases, but calculation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewaveform design freedomVSAvoidcalculation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by introducing distinct coefficients K1, K2, K3, and K4 that can be independently optimized for different waveform design requirements. Despite the increased number of parameters, the control structure remains computationally efficient as it only requires basic arithmetic operations on these parameters, achieving high waveform design freedom without prohibitive calculation complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3550385B1Plant control system, plant control method, and computer-readable medium
Publication Date: 2026.04.15 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
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AI summary

A plant control system is equipped with a plant (1), an actuator (4) that controls a state of the plant (1) based on a command value, and an arithmetic device (3) that calculates the command value through the use of state information indicating the state of the plant (1) and that outputs the command value to the actuator (4). The arithmetic device (3) adopts, as the command value, a value of u obtained by deleting a time differential of y from equations: dy/dt = f(y, u, d, t) and K4×dy/dt = K3×yref-K1×y+K2×(time integral of (yref-y))+K5.