An offset-free self-tuning control and an improved recursive parameter estimation, and their application to a real plant

An offset-free self-tuning control with pole placement (STCPP) and a recursive parameter estimation with multiple and variable forgetting factors (REWF), together with their application to a real plant, are described. There are two different types of offset-free STCPP; their features are analysed and discussed. REMVF employs as many forgetting factors as parameter estimates. It is suitable when parameters to be estimated are changing at different rates. The offset-free STCPP and REMVF have been successfully applied to a real plant, giving excellent results.