This chapter outlines an approach to control design for an unknown system, that is, a system whose model or parameters are unknown. We show that a few strategic measurements processed appropriately can determine the control parameters for the otherwise unknown system. A linear circuit and a block diagram example are presented to illustrate the approach.

Inspec keywords: measurement systems; control system synthesis; linear systems

Other keywords: block diagram; control parameters; measurement-based control design; linear circuit; unknown systems; strategic measurements

Subjects: Control system analysis and synthesis methods