After studying this chapter, the reader should be able to do the following:
Understand the performance limitations of processes with RHP transmission zeros
Understand the effect of "direction" in a multivariable system
Perform matrix transfer function block-diagram analyses and understand that the order of multiplication is very important
Design a decoupling controller
Understand the basic multivariable IMC design
The major sections of this chapter are as follows:
14.1 Background14.2 Zeros and Performance Limitations14.3 Scaling Considerations14.4 Directional Sensitivity and Operability14.5 Block-Diagram Analysis14.6 Decoupling14.7 IMC14.8 MATLAB tzero, svd, and LTI Functions14.9 Summary
14.1 Background
14.2 Zeros and Performance Limitations
14.3 Scaling Considerations
14.4 Directional Sensitivity and Operability
14.5 Block-Diagram Analysis
14.6 Decoupling
14.7 IMC
14.8 MATLAB tzero, svd, and LTI Functions
14.9 Summary
