Abstract: A sampled-data I-PD control apparatus controls an interference multi-input/multi-output process in accordance with an I-PD action. The apparatus comprises an identification signal generator for superposing persistently exciting identification signals on control variables (inputs) of the process, an identifying circuit for identifying a pulse transfer function of the process in accordance with the control variables of the process and controlled variables (outputs) of the process, an S-transfer function calculator for transforming the identified pulse transfer function to an S-transfer function, and a tuning circuit for matching the S-transfer function with that of a process model and for tuning sampled-data I-PD control parameters in accordance with a matching result.

Abstract: A process control apparatus wherein dynamic characteristics of a process are identified in accordance with process inputs and outputs, so as to tune digital PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) parameters in accordance with the identified dynamic characteristics. The process is an N-input/output process having an interference between the process inputs and outputs. Each transfer function between a given process input and process output is identified. A transfer function between a set-point signal and the process output is obtained and matched with that of an N-input/output decoupled reference model, to tune the PID parameters.