Use of numeric-to-symbolic converters for adaptation in control systems

A new control scheme is proposed in this paper which can cope with varying environment as results of load disturbances, changes of plant dynamics, and failures of components. The objective of this paper is to blend numeric-to-symbolic conversion techniques with linear conventional controllers so as to adapt to the varying environment of the system. The control scheme is based on the parametrization of stabilizing controllers, which is called Kucera/Yula parametrization. The parametrization has been extended to the class of systems which contain numeric-to-symbolic converters. It is shown how the numeric-to-symbolic converters can be blended with the linear controllers.