In networked control systems (NCS), the main problem is time delays induced by communication network, which can deteriorate the performance of the systems, even cause the systems instability. If we know the exact netw...In networked control systems (NCS), the main problem is time delays induced by communication network, which can deteriorate the performance of the systems, even cause the systems instability. If we know the exact network delays, we can compensate for their effect by modifying the parameters of the controller. Hence how to get the knowledge of these delays in the network is critical. This paper analyzed the different characteristics of network delays from sensor to controller and from controller to actuator and presented the methods of online evaluation of these delays. The experiment shows these methods are valid.展开更多
MAC protocol of ControlNet uses Virtual Token Passing (VTP) to solve the medium access contention, to assure the deterministic and repeatability of message transmission. This paper presents the basic method that VTP u...MAC protocol of ControlNet uses Virtual Token Passing (VTP) to solve the medium access contention, to assure the deterministic and repeatability of message transmission. This paper presents the basic method that VTP uses to transmit real-time I/O message, explicit message and maintenance message in scheduled part, unscheduled part and guardband part respectively. On the basis of analyzing the factors of message transmission delay, the maximum message transmission delay in scheduled part is studied, and the result shows it can be determined, so the deterministic and repeatability of message transmission in ControlNet is validated.展开更多
文摘In networked control systems (NCS), the main problem is time delays induced by communication network, which can deteriorate the performance of the systems, even cause the systems instability. If we know the exact network delays, we can compensate for their effect by modifying the parameters of the controller. Hence how to get the knowledge of these delays in the network is critical. This paper analyzed the different characteristics of network delays from sensor to controller and from controller to actuator and presented the methods of online evaluation of these delays. The experiment shows these methods are valid.
文摘MAC protocol of ControlNet uses Virtual Token Passing (VTP) to solve the medium access contention, to assure the deterministic and repeatability of message transmission. This paper presents the basic method that VTP uses to transmit real-time I/O message, explicit message and maintenance message in scheduled part, unscheduled part and guardband part respectively. On the basis of analyzing the factors of message transmission delay, the maximum message transmission delay in scheduled part is studied, and the result shows it can be determined, so the deterministic and repeatability of message transmission in ControlNet is validated.
