Automated Tuning Workflow
Whether you are tuning a control system at the command line or using Control System
Tuner, the basic workflow includes the following steps:(^1) Define your control architecture, by building a model of your control system from
fixed-value blocks and blocks with tunable parameters. You can do so in one of
several ways:
- Create a Simulink model of your control system. (Tuning a Simulink model
requires Simulink Control Design software.) - Use a predefined control architecture available in Control System Tuner.
- At the command line, build a tunable genss model of your control system out of
numeric LTI models and tunable control design blocks.
For more information, see “Specify Control Architecture in Control System Tuner” on
page 10-9.
2 Set up your model for tuning.- In Control System Tuner, identify which blocks of the model you want to tune. See
Model Setup for Control System Tuner. - If tuning a Simulink model at the command line, create and configure the
slTuner interface to the model. See Model Setup for Tuning at the Command
Line.
(^3) Specify your tuning goals. Use the library of tuning goals to capture requirements
such as reference tracking, disturbance rejection, stability margins, and more.
- In Control System Tuner, use the graphical interface to specify tuning goals. See
Tuning Goals (Control System Tuner). - At the command-line, use the TuningGoal requirement objects to specify your
tuning goals. See Tuning Goals (programmatic tuning).
(^4) Tune the model. Use the systune command or Control System Tuner to optimize the
tunable parameters of your control system to best meet your specified tuning goals.
Then, analyze the tuned system responses and validate the design. Whether at the
command line or in Control System Tuner, you can plot system responses to examine
any aspects of system performance you need to validate your design.
- For tuning and validating in Control System Tuner, see Tuning, Analysis, and
Validation (Control System Tuner).
Automated Tuning Workflow