Stability analysis of network-controlled DC position servo system with time-delay

This paper presents a stability analysis of network-controlled direct current (DC) position servo system with time-delays (TDs). The usage of communication links and measurement devices in the network-controlled system involves a considerable amount of TDs. Those TDs would degrade the dynamic performance and causes instability to the DC position servo system. A less conservative delay-dependent stability (DDS) criterion is presented by using Lyapunov–Krasvoskii functional and linear matrix inequality techniques. The maximum allowable TD called delay margin (DM) is computed, which can be used to tune a proportional-integral (PI) controller of the DC position servo system. Two cases of TD are considered in this analysis: time-invariant and time-varying delays. The DDS approach is used to study the trade-off between the PI controller gains and the DMs. This approach together with numerical simulation gives the insightful trade-off between DM and dynamic performance of the system. Finally, the stability of the DC position servo system with PI controller is analysed in the presence of TD through the experimental setup