Combination of criteria for controller parameterisation in the time and frequency domain by simulation-based optimisation

The position controller cascade is widely used in standard industrial controllers. Its controller parameterisation is commonly performed by either applying basic tuning rules or by carrying out not comprehensible design automatisms.In this paper an alternative approach to parameterise the cascade in one step is presented. It bases on established methods within the field of optimisation research specifically the so-called simulation-based optimisation (SBO), which can also handle non-linear models and various constrains. Own research showed, that criteria in the time domain as well as in the frequency domain are suitable optimisation criteria. However, both types have individual advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, in this research, selected representatives from both types were combined as new multi-objective optimisation criteria and investigated according to their performance. Investigations were performed for a test rig model (third order transfer function plus dead time and friction).The paper presents fundamentals of the SBO and a description of the optimisation criteria, obtained results as well as their verification on the test rig. Also, the derived controller parameterisations are compared to the integrated tuning automatism