Event-based speed control on a sensor-less miniature thruster

Abstract

Abstract-The main contribution of this paper is the experimental evaluation of the performance of different event-based control strategies in the case of a sensor-less miniature thruster.While most control engineering applications considers periodic control with equidistant sample intervals, the event-based approach updates the control signal only when required. The performances in terms of thruster power consumption and control update number are evaluated by comparing the eventbased control system with respect to the time-based loop for the angular speed regulation of a sensor-less miniature thruster. The experimental results clearly show an important reduction of the control updates while the power consumptions are similar.