This component models a backlash controller.
A backlash controller models a system, in which a change in input causes an equal change in output, except when the input changes direction. When the input changes direction, the change must exceed the deadband width for it to operate in the opposite direction. To operate in the same direction, the input must return to the point before the change in direction. Another way of explaining the operation is as follows: If the input is within the deadband width, the output remains constant. If the input is outside the deadband width and increasing, the output is equal to the input minus half the deadband width. If the input outside the deadband width and decreasing, the output is equal to the input plus half the deadband width.
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Enter the dimension of the input/output signal. |
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Deadband Width |
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Enter the deadband width. |
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Initial Output |
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Output prior to simulation time t = 0. |