Modified Smith Predictor and Controller for Time-Delay Process with Uncertainty

Smith predictor is very sensitive to uncertain system with variable time-delay. Using dual-locus diagram method, we first analyse the essence of Smith predictor's sensitivity and present a proposition to illustrate the system stability criteria with relation to system gain and time-delay variation. Then a new modified Smith predictor is proposed to compensate the variable time-delay system with uncertain model for set-point tracking. After that, we discuss the system internal stability and give two-degree freedom controller self-adaptive to eliminate the impact of system uncertainty with varying time-delay. Examples show the improved performance compared to previous modified Smith predictor structures