Adaptive system identification and control using DSP for automotive power generation

The paper presents an adaptive system identification and control application using a digital signal processor (DSP) from Texas Instruments (TI). The system to be modelled is an automotive alternator. Experimental application illustrates the effectiveness and the simplicity of the proposed method. The application runs on a TMS320F2812 DSP. Once the desired functionality has been captured and simulated, using MATLAB/Simulink/Embedded Target for TI C2000 DSP environment can be generated code for the DSP. All task assignments to processor are automatically made by the software. Once the coefficients of the digital filter are calculated the mathematical model of the unknown system is determined. A control algorithm is implemented in order to control the output voltage of the alternator.