A kind of online self-tuning smith predictor

This paper presents an online self-tuning Smith Predictor for the First Order Plus Dead Time Model (FOPDT). It can tune time delay through oscillated input and output. Realtime phase difference detection is used to obtain the phase difference between the input and the output. An online tuner is used to minimize the phase difference. Once the phase difference is minimized, the exact time delay is completely compensated. Our method is suitable for both systems with constant time delay or variant time delay.