Modeling and Control of Interconnected Dimensionless Dynamic Systems

Previous work has found benefit in using dimensional analysis in the modeling and control of dynamic systems. What has not been explored is how multiple dimensionless dynamic systems would interconnect and interact with one another. This work presents an initial investigation into the interconnection of dimensionless dynamic systems, including an analysis of the differences between interconnecting dimensioned and dimensionless systems. A strategy is developed to interconnect dimensionless dynamic systems and explored using models of multiple fluid power components. The interconnection strategy is tested through controller design and simulation, which reveals insight into the dimensionless transformation of the original dynamic systems.