Title:Virtual Reference Feedback Tuning of Internal Model ControllersAuthor(s):Simone Formentin, Matteo Corno, Sergio Savaresi, Luigi Del ReAbstract:This paper proposes a model-free control-design methodology for IMC (Internal-Model-Controller) schemes. The idea is based on the virtual reference approach and it guarantees good performance in the regulation of processes characterized by either strong dead-time phenomena or high relative degrees in the discrete-time domain. The proposed technique is tested on a critical vehicle dynamics example, where it is also compared with the classical VRFT approach. Effectiveness of the methodology is illustrated also in case of small errors in the delay estimate.Booktitle:Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and ControlPage Reference:6 page(s)Publishing:2010