Abstract

An extension of the waveform relaxation (WR) algorithm to systems of differential/algebraic equations (DAE) is presented. Although this type of application has been explored earlier in relation to VLSI circuits, the algorithm has not been generalized to include the vast array of DAE system structures. The solvability and convergence requirements of the WR algorithm for higher-index systems are established. Many systems in robotics and control applications are modeled with DAE systems having an index greater than two. Computer simulation of these systems has been hampered by numerical integration methods which perform poorly and must be explicitly tailored to the system. The WR algorithm presents a means by which these systems may be more efficiently simulated by breaking them into weakly coupled subsystems, many of which will no longer retain the limiting high-index properties.

Meeting Name

29th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (1990: Dec 5-7, Honolulu, HI)

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Algebra; Convergence; Differential Equations; Differential/Algebraic Equations; Relaxation Theory; Solvability; System Theory; Waveform Relaxation

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1990 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Dec 1990

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