c2dOptions

Create option set for continuous- to discrete-time conversions

Syntax

opts = c2dOptions
opts = c2dOptions('OptionName', OptionValue)


Description

opts = c2dOptions returns the default options for c2d.

opts = c2dOptions('OptionName', OptionValue) accepts one or more comma-separated name/value pairs that specify options for the c2d command. Specify OptionName inside single quotes.

Input Arguments

Name-Value Arguments

Method	Discretization method, specified as one of the following values: 'zoh' Zero-order hold, where c2d assumes the control inputs are piecewise constant over the sample time Ts. 'foh' Triangle approximation (modified first-order hold), where c2d assumes the control inputs are piecewise linear over the sample time Ts. (See [1], p. 228.) 'impulse' Impulse-invariant discretization. 'tustin' Bilinear (Tustin) approximation. By default, c2d discretizes with no prewarp and rounds any fractional time delays to the nearest multiple of the sample time. To include prewarp, use the PrewarpFrequency option. To approximate fractional time delays, use theFractDelayApproxOrder option. 'matched' Zero-pole matching method. (See [1], p. 224.) By default, c2d rounds any fractional time delays to the nearest multiple of the sample time. To approximate fractional time delays, use the FractDelayApproxOrder option. 'least-squares' Least-squares method. Minimize the error between the frequency responses of the continuous-time and discrete-time systems up to the Nyquist frequency. For information about the algorithms for each conversion method, see Continuous-Discrete Conversion Methods. Default: 'zoh'
PrewarpFrequency	Prewarp frequency for 'tustin' method, specified in rad/TimeUnit, where TimeUnit is the time units, specified in the TimeUnit property, of the discretized system. Takes positive scalar values. A value of 0 corresponds to the standard 'tustin' method without prewarp. Default: 0
FitOrder	Fit order for 'least-squares' method, specified as an integer. Specifies the order of the discrete-time model to be fitted to the continuous-time frequency response. Leave the default option 'auto' to use the order of the continuous-time model, and change it to an integer N to use an Nth-order fit. Reducing the order helps with unstable poles or pole/zero cancellations at z = -1. Default: 'auto'
FractDelayApproxOrder	Maximum order of the Thiran filter used to approximate fractional delays in the 'tustin' and 'matched' methods. Takes integer values. A value of 0 means that c2d rounds fractional delays to the nearest integer multiple of the sample time. Default: 0

Examples

Discretize Two Models Using Tustin Discretization Method

Generate two random continuous-time state-space models.

sys1 = rss(3,2,2);
sys2 = rss(4,4,1);

Create an option set for c2d to use the Tustin discretization method and 3.4 rad/s prewarp frequency.

opt = c2dOptions('Method','tustin','PrewarpFrequency',3.4);

Discretize the models, sys1 and sys2, using the same option set, but different sample times.

dsys1 = c2d(sys1,0.1,opt);
dsys2 = c2d(sys2,0.2,opt);

References

[1] Franklin, G.F., Powell, D.J., and Workman, M.L., Digital Control of Dynamic Systems (3rd Edition), Prentice Hall, 1997.

Version History

Introduced in R2012a