Converting Models (System Identification Toolkit)

With the LabVIEW System Identification Toolkit, you can use the Model Conversion VIs to convert system models from one representation to another, from continuous to discrete models, and from discrete to continuous models. You can convert models you created in this toolkit to models you can use in another toolkit. You also can convert a model after you estimate the model or after you analyze or validate the model.

You can use the Model Conversion VIs to switch between different model types and representations. For example, when estimating a digital system, you can convert an existing continuous model to a discrete model to approximate the real-time behavior of the system. You do not need to create a new discrete model for the digital system. Using the Model Conversion VIs, you also can convert models you create in the System Identification Toolkit into transfer function, zero-pole-gain, or state-space models that you then can use with the LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module. This model conversion process enables you to identify a model for an unknown system with the System Identification Toolkit and then design a controller for this system using the Control Design and Simulation Module.

Refer to the National Instruments Web site at ni.com for more information about the Control Design and Simulation Module.