IRE Transactions on Communications Systems · 1974 · 53 citations · 4 references
EngineeringSystems EngineeringDynamical SystemsSystem DynamicsControl Loop DynamicsControl Of Dynamical SystemsControl System DesignControl SystemsControl TheoryNonlinear ControlAutomatic Gain ControlFeedback LinearizationGainGain ControlInput-output LinearizationInput-output TransformationLinearizationVariable Gain Control
The exact input-output relationship is derived for a firstorder automatic gain control loop wherein the variable gain is an exponential function of the gain control voltage. The exact solution is compared to the linearized solution, and the condition for valid linearization is given.
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