Nyquist stability criterion

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The Nyquist stability criterion is a graphical frequency-domain method in control theory used to determine the stability of feedback systems by analyzing how their open-loop transfer function encircles a critical point in the complex plane.


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instanceOf control theory concept
frequency-domain method
stability criterion
analyzes open-loop transfer function
appliedIn aerospace engineering
chemical process control
communication systems
electrical engineering
mechanical engineering
appliesTo feedback control systems
linear time-invariant systems
assumes system is linear
system is time-invariant
transfer function is rational
basedOn Nyquist plot
canDetermine marginal stability
canHandle systems with right-half-plane poles
systems with time delay
category feedback stability methods
graphical analysis techniques in control
comparedWith Bode stability criterion
Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion
coreConcept encirclement of the critical point -1+0j in the complex plane
relationship between open-loop poles and closed-loop stability
determines absolute stability
domain frequency domain
field control theory
systems engineering
historicalPeriod 20th century
input open-loop frequency response
namedAfter Harry Nyquist
output stability conclusion
relatedConcept closed-loop pole locations
root locus method
small-gain theorem
relatedTo Bode plot
closed-loop characteristic equation
gain margin
phase margin
relates number of encirclements to right-half-plane poles
requires Nyquist contour in the complex plane
teachingContext graduate control theory courses
undergraduate control systems courses
usedFor determining closed-loop stability from open-loop data
stability analysis of feedback systems
uses argument principle from complex analysis
mapping of contours under a complex function
visualizedBy Nyquist diagram

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Harry Nyquist
notableWork
negative feedback amplifier
usesConcept

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