FOMCON Toolbox for MATLAB

FOMCON toolbox for MATLAB.

Version compatibility: R2014b+

May be compatible with MATLAB down to R2010a as well (if you need a compatible Simulink library, it can be created by exporting it in an older format from a newer Matlab release).

Installation Instructions

Prerequisites

The following MATLAB toolboxes are required for FOMCON to work:

• Control System toolbox;
• Optimization toolbox. However, even if the Optimization toolbox is not available in the MATLAB installation, it is still possible to use certain toolbox features.

Installation

Automatic

In recent MATLAB versions, locate the Add-On Explorer:

There, search for FOMCON:

Click on the title and then on Add. Agree to the terms and install the toolbox. You're done!

Manual, for older MATLAB versions

The installation currently comprises the following steps:

• Decompress the zipped folder into a directory of your choice, e.g. *C:\fomcon*
• Setup the directory in your MATLAB path. In the MATLAB, go to File > Set Path... and click on Add with Subfolders.... Now, select the directory that contains the fomcon folder.
• Save the path for future MATLAB sessions (usually administrator priveleges are necessary). This completes the installation.

Checking if installation succeeded

In MATLAB, type fomcon. If you can see a graphical user interface, the toolbox has been successfully installed.

Support

If you encounter problems, please open corresponding issues on GitHub: Issues · extall/fomcon-matlab · GitHub

Support is also offered through the official website at http://fomcon.net/ through the documentation.

Contribute to FOMCON development

The easiest way to do this, is by starring ⭐ the project on github (top right corner). This gives the toolbox more exposure and potentially attracts interested parties who can contribute to the development of the toolbox.

Other than that, PR can also be considered. At the moment, coding practice guidelines are not available for the toolbox. For that reason, PRs may take a significant time to review.

Potential contributions that are being sought at the moment:

• Writing tests for low-level functions. For a long time the toolbox had been tested mostly in an ad-hoc fashion, by considering specific applications, and if some problems arose, they were tended to then and there. However, to increase trust in the toolbox, automatic tests could also be deployed for such features like polynomial to string conversion, certain utilities, and so on.

Citing FOMCON Toolbox in Academic Works

If you find FOMCON useful in your research projects, kindly cite one or more of the following references choosing the one that is most suitable for your particular research topic. This helps exposing the toolbox to potential future users.

Newest book chapter about FOMCON:

• A. Tepljakov, E. Petlenkov, and J. Belikov, FOMCON toolbox for modeling, design and implementation of fractional-order control systems. Applications in Control. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110571745-010. De Gruyter, Berlin/Munich/Boston, 2019.

Older publications:

• A. Tepljakov, E. Petlenkov, and J. Belikov, “Gain and Order Scheduled Fractional-order PID Control Of Fluid Level in a Multi-Tank System,” in 2014 International Conference on Fractional Differentiation and its Applications, 2014, pp. 1–6.
• A. Tepljakov, E. Petlenkov, and J. Belikov, “Closed-Loop Identification of Fractional-order Models using FOMCON Toolbox for MATLAB,” in Proc. 14th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference, 2014, pp. 213–216.
• A. Tepljakov, E. Petlenkov, and J. Belikov, “Efficient analog implementations of fractional-order controllers,” in Proc. of the 14th International Carpathian Control Conference (ICCC), 2013, pp. 377–382.
• A. Tepljakov, E. Petlenkov, J. Belikov, and J. Finajev, “Fractional-order controller design and digital implementation using FOMCON toolbox for MATLAB,” in Proc. of the 2013 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control conference, 2013, pp. 340–345.
• A. Tepljakov, E. Petlenkov, J. Belikov, and M. Halás, “Design and Implementation of Fractional-order PID Controllers for a Fluid Tank System,” in Proc. 2013 American Control Conference (ACC), Washington DC, USA, 2013, pp. 1780–1785.
• A. Tepljakov, E. Petlenkov, and J. Belikov, “FOMCON: a MATLAB toolbox for fractional-order system identification and control,” International Journal of Microelectronics and Computer Science, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 51–62, 2011.
• A. Tepljakov. (2012) FOMCON: Fractional-order Modeling and Control. [Online]. Available: http://www.fomcon.net/

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