Added simulation function and example usage.

first_order_sim.py

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+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+
+from RBF_numpy import RBFNetwork
+from aPID import AdaptivePIDNP
+
+def simulate_system(controller, target, dt, T):
+    """ Simulate control model as first order system.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    controller : AdaptivePID
+        Any AdaptivePID class instance.
+    target : float64
+        Target setpoint.
+    dt : float64
+        Timestep.
+    T : float64
+        Total time range to simulate.
+    
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Timesteps and measured_value at each.
+    
+    """
+    time = np.arange(0, T, dt)
+    measured_value = 0
+    measurements = []
+
+    for t in time:
+        control_signal = controller.update(target, measured_value, dt)
+        measured_value += (control_signal - measured_value) * dt  # Simple first-order system
+        measurements.append(measured_value)
+        print(f"Control Signal: {control_signal:.2f}, Measurement: {measured_value:.2f}")
+
+    return time, measurements
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    np.random.seed(20)
+
+    rbf_np = RBFNetwork(input_dim=3, n_centers=5)
+    apid_np = AdaptivePIDNP(Kp=4.0, Ki=0.1, Kd=0.01, rbf_network=rbf_np)
+
+    target = 1.0
+    dt = 0.1
+    T = 10.0
+    time, measurements = simulate_system(apid_np, target, dt, T)
+
+    plt.plot(time, measurements, label="Measured Value")
+    plt.axhline(y=target, color="r", linestyle="--", label="Target")
+    plt.xlabel("Time (s)")
+    plt.ylabel("Output")
+    plt.title("Adaptive RBF Neural PID Controller")
+    plt.legend()
+    plt.grid()
+    plt.show()