Decentralized control of uncertain nonlinear stochastic systems based on DSC

In this paper, the decentralized stabilization control approach based on the dynamic surface control (DSC) is proposed for a class of large-scale interconnected stochastic nonlinear systems. The proposed approach combined the existing dynamic surface control (DSC) with back-stepping technique. This approach can overcome the problem of “explosion of complexity” inherent in the back-stepping method. Thus, the proposed control approach is simpler than the traditional back-stepping control method for the large-scale interconnected stochastic nonlinear systems. The stability analysis shows that all the signals in the closed-loop system are uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB). Finally, an example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control system.     

非线性轴承转子系统稳定性准则的研究

目前对于非线性轴承转子系统，仍普遍采用其线性化系统的对数衰减率作为系统的稳定性判据，这造成了理论和实验结果相差较大。本文对［１］中提出的ＰＣＭ法作了改进，通过对无限长滑动轴承支承对称刚性单盘转子系统的非线性稳定性规律进行的分析，揭示了上述现象的非线性本质，为建立更适用于非线性轴承转子系统的稳定性准则提供参考。     

Finite time chaos control for a class of chaotic systems with input nonlinearities via TSM scheme

This paper investigates nonsingular terminal sliding mode control for a class of uncertain systems with nonlinear inputs and its application in chaos control. When some of the system states are finite-time stable, the nonlinear items that coupled with these states may come into zeros in other subsystems. This will simplify the stability analysis of the whole system greatly. Compared with the traditional finite-time stabilization design method, the introduction of the terminal sliding mode can reduce the input dimensions. Only one control input is requested to realize chaos control of the Liu system when unmatched uncertainties and input nonlinearity coexist. The parameter matrices in the TSM can be determined through the solution of LMIS. Simulation results are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Analytic solutions of a class of nonlinear partial differential equations

An approach is presented for computing the adjoint operator vector of a class of nonlinear （that is, partial-nonlinear） operator matrices by using the properties of conjugate operators to generalize a previous method proposed by the author. A unified theory is then given to solve a class of nonlinear （partial-nonlinear and including all linear） and non-homogeneous differential equations with a mathematical mechanization method. In other words, a transformation is constructed by homogenization and triangulation, which reduces the original system to a simpler diagonal system. Applications are given to solve some elasticity equations.     

Nonlinear stability for a thermofluid in a vertical porous slab

A novel Liapunov functional was used in previous work to establish nonlinear stability of certain nontrivial equilibrium states; essentially the context was that of pure nonlinear diffusion. This paper uses the same Liapunov functional to derive a nonlinear stability criterion in the context of a highly nonlinear system of p.d.e.'s involving nonlinear diffusion as an element. The context is that of convection of a thermofluid (i) conforming to Darcy's law and the Boussinesq approximation, (ii) with temperature dependent thermal diffusivity and viscosity, in an infinite vertical slab of porous material. The vertical faces are held at different constant temperatures, a steady state is identified, and is shown to be nonlinearly stable provided that the Rayleigh number does not exceed a quantity which reflects the temperature dependence of the pertinent physical properties. It may be that the versatility of the Liapunov functional thus exhibited may extend to other nonlinear systems involving nonlinear diffusion. Received September 4, 1998     

Adaptive fuzzy output-feedback control of uncertain SISO nonlinear systems

The output-feedback control problem of a class of uncertain SISO nonlinear systems is investigated based on an indirect adaptive fuzzy approach. Because the system states are not required to be available for measurement, an observer is designed to estimate the system states. Compared with the existing results in the observer design, the main advantages of the proposed adaptive fuzzy output-feedback control approach are as follows: (1) It does not require to assume that the sign of the control gain coefficient is known and Nussbaum-gain technique is utilized to control the nonlinear systems with both the unknown control direction and the unmeasured states; (2) The observer in this paper is designed for the states rather than the tracking errors, then it is convenient to compute; (3) The controller singularity problem is perfectly avoided. The stability of the closed-loop system is analyzed by using Lyapunov method. A simulation example is given to verify the feasibility of the proposed approach.     

Interconnected TS fuzzy technique for nonlinear time-delay structural systems

In this study we consider using an interconnected Takagi–Sugeno (TS) technique and a fuzzy Lyapunov method to derive the stability conditions for a real nonlinear time-delay structural system. The proposed design method is designed to provide a systematic and effective framework for the control of nonlinear structural systems subjected to external excitation. The effectiveness and the feasibility of the proposed interconnected TS technique are demonstrated through numerical simulations based on a structure that is subjected to forces like those of the Chi Chi earthquake that occurred in Taiwan in 1999.     

Stability of Semi-Discrete Shock Profiles by Means of an Evans Function in Infinite Dimensions

Semi-discrete shock profiles are traveling wave solutions of hyperbolic systems of conservation laws under discretization in space. The existence of semi-discrete shocks has been investigated in earlier papers. Here the spectral stability of those nonlinear waves is addressed, and formulated in terms of a variational delay differential operator. Constructing a generalized Evans function, in infinite dimensions, it is shown how to derive stability criteria. Some examples are given when the criterion is fully explicit, e.g., for extreme Lax shocks. Additionally, connection is made with the alternative approach proposed by Chow, Mallet-Paret, and Shen (Journal of Differential Equations 1998), regarding the stability of traveling waves in general Lattice Dynamical Systems.     

On a Rayleigh Wave Equation with Boundary Damping

In this paper an initial-boundary value problem for a weakly nonlinear string (or wave) equation with non-classical boundary conditions is considered. One end of the string is assumed to be fixed and the other end of the string is attached to a dashpot system, where the damping generated by thedashpot is assumed to be small. This problem can be regarded as a simple model describing oscillations of flexible structures such as overhead transmission lines in a windfield. An asymptotic theory for a class ofinitial-boundary value problems for nonlinear wave equations is presented. Itwill be shown that the problems considered are well-posed for all time t. A multiple time-scales perturbation method incombination with the method of characteristics will be used to construct asymptotic approximations of the solution. It will also be shown that all solutions tend to zero for a sufficiently large value of the damping parameter. For smaller values of the damping parameter it will be shown how the string-system eventually will oscillate. Some numerical results are alsopresented in this paper.     

一类偏微分方程的Hamilton正则表示

主要给出一系列关于力学中的偏微分方程的无穷维Ｈａｍｉｌｔｏｎ正则表示．其中包括变系数线性偏微分方程,ＫｄＶ方程,ＭＫｄＶ方程,ＫＰ方程,Ｂｏｕｓｉｎｅｓｑ方程等的无穷维Ｈａｍｉｌｔｏｎ正则表示．     

Studies on Bifurcation and Chaos of a String-Beam Coupled System with Two Degrees-of-Freedom

In this paper, research on nonlinear dynamic behavior of a string-beam coupled system subjected to parametric and external excitations is presented. The governing equations of motion are obtained for the nonlinear transverse vibrations of the string-beam coupled system. The Galerkin's method is employed to simplify the governing equations to a set of ordinary differential equations with two degrees-of-freedom. The case of 1:2 internal resonance between the modes of the beam and string, principal parametric resonance for the beam, and primary resonance for the string is considered. The method of multiple scales is utilized to analyze the nonlinear responses of the string-beam coupled system. Based on the averaged equation obtained here, the techniques of phase portrait, waveform, and Poincare map are applied to analyze the periodic and chaotic motions. It is found from numerical simulations that there are obvious jumping phenomena in the resonant response–frequency curves. It is indicated from the phase portrait and Poincare map that period-4, period-2, and periodic solutions and chaotic motions occur in the transverse nonlinear vibrations of the string-beam coupled system under certain conditions. An erratum to this article is available at .     

Technical stability of nonlinear time-varying systems with small parameters

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A sum of squares approach to robust PI controller synthesis for a class of polynomial multi-input multi-output nonlinear systems

This paper presents a new algorithmic method to design PI controller for a general class of nonlinear polynomial systems. Design procedure can take place on certain or uncertain nonlinear model of plant and is based on sum of squares optimization.The so-called density function is employed to formulate the design problem as a convex optimization program in the sum of squares form. Robustness of design is guaranteed by taking parametric uncertainty into account with an approach similar to that of generalized ${\mathcal {S}}$ -Procedure. Validity and applicability of the proposed methods are verified via numerical simulations. The method presented here for PI controller design is not based on local linearization and works globally. Derived stability conditions overcome several drawbacks seen in previous results, such as depending on a linearized model or a stable model. Furthermore, employing sum of squares technique makes it possible to derive stability conditions with least conservatism and directly design controller for polynomial affine nonlinear systems.     

定向井有杆抽油系统动态性能分析方法

由于杆管间库仑摩擦的影响,定向井有杆泵抽油系统动态参数预测模型是一个非线性的偏微分方程,求解复杂。鉴于此,提出了一种新的分析方法。该方法以定向井有杆抽油系统中的抽油杆柱作为研究对象,根据三次样条插值模拟得到的定向井的井眼轨迹,利用静力有限元法计算出了油管对抽油杆柱的支反力,进而得出了杆柱与油管之间的库仑摩擦力;给出了杆柱单元的受力分析;建立了有限元形式的杆柱系统动力学方程并利用状态空间法对其进行了数值求解,获得了悬点示功图。文末给出了两口油井的预测实例,并将预测结果与实测结果进行了对比。对比结果表明本文所提的分析方法是正确和有效的。     

Stable Steady States in Stellar Dynamics

We prove the existence and nonlinear stability of steady states of the Vlasov-Poisson system in the stellar dynamics case. The steady states are obtained as minimizers of an energy-Casimir functional from which fact their dynamical stability is deduced. The analysis applies to some of the well-known polytropic steady states, but it also considerably extends the class of known steady states.     

Poincare型胞映射分析方法及其应用

本文用Poincare型胞映射方法对平衡及不平．衡轴承转子非线性动力系统的全局特性进行了分析研究,同时求得了一定状态空间内系统存在的周期解及其在各不同Poincare截面上的吸引域,得到了一些新的现象和规律,并通过对平衡及不平衡轴承转子系统的全局特性异同的比较,说明了要建立既适用于平衡轴承转子系统又适用于不平衡轴承转子系统的非线性稳定性准则应注意的几个问题     

Nonlinear natural responses of a rotating circular string

This study investigates the nonlinear dynamics of a rotating circular string subjected to a spring force fixed in space. The governing equation for out-of-plane vibration is developed using Hamilton's principle. The nonlinearities of the string deformation and the spring stiffness are considered in the governing equation. Applying Galerkin's method, the governing equation is transformed from a nonlinear partial differential equation into a set of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations through orthogonal trigonometric shape functions. Butenin's method is adopted to develop a closed-form analytical solution for single-mode oscillations of the system. Comparison shows that the closed-form solution is in a good agreement with the numerical results over a wide range of the nonlinearities. Multi-mode responses of the string are investigated by means of numerical integration. Based on the results, the nonlinear dynamics of the string are discussed.     

A data-driven quadratic stability condition and its application for stabilizing unknown nonlinear systems

This paper proposes a data-driven stability criterion for quadratic stabilization of unknown nonlinear discrete-time systems. The novelty of this quadratic stability criterion lies in the direct use of the time series of system states, instead of using mathematical models. The data-driven stability criterion is utilized to design a control for stabilizing unknown nonlinear systems using online black-box system identification. The effectiveness and the adaptability of the proposed approach are compared with those of adaptive feedback linearization method with an example of stabilizing a nonlinear aeroelastic system.     

Observer-based adaptive robust control of nonlinear nonaffine systems with unknown gain sign

In this paper, a direct adaptive robust controller for a class of SISO nonaffine nonlinear systems is presented. The existence of an ideal controller is proved based on the Implicit Function Theorem. Since the Implicit Function Theorem only guarantees the existence of the controller and does not provide a way to construct it, a neural network is employed to approximate the unknown ideal controller. In addition, an observer is designed to estimate the system states because all the states may not be available for measurements. In this method, a priori knowledge about the sign of control gain is not required and, in order to cope with unknown control direction, the Nussbaum-type technique is used. Moreover, only one adaptive parameter is needed to be updated and also a robust term is used in the control signal to reduce the effect of external disturbances and approximation errors. Furthermore, the stability analysis for the closed-loop system is presented based on the Lyapunov stability method. Theoretical results are illustrated through a simulation example. These simulations show the effectiveness of the proposed method.