Event-triggered sliding mode control for singular systems with disturbance

This paper investigates the event-triggered sliding mode control (SMC) problem for singular systems with disturbance. Firstly, an event-triggered sliding mode control law is designed to guarantee the reachability of sliding surface. Different from the related methods, in order to deal with the difficulty caused by event-triggered SMC strategy, a novel Lemma is proposed in this paper. Secondly, the admissibility of sliding motion is presented, which is used to solve the controller gain. Then, a positive lower bound of the inter execution time can be guaranteed and the Zeno behavior is avoided. Finally, two simulation examples are presented to show the effectiveness of derived theoretical results.     

Switched safe tracking control design for unmanned autonomous helicopter with disturbances

In this paper, the switched safe tracking control scheme is investigated for the attitude and altitude system of a medium-scale unmanned autonomous helicopter with output constraints and unknown external disturbances. To keep the attitude angles and altitude within the desired constrained range, an output boundary protection approach is adopted to generate an output constrained trajectory which is piecewise differentiable. The disturbance observer-based control method is employed to handle the unknown external disturbances of the system. Because of the piecewise differentiability of the output constrained trajectory, the closed-loop error system with the safe tracking controller can be seen as a switched system with jump dynamics. The multiple Lyapunov function method is adopted to guarantee the tracking performance with designed average dwell time. Simulation results of an example are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme for the unmanned autonomous helicopter system.     

RBF‐based discrete sliding mode control for robust tracking of uncertain time‐delay systems with input nonlinearity

In this article, a control scheme combining radial basis function neural network and discrete sliding mode control method is proposed for robust tracking and model following of uncertain time‐delay systems with input nonlinearity. The proposed robust tracking controller guarantees the stability of overall closed‐loop system and achieves zero‐tracking error in the presence of input nonlinearity, time‐delays, time‐varying parameter uncertainties, and external disturbances. The salient features of the proposed controller include no requirement of a priori knowledge of the upper bound of uncertainties and the elimination of chattering phenomenon and reaching phase. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 194–201, 2016     

Robust tracking and model following for uncertain time‐delay systems with input nonlinearity

This article proposes a novel adaptive sliding mode control (SMC) scheme to realize the problem of robust tracking and model following for a class of uncertain time‐delay systems with input nonlinearity. It is shown that the proposed robust tracking controller guarantees the stability of overall closed‐loop system and achieves zero‐tracking error in the presence of input nonlinearity, time‐delays, time‐varying parameter uncertainties and external disturbances. The selection of sliding surface and the existence of sliding mode are two important issues, which have been addressed. This scheme assures robustness against input nonlinearity, time‐delays, parameter uncertainties, and external disturbances. Moreover, the knowledge of the upper bound of uncertainties is not required and chattering phenomenon is eliminated. Both theoretical analysis and illustrative examples demonstrate the validity of the proposed scheme. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 66–73, 2015     

A multi-objective approach for unmanned aerial vehicle routing problem with soft time windows constraints

Aerial robotics can be very useful to perform complex tasks in a distributed and cooperative fashion, such as localization of targets and search of point of interests (PoIs). In this work, we propose a distributed system of autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), able to self-coordinate and cooperate in order to ensure both spatial and temporal coverage of specific time and spatial varying PoIs. In particular, we consider an UAVs system able to solve distributed dynamic scheduling problems, since each device is required to move towards a certain position in a certain time. We give a mathematical formulation of the problem as a multi-criteria optimization model, in which the total distances traveled by the UAVs (to be minimized), the customer satisfaction (to be maximized) and the number of used UAVs (to be minimized) are considered simultaneously. A dynamic variant of the basic optimization model, defined by considering the rolling horizon concept, is shown. We introduce a case study as an application scenario, where sport actions of a football match are filmed through a distributed UAVs system. The customer satisfaction and the traveled distance are used as performance parameters to evaluate the proposed approaches on the considered scenario.     

Multivariable adaptive variable structure disturbance rejection control for DFIG system

A novel variable structure and disturbance rejection control strategy for a wind turbines equipped with a double fed induction generator based on stator‐flux‐oriented vector control is presented. According to estimation of maximum power operation points of wind turbine under stochastic wind velocity profiles and tracking them using traditional offline gain, scheduling and innovative adaptive online method is necessary. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy, the estimation of maximum operating power point of wind turbine and tracking it under stochastic wind velocity profiles has been considered as a test case. Simulation results show the validity of the proposed technique. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 50–62, 2016     

Finite-time synchronization for coupled systems with time delay and stochastic disturbance under feedback control

This paper proposes a framework for finite-time synchronization of coupled systems with time delay and stochastic disturbance under feedback control. Combining Kirchhoff"s Matrix Tree Theorem with Lyapunov method as well as stochastic analysis techniques, several sufficient conditions are derived. Differing from previous references, the finite time provided by us is related to topological structure of networks. In addition, two concrete applications about stochastic coupled oscillators with time delay and stochastic Lorenz chaotic coupled systems with time delay are presented, respectively. Besides, two synchronization criteria are provided. Ultimately, two numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the obtained results.     

Design an interactive virtual physics environment with uncertainties control to support motion tracking

The development of robot or character motion tracking algorithms is inherently a challenging task. This is more than ever true when the latest trends in motion tracking are considered. Some researchers can deal with kinematic and dynamic constraints induced by the mechanical structure. Another class of researchers fulfills various types of optimality conditions, yet others include means of dealing with uncertainties about the robot or character and its environment. In order to deal with the complexity of developing motion tracking algorithms, it is proposed in this paper to design an interactive virtual physics environment with uncertainties for motion tracking based on sliding mode control. The advantages of doing so are outlined and a virtual environment presented which is well suited to support motion tracking development. The environment makes full use of multi-body system dynamics and a robust sliding mode controller independent of model as simulation kernel. So the environment is capable of simulating setups which fulfill the requirements posed by state-of-the-art motion tracking algorithm development. The demonstration results verified the validity of the environment.     

具外部扰动的变时滞不确定奇异系统的滑动模态控制

研究了含有多个变时滞的不确定奇异系统的滑动模态问题.该系统相比文献中已研究的系统更为复杂,具有多个变时滞,且分别含有匹配和不匹配的外部扰动项.通过对系统进行等价分解化为两个子系统,对分解后的系统进行切换函数的设计,再通过定义Lyapunov函数得到使得系统的滑模运动渐近稳定的充分条件.由此证明了所设计的滑模控制率能够保证状态轨迹在优先时间内被驱动到指定的切换面上且保持运动.设计过程简单,且结果以线性矩阵不等式呈现,相比文献中已有的结论更易于实现.最后通过例子验证结论的正确性.     

线性滞后广义系统的二阶滑模控制方法

讨论了时滞广义系统在不同条件下的变结构控制,根据终端滑模控制的特点,提出了一种由线性滑模与终端滑模构成的二阶终端滑模及相应控制策略.研究结果表明,该方法能够有效地清除系统的高频抖振,同时保证闭环系统的渐近稳定,实现滑模运动.举例说明了设计的合理性和有效性.     

Robust output feedback sliding mode control for uncertain discrete time systems

This paper proposes a robust output feedback controller for a class of uncertain discrete-time, multi-input multi-output, linear, systems. This method, which is based on the combination of discrete-time sliding mode control (DTSMC) and Kalman estimator, ensures the stability, robustness and an output tracking against the modeling uncertainties at large sampling periods. For this purpose, an appropriate structure is considered for sliding surface and the Lyapunov theory for the mismatched uncertain system is then used to design its parameter. This problem leads to solve a set of linear matrix inequalities. A new method is then proposed to reach the quasi-sliding mode and stay thereafter. Simulation studies show the effectiveness of the proposed method in the presence of parameter uncertainties and external disturbances at large sampling periods.     

Fuzzy guaranteed cost output tracking control for fuzzy discrete‐time systems with different premise variables

This article investigates the problem of output tracking control for a class of discrete‐time interval type‐2 (IT2) fuzzy systems subject to mismatched premise variables. Based on the IT2 Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model, the criterion to design the desired controller is obtained, which guarantees the closed‐loop system to be asymptotically stable and satisfies the predefined cost function. Moreover, the controller to be designed does not need to share the same premise variables of the system, which enhances the flexibility of controller design and reduces the conservativeness. Finally, two examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method proposed in this article. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 265–276, 2016     

Fast terminal sliding mode controller design for nonlinear second‐order systems with time‐varying uncertainties

This article investigates a novel fast terminal sliding mode control approach combined with global sliding surface structure for the robust tracking control of nonlinear second‐order systems with time‐varying uncertainties. The suggested control technique is formulated based on the Lyapunov stability theory and guarantees the existence of the sliding mode around the sliding surface in a finite time. Using the new form of switching surface, the reaching phase elimination and the robustness improvement of the whole system are satisfied. Simulation results demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed technique. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 239–244, 2015     

Fractional terminal sliding mode control design for a class of dynamical systems with uncertainty

A novel type of control strategy combining the fractional calculus with terminal sliding mode control called fractional terminal sliding mode control is introduced for a class of dynamical systems subject to uncertainties. A fractional-order switching manifold is proposed and the corresponding control law is formulated based on the Lyapunov stability theory to guarantee the sliding condition. The proposed fractional-order terminal sliding mode controller ensures the finite time stability of the closed-loop system. Finally, numerical simulation results are presented and compared to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Robust ℋ∞ tracking control for uncertain Markovian jumping systems with interval time‐varying delay

In this article, the problem of robust tracking control for a class of uncertain Markovian jump systems with interval time‐varying delay is investigated. Based on an augmented Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional with triple integral term, partitioning the delay's lower bound and reciprocally convex approach, delay‐dependent conditions for the existence of desired controller are achieved. Meanwhile, stability criteria for delayed Markovian jump systems are also provided with less conservativeness and less matrix variables than some recent results. Finally, two simulation examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed design method. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 355–366, 2015     

Nonfragile H∞ output tracking control for uncertain singular Markovian jump delay systems with network‐induced delays and data packet dropouts

This article deals with the problem of nonfragile H_∞ output tracking control for a kind of singular Markovian jump systems with time‐varying delays, parameter uncertainties, network‐induced signal transmission delays, and data packet dropouts. The main objective is to design mode‐dependent state‐feedback controller under controller gain perturbations and bounded modes transition rates such that the output of the closed‐loop networked control system tracks the output of a given reference system with the required H_∞ output tracking performance. By constructing a more multiple stochastic Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, the novel mode‐dependent and delay‐dependent conditions are obtained to guarantee the augmented output tracking closed‐loop system is not only stochastically admissible but also satisfies a prescribed H_∞‐norm level for all signal transmission delays, data packet dropouts, and admissible uncertainties. Then, the desired state‐feedback controller parameters are determined by solving a set of strict linear matrix inequalities. A simple production system example and two numerical examples are used to verify the effectiveness and usefulness of the proposed methods. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 396–411, 2016