Decentralized Adaptive Robust Tracking and Model Following for Large-Scale Systems Including Delayed State Perturbations in the Interconnections

The problem of decentralized robust tracking and model following is considered for a class of uncertain large-scale systems including delayed state perturbations in the interconnections. In this paper, it is assumed that the upper bounds of the delayed state perturbations, uncertainties, and external disturbances are unknown. A modified adaptation law with σ-modification is introduced to estimate such unknown bounds, and on the basis of the updated values of these unknown bounds, a class of decentralized local memoryless state feedback controllers is constructed for robust tracking of dynamical signals. The proposed decentralized adaptive robust tracking controllers can guarantee that the tracking errors between each time-delay subsystem and the corresponding local reference model without time-delay decrease uniformly asymptotically to zero. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the validity of the results.     

Decentralized Robust Tracking and Model Following for Uncertain Large-Scale Interconnected Systems

The problem of the decentralized robust tracking and model following is considered for a class of large-scale interconnected systems with uncertainties. A class of continuous (nonlinear) decentralized state feedback controllers is proposed. The proposed robust decentralized controllers can guarantee that the tracking errors between each subsystem and the local reference model decrease to zero asymptotically. Finally, an illustrative example is given to demonstrate the validity of the results.     

Decentralized Adaptive Robust State Feedback for Uncertain Large-Scale Interconnected Systems with Time Delays

The problem of the decentralized robust control is considered for a class of large-scale time-varying systems withdelayed state perturbations and external disturbances in the interconnections. Here, the upper bounds of the delayed stateperturbations and external disturbances in the interconnections are assumed to be unknown. Adaptation laws areproposed to estimate such unknown bounds; by making use of the updated values of the unknown bounds, decentralized linear and nonlinear memoryless robust state feedback controllers are constructed. Based on Lyapunov stability theoryand Lyapunov–Krasovskii functionals, as well as employing the proposed decentralized nonlinear robust state feedback controllers, it is shown that the solutions of the resulting adaptive closed-loop large-scale time-delay system can be guaranteed to be uniformly bounded and that the states converge uniformly and asymptotically to zero. It is also shown that the proposed decentralized linear robust state feedback controllers can guarantee the uniform ultimate boundedness of the resulting adaptive closed-loop large-scale time-delay system. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the validity of the results.     

Decentralized robust control for a class of uncertain large-scale interconnected nonlinear dynamical systems

The problem of the decentralized robust control for a class of large-scale interconnected nonlinear dynamical systems with input interconnection and external interconnection perturbations is considered. Based on the stabilizability of each nominal isolated subsystem (i.e., the isolated subsystem in the absence of interconnection perturbations), a class of decentralized local state feedback controllers is proposed, and some sufficient conditions are derived by making use of the Lyapunov stability criterion such that uncertain large-scale interconnected systems can be stabilized asymptotically by these decentralized state feedback controllers. For large-scale systems with only input interconnection perturbations, such decentralized controllers become a class of decentralized stabilizing state feedback controllers. That is, the decentralized stability of such large-scale systems can be guaranteed always by using the decentralized state feedback controllers proposed in the paper. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the validity of the results.     

Tracking control of high-performance robots via stabilizing controllers for uncertain systems

The development of flexible manufacturing systems calls for industrial robots characterized by robustness of performance with regard to the variations of the loads and real time specification of the trajectory in the work space. In this paper, the design of a feedback controller guaranteeing such performance is considered. At first, the manipulator dynamics are embedded into a larger class of uncertain dynamical systems and a class of feedback controls is proposed that guarantees uniform ultimate boundedness of the tracking error. Successively, the methodology is specialized for the case of robotic manipulators to track trajectories described in task-oriented coordinates; the proposed control algorithm operates without requiring any explicit coordinate transformation.     

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     

飞艇姿态跟踪系统的研究

研究了具有参数不确定和外部干扰的飞艇姿态跟踪控制问题．飞艇姿态运动的数学模型为一个多输入/多输出不确定非线性系统,根据该系统的特点,采用了一个基于不确定项上界的鲁棒输出跟踪控制器设计方法,应用输入/输出反馈线性化法和李雅普诺夫方法,设计了飞艇姿态鲁棒控制律,它可确保系统输出按指数规律跟踪期望输出．该控制器设计简单,易于实现．仿真结果表明:即使系统存在不确定性和外界干扰,仍可在闭环系统中实现精确的姿态控制．     

一类不确定混沌系统的自适应跟踪控制

对一类不确定混沌系统 ,讨论了系统的自适应跟踪控制问题 .基于 Lyapunov函数方法 ,构造出了一类新的自适应控制器 .该控制器的构造简单 ,并能控制着混沌系统的状态全局渐近跟踪预先给定的任何有界轨线 .仿真实例验证了所得控制器的有效性 .     

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.     

Robust finite-time convergence of chaotic systems via adaptive terminal sliding mode scheme

This paper investigates robust finite-time stabilization of a class of uncertain chaotic systems. A new terminal sliding mode (TSM) algorithm is proposed to steer the plant fast to zero within finite time. In particular, a new form of TSM is developed for multi-input and multi-output systems, and some criteria are presented to facilitate its control design. With adaption laws to identify uncertain parameters and unknown bounds on disturbances, the proposed terminal sliding mode controllers get rid of uncertainties and nonlinearities successfully. The closed-loop systems are provided with fast finite-time stability and strong robustness against uncertainties. Finally, numerical simulation of Lorenz system illustrates the effectiveness of this proposed control scheme.     

Robust Output Tracking Control of an Uncertain Linear System via a Modified Optimal Linear-Quadratic Method

This study investigates the robust output tracking problem for a class of uncertain linear systems. The uncertainties are assumed to be time invariant and to satisfy the matching conditions. According to the selected nominal parameters, an optimal solution with a prescribed degree of stability is determined. Then, an auxiliary input via the use of an adapting factor, connected to the nominal optimal control, is introduced to guarantee the robustness and prescribed degree of stability for the output tracking control of the uncertain linear systems. This method is very simple and effective and can reject bounded uncertainties imposed on the states. A maglev vehicle model example is given to show its effectiveness.     

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 guaranteed cost control for uncertain linear differential systems of neutral type

In this paper, the robust guaranteed cost control problem for a class of uncertain linear differential systems of neutral type with a given quadratic cost functions is investigated. The uncertainty is assumed to be norm-bounded and time-varying nonlinear. The problem is to design a state feedback control laws such that the closed-loop system is robustly stable and the closed-loop cost function value is not more than a specified upper bound for all admissible uncertainty and time delay. A criterion for the existence of such controllers is derived based on the matrix inequality approach combined with the Lyapunov method. A parameterized characterization of the robust guaranteed cost controllers is given in terms of the feasible solutions to the certain matrix inequalities. A numerical example is given to illustrate the proposed method.     

Fixed-order robust compensators via min-max principle

An important (some say, the major) reason for using feedback control is the presence of uncertain parameters which are a natural part of any real dynamical model. In this paper, we consider uncertain constant parameters in a time-invariant linear plant and announce some new results concerning robust compensator synthesis. Using the min-max principle, we derive necessary conditions for fixed-order linear robust controllers assuring asymptotic stability or relative stability. These necessary conditions are an extension of the Lagrange multiplier method. This is achieved using a cost function based on the inverse of the so-called critical constraint. We present both matrix and polynomial versions; the latter allows controllers of fixed structure. We suggest a probability-one homotopy algorithm and solve some examples from the literature.The authors wish to thank Professor R. Bental, Faculty of Industrial Engineering at the Technion, for his suggestion to replace the cost function based on the inverse critical polynomial by a logarithmic function.     

The guaranteed cost control for uncertain nonlinear large-scale stochastic systems via state and static output feedback

The guaranteed cost control (GCC) problem involved in decentralized robust control of a class of uncertain nonlinear large-scale stochastic systems with high-order interconnections is considered. After determining the appropriate conditions for the stochastic GCC controller, a class of decentralized local state feedback controllers is derived using the linear matrix inequality (LMI). The extension of the result of the study to the static output feedback control problem is discussed by considering the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions. The efficiency of the proposed design method is demonstrated on the basis of simulation results.     

Resource-saving infinite-horizon tracking under uncertain input

A feedback controller for approximate tracking a prescribed trajectory of an inaccurately observed dynamical system effected by uncertain non-observable input disturbances over an infinite time interval is constructed. The controller is “resource-saving” in a sense that control resources spent for approximate tracking do not exceed (with some small gaps) those needed for exact tracking in an “ideal” situation where the current values of the input disturbance are fully observable.     

基于极大极小方法的一类非线性系统的自适应控制

研究一类具有非线性不确定参数的非线性系统的自适应模型参考跟踪问题.假设系统的非线性项关于不确定参数是凸或凹的.去掉了在先前有关研究中要求参考模型矩阵有小于零的实特征值的条件.既考虑了状态反馈控制方式,也考虑了输出反馈控制方式.在采用输出反馈控制时,假设非线性项满足李普希兹条件,但李普希兹常数未知.基于一种极大极小方法,提出了一种自适应控制器的设计方法.控制器是连续的,能保证闭环系统的所有变量有界,并且渐近精确跟踪参考模型.举例说明了本结论的有用性.     

Resilient Decentralized Stabilization for Interconnected Discrete-Time Systems

The robust decentralized feedback stabilization problem of a class of nonlinear interconnected discrete-time systems is considered. This class of systems has uncertain nonlinear perturbations satisfying quadratic constraints that are functions of the overall state vector. Decentralized state and output feedback schemes are proposed and analyzed such that the overall closed-loop system guarantees global stability condition, derived in terms of local subsystem variables. Incorporating feedback gain perturbations, new resilient decentralized feedback schemes are subsequently developed. The proposed approach is formulated within the framework of convex optimization over LMIs. Simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed decentralized output-feedback controllers.     

Sufficient conditions for robust stability of large-scale dynamical systems including delayed states and parameter perturbations in interconnections

The problem of the robust stability of large-scale dynamical systems including delayed states and parameter perturbations in interconnections is considered. By using algebraic Riccati equations and some analytical methods, some sufficient conditions on linear decentralized state feedback controllers are derived so that the systems remain stable in the presence of delayed states and parameter perturbations. Such conditions give some bounds on the perturbations of interconnections with delayed states and uncertain parameters, and result in a quantitative measures of robustness for large-scale dynamical systems including delayed states and uncertain parameters in interconnections. The results obtained in this paper are applicable not only to large-scale systems with multiple time-varying delays, but also to large-scale systems without exact knowledge of the delays, i.e., large-scale systems with uncertain delays.     

Adaptive compensation of uncertain Euler–Lagrange systems with multiple time-varying actuator faults

This work proposes the command tracking problem for uncertain Euler–Lagrange (EL) systems with multiple partial loss of effectiveness (PLOE) actuator faults. Compared to existing fault-tolerant controllers for EL systems, the proposed adaptive controller accounts for parametric uncertainties in the system and multiple time-varying actuator fault parameters. The proposed method can also handle an infinite number of fault cases. The closed-loop fault-tolerant system is treated as a switched dynamical system, and a switched system stability is established using multiple Lyapunov functions. It is shown that all signals are bounded in each sub-interval and at the switching instances, and asymptotic tracking can be obtained only for a finite number of fault occurrences, whereas tracking error is bounded for the infinite case. Finally, a simulation example on a robotic manipulator is presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.