LMI Optimization Approach to Observer-Based Controller Design of Uncertain Time-Delay Systems via Delayed Feedback

In this paper, we propose a design method of an observer-based controller for uncertain time-delay systems by delayed feedback. Based on the Lyapunov method, an LMI (linear matrix inequality) criterion is derived to design an observer-based controller which makes the system stable. A numerical example is included to illustrate the design procedure.     

Convex Optimization Approach to Dynamic Output Feedback Control for Delay Differential Systems of Neutral Type

In this paper, the design problem of the dynamic output feedback controller for the asymptotic stabilization of a class of linear delay differential systems of the neutral type is considered. A criterion for the existence of such controller is derived based on the matrix inequality approach combined with the Lyapunov method. A parametrized characterization of the controller is given in terms of the feasible solutions to certain matrix inequalities, which can be solved by various convex optimization algorithms. A numerical example is given to illustrate the proposed design method. This work was supported by Grant R05-2003-000-10173-0 from the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation. The author is grateful to J. S. Park and C. J. Cho for valuable support.     

连续综合控制系统的状态反馈广义H_(2)控制北大核心CSCD

基于Lyapunov稳定性理论、矩阵分析法、线性矩阵不等式等方法,对同时带有控制输入和干扰输入的奇异摄动时变时滞不确定控制系统进行广义H_(2)控制研究.设计一个记忆状态广义H_(2)控制器,给出具体设计方法的判定定理.并对时滞依赖和时滞独立两种情形下采用新的引理,推出保守性相对更小的稳定性判据.对所得结论进行线性化处理,用数值样例验证了该文所得结论的有效性和可行性.指出在零到奇异摄动上界的整个区间范围内,闭环系统渐近稳定,扩大了广义H_(2)稳定空间,缩小了L_(2)-L_(∞)的性能指标.通过与相关文献进行稳定态指标对比,展示出该文所得方法具有一定的优越性和较小的保守性,并且适用于标准和非标准情形.     

模糊输入时滞系统的输出反馈控制及稳定性分析

针对一类状态不可测的模糊输入时滞系统,应用平行分布补偿算法(PDC),设计了模糊观测器,提出了基于模糊观测器的输出反馈控制方法,给出了保证模糊时滞系统渐近稳定的新的充分条件.应用广义Lyapunov函数和线性矩阵不等式方法,证明了模糊输入时滞系统的渐近稳定性,同时给出了控制和观测增益矩阵的分离设计算法.仿真结果进一步验证了所提出的方法和条件的有效性.     

Designing an automobile insurance classification system

In automobile insurance, policyholders are generally classified according to rating factors such as age, territory and type of vehicle and charged appropriate premiums for their risk class. The problem of designing an efficient classification system can be considered as a contiguous clustering problem. A least squares decision criterion is employed and illustrated for both unidimensional and multidimensional cases. Both the benefit and cost associated with classifying risks are functions of the degree of complexity of the system, and the least squares criterion is used as a decision support mechanism for aiding system design decisions.     

A multiobjective interactive approach to determine the optimal electricity mix in Andalucía (Spain)

It seems clear that energy production is one of the key aspects of global sustainability. Economic, social and environmental aspects must be taken into account in order to design appropriate policies and thus, multicriteria analysis becomes a very adequate tool to deal with real problems of this kind. This study was directed by the Regional Ministry of Environment of Andalucía, who wanted to know the impact on the cost and on the environmental damage of a potential mix, more focused on renewable sources. Some authorities of the Ministry acted as decision maker in the interactive process. As a result, we have built a linear multiobjective model, in order to determine the optimal electrical mix for the Spanish region of Andalucía. Namely, we determine how much electricity power should be installed and produced, by each of the eight generation systems considered (lignite, other coals, oil, natural gas, nuclear, photovoltaic, wind and mini-hydro). Apart from the economic criterion (yearly cost), we have considered the vulnerability (in terms of percentage of imported fuel) as a strategic criterion, and 12 environmental criteria, which have been derived using the Life Cycle Analysis method on the different production systems. The interactive system PROMOIN was used to solve the multiobjective problem. PROMOIN allows the decision maker to choose how to give preference information to the system, and enables changing it anytime during the solution process, which gives more flexibility to the decision maker and increases the confidence of the decision maker in the final solution.     

Passivity-based control for Hopfield neural networks using convex representation

This paper considers the problem of passivity-based controller design for Hopfield neural networks. By making use of a convex representation of nonlinearities, a feedback control scheme based on passivity and Lyapunov theory is presented. A criterion for existence of the controller is given in terms of linear matrix inequality (LMI), which can be easily solved by a convex optimization problem. An example and its numerical simulation are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

时变时滞切换系统动态回馈控制器设计分析

研究了一类时变时滞切换控制系统的动态回馈控制器的设计问题.其中,控制输入具有导数有界的时变时滞.利用多Lyapunov泛函方法,结合不等式的放缩技巧,用线性矩阵不等式(LMI)的形式给出了确保系统渐近稳定的控制器存在的充分条件,同时设计出了相应的有效切换律.最后给出实例说明了本文控制器设计的有效性.     

Modifications of the Hurwicz’s decision rule

The Hurwicz’s criterion is one of the classical decision rules applied in decision making under uncertainty as a tool enabling to find an optimal pure strategy both for interval and scenarios uncertainty. The interval uncertainty occurs when the decision maker knows the range of payoffs for each alternative and all values belonging to this interval are theoretically probable (the distribution of payoffs is continuous). The scenarios uncertainty takes place when the result of a decision depends on the state of nature that will finally occur and the number of possible states of nature is known and limited (the distribution of payoffs is discrete). In some specific cases the use of the Hurwicz’s criterion in the scenarios uncertainty may lead to quite illogical and unexpected results. Therefore, the author presents two new procedures combining the Hurwicz’s pessimism-optimism index with the Laplace’s approach and using an additional parameter allowing to set an appropriate width for the ranges of relatively good and bad payoffs related to a given decision. The author demonstrates both methods on the basis of an example concerning the choice of an investment project. The methods described may be used in each decision making process within which each alternative (decision, strategy) is characterized by only one criterion (or one synthetic measure).     

Minimizing the number of variable parameters for optimizing the fuzzy-controller

In the case of a few input and output variables fuzzy systems have a large number of variable parameters which make the practical design and optimization of fuzzy controllers more difficult. It is necessary to reduce the number of variable parameters to simplify the design of fuzzy controllers and to make it accessible to automated design methods. In this paper, the response characteristics and the quality of fuzzy controllers were analysed by using different variable parameters. The quality of a controller is evaluated by the deformation of the characteristic field under consideration of a similarity criterion and the Fourier analysis. It is shown that the reduction in the number of variable parameters does not necessarily result in a restriction of the quality of the fuzzy controller.     

解决一类群决策问题的改进德尔菲法

专家综合评价属于委员会形式的群决策问题,提出了基于一致性分析的群决策机制和基于OWA算子的群决策机制,用来弥补常用机制的缺陷;介绍了判断群体意见分歧特征和定量判断标准;提出了基于一致性分析的改进德尔菲法,介绍了这种方法的思想、特点和应用步骤;分析了这类群决策的人员组成和工作程序图.     

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     

Observer-based mixed passive and H∞ control for uncertain Markovian jump systems with time delays using quantized measurements

This paper is concerned with the observer-based control problem for Markovian jump delay systems with parameter uncertainties using quantized measurements. The parameter uncertainties are assumed to be norm bounded. The aim is to design a suitable observer-based controller which guarantees the stochastic stability of the resulting closed-loop system with a prescribed mixed passivity and $H_{\infty }$ performance index. A novel stability criterion is obtained by constructing a mode-dependent Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional based on the delay-partitioning technique. Then, with the novel stability criterion, sufficient conditions for the solvability of the presented observer-based controller design problem are derived. All the results obtained in this paper can be tackled by a feasibility problem in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, three numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.     

First passage models for denumerable semi-Markov decision processes with nonnegative discounted costs

This paper considers a first passage model for discounted semi-Markov decision processes with denumerable states and nonnegative costs.The criterion to be optimized is the expected discounted cost incurred during a first passage time to a given target set.We first construct a semi-Markov decision process under a given semi-Markov decision kernel and a policy.Then,we prove that the value function satisfies the optimality equation and there exists an optimal(or e-optimal) stationary policy under suitable conditions by using a minimum nonnegative solution approach.Further we give some properties of optimal policies.In addition,a value iteration algorithm for computing the value function and optimal policies is developed and an example is given.Finally,it is showed that our model is an extension of the first passage models for both discrete-time and continuous-time Markov decision processes.     

Design of dynamic controller for neutral differential systems with delay in control input

In this paper, the design problem of dynamic output feedback controller for asymptotic stabilization of a class of neutral systems have been considered. A criterion for the existence of such controllers is derived based on the linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach combined with the Lyapunov method. A parameterized characterization of the controllers is given in terms of the feasible solutions to the LMIs, which can be solved by various convex optimization algorithms. A numerical example is given to illustrate the proposed design method.