Input-to-state stability and sliding mode control of the nonlinear singularly perturbed systems via trajectory-based small-gain theorem

This paper presents the trajectory-based input-to-state stability (ISS) and input-to-output stability (IOS) small-gain theorem, and the finite-time ISS (FTISS) and finite-time IOS (FTIOS) of nonlinear singularly perturbed systems. The contribution of this paper is threefold. Firstly, a novel idea is proposed to analyze the stability of the nonlinear singularly perturbed system, which is regarded as an interconnected system by using two-time-scale decomposition. Secondly, the trajectory-based approach is applied to establish ISS and IOS small-gain theorem for singularly perturbed systems and the FTISS and FTIOS properties are proposed. Thirdly, a novel sliding mode controller is developed for a class of nonlinear singularly perturbed systems. Finally, the effectiveness of proposed method is illustrated by using a numerical example, a DC motor simulation and a multi-agent singularly perturbed system.     

Weighted singularly perturbed hybrid stochastic systems

In this paper weighted singularly perturbed hybrid stochastic systems are discussed. Under some reasonable assumptions, it is shown that there exists a uniformly δ-optimal policy when the perturbation is sufficiently small.Received: December 2005 / Revised: March 2005This author was supported partially by National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant 60274050, 70221001 and 70328001.This author was supported partially by Australia Research Council Grant #A49532206.     

Stability of hybrid stochastic differential systems with switching and time delay

This article introduces a hybrid stochastic differential system with impulsive, switching and time-delay. Some stability criteria of p-moment global asymptotical stability, p-moment global exponential stability and mean square stability of this system are derived by using switching Lyapunov function approach, Itô formula, impulsive differential inequality method, and linear matrix equality techniques. Three examples are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of the obtained results.     

Exponential stability of singularly perturbed systems with mixed impulses

This paper investigates the exponential stability problem for a class of singularly perturbed impulsive systems in which the flow dynamics is unstable and is affected at discrete time instants by impulses that have both destabilizing and stabilizing effects. More precisely the impulses have stabilizing effects on the slow variables but destabilizing effects on the fast ones. Thus, a first contribution of our work is related to stability analysis of singularly perturbed impulsive systems in the case when neither the flow dynamics nor the impulsive one is stable. In order to take full advantage of the jump matrix structure and its stabilizing effects on the slow dynamics, we introduce a new impulse-dependent vector Lyapunov function. This function allows us to better describe the behavior between two consecutive impulses as well as the jumps at impulse instants. Several numerically tractable criteria for stability of singularly perturbed impulsive systems are established based on vector comparison principle. Additionally, upper bounds on the singular perturbation parameter are derived. Finally, the validity of our results is verified by two numerical examples.     

On asymptotic optimization of a class of nonlinear stochastic hybrid systems

We consider the problem of control for continuous time stochastic hybrid systems in finite time horizon. The systems considered are nonlinear: the state evolution is a nonlinear function of both the control and the state. The control parameters change at discrete times according to an underlying controlled Markov chain which has finite state and action spaces. The objective is to design a controller which would minimize an expected nonlinear cost of the state trajectory. We show using an averaging procedure, that the above minimization problem can be approximated by the solution of some deterministic optimal control problem. This paper generalizes our previous results obtained for systems whose state evolution is linear in the control.This work is supported by the Australian Research Council. All correspondence should be directed to the first author.     

Corner boundary layer in nonlinear singularly perturbed elliptic problems

The Dirichlet problem in a rectangle is considered for the elliptic equation ?²Δu = F(u, x, y, ?), where F(u, x, y, ?) is a nonlinear function of u. The method of corner boundary functions is applied to the problem. Assuming that the leading term of the corner part of the asymptotics exists, an asymptotic expansion of the solution is constructed and the remainder is estimated.     

A class of singularly perturbed,nonlinear, fixed-endpoint control problems

Singular perturbation techniques are applied to a class of nonlinear, fixed-endpoint control problems to decompose the full-order problem into three lower-order problems, namely, the reduced problem and the left and right boundary-layer problems. The boundary-layer problems are linear-quadratic and, contrary to previous singular perturbation works, the reduced problem has a simple formulation. The solutions of these lower-order problems are combined to yield an approximate solution to the full nonlinear problem. Based on the properties of the lower-order problems, the full problem is shown to possess an asymptotic series solution.This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ENG-47-20091 and in part by the US Air Force under Grant No. AFOSR-73-2570.The author acknowledges the helpful suggestions of Professor P. V. Kokotovic, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois.     

Stabilization of stochastic singular nonlinear hybrid systems

This paper deals with the control of the class of singular nonlinear stochastic hybrid systems. Under some appropriate assumptions, results on stochastic stability and stochastic stabilization are developed. Two state feedback controllers (linear and nonlinear) that stochastically stabilize the class of systems we are considering are designed. LMI sufficient conditions are developed to compute the gains of these controllers.     

Asymptotic behavior for the singularly perturbed damped Boussinesq equation

This work is focused on the long‐time behavior of solutions to the singularly perturbed damped Boussinesq equation in a 3D case where ε > 0 is small enough. Without any growth restrictions on the nonlinearity f(u), we establish in an appropriate bounded phase space a finite dimensional global attractor as well as an exponential attractor of optimal regularity. The key step is the estimate of the difference between the solutions of the damped Boussinesq equation and the corresponding pseudo‐parabolic equation.Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stability analysis of highly nonlinear hybrid multiple-delay stochastic differential equations

Stability criteria for stochastic differential delay equations (SDDEs) have been studied intensively for the past few decades. However, most of these criteria can only be applied to delay equations where their coefficients are either linear or nonlinear but bounded by linear functions. Recently, the stability of highly nonlinear hybrid stochastic differential equations with a single delay is investigated in [Fei, Hu, Mao and Shen, Automatica, 2017], whose work, in this paper, is extended to highly nonlinear hybrid stochastic differential equations with variable multiple delays. In other words, this paper establishes the stability criteria of highly nonlinear hybrid variable multiple-delay stochastic differential equations. We also discuss an example to illustrate our results.     

Regularization of a two-dimensional singularly perturbed parabolic problem

A regularized asymptotic expansion of the solution to a singularly perturbed two-dimensional parabolic problem in domains with boundaries containing corner points is constructed. The asymptotics of solutions to such problems contain ordinary boundary-layer functions, parabolic boundary-layer functions, and their products, which describe a corner boundary layer.     

Stability of perturbed switched nonlinear systems with delays

This paper addresses the stability problems of perturbed switched nonlinear systems with time-varying delays. It is assumed that the nominal switched nonlinear system (perturbation-free system) is uniformly exponentially stable and that the perturbations satisfy a linear growth bound condition. It is revealed that there exists an upper bound of perturbation guaranteeing that the perturbed system preserves the stability property of the nominal system, locally or globally, depending on both perturbations and the nominal system itself. An example is provided to illustrate the proposed theoretical results.     

Robust semiglobally practical stabilization for nonlinear singularly perturbed systems

In this work, the problem of semiglobally practical stabilization is considered for nonlinear singularly perturbed systems with unknown parameters. The composite Lyapunov function for the full systems is established by both that of the slow subsystem and the boundary layer system. A state feedback control law for the linear part of the slow subsystem and boundary layer system is proposed which renders the whole closed-loop system semiglobally stable. The upper bound expression of ε$\epsilon$ is given to obtain the condition of asymptotic stability for the system. A simulation example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the controller.     

Analysis of emitter-coupled multivibrators by singularly perturbed systems

Emitter-coupled multivibrators play a decisive role in electrical engineering, especially for phase locked loops which are key-building blocks of analogue RF front-ends. Since multivibrators correspond to relaxation oscillators, in the following the modelling and analysis by the theory of singularly perturbed systems is presented. Models for fast and slow phenomena are derived, and the fast transients of emitter-coupled multivibrators are analysed for the first time. The results of our analysis lead to significant advantages for the design of electrical multivibrators.     

On the first eigenpair of singularly perturbed operators with oscillating coefficients

The paper deals with a Dirichlet spectral problem for a singularly perturbed second order elliptic operator with rapidly oscillating locally periodic coefficients. We study the limit behavior of the first eigenpair (ground state) of this problem. The main tool in deriving the limit \mbox(effective) problem is the viscosity solutions technique for Hamilton-Jacobi equations. The effective problem need not have a unique solution. We study the non-uniqueness issue in a particular case of zero potential and construct the higher order term of the ground state asymptotics.     

An efficient hybrid numerical method based on an additive scheme for solving coupled systems of singularly perturbed linear parabolic problems

We construct an efficient hybrid numerical method for solving coupled systems of singularly perturbed linear parabolic problems of reaction-diffusion type. The discretization of the coupled system is based on the use of an additive or splitting scheme on a uniform mesh in time and a hybrid scheme on a layer-adapted mesh in space. It is proven that the developed numerical method is uniformly convergent of first order in time and third order in space. The purpose of the additive scheme is to decouple the components of the vector approximate solution at each time step and thus make the computation more efficient. The numerical results confirm the theoretical convergence result and illustrate the efficiency of the proposed strategy.     

Concentrating solutions of some singularly perturbed elliptic equations

We study singularly perturbed elliptic equations arising from models in physics or biology, and investigate the asymptotic behavior of some special solutions. We also discuss some connections with problems arising in differential geometry.      

一类具有无穷边界值的二次奇摄动边值问题

研究一类具有无穷边界值的二次奇摄动Robin边值问题解的存在性与解的渐进行为,重点关注边界值的奇异程度对解的边界层行为的影响;同时将所得的结果与Chang及Howes的结果(带正常边界值)进行比较.研究表明:(1)当边界值大小为O(1/)时,得到的边界层大小为O( ln ),这比Chang及Howes带正常边界值的情形提高了O(ln )量级;(2)增大边界值的奇性至O(1/ r),这里r >1,边界层大小的量级不变,依然为O( ln );(3)若要使得边界层大小为O(1),则边界值的大小需为O(e?1/).最后给出一个算例验证得到的结果.