Analysis and design of chattering‐free discrete‐time sliding mode control

In this paper, the disturbance observer–based chattering‐free discrete‐time sliding mode control (DSMC) approach is proposed for systems with external disturbances. The proposed disturbance observer, which makes full use of the state and input information at the current and last steps, improves the estimation accuracy and achieves accurate compensation for disturbances. Then, with the help of disturbance observer, a new reaching law, which contains not only a nonsmooth term with a dynamically adjusted gain parameter but also a second order difference of the disturbance, is proposed to reduce the range of the quasi‐sliding mode band and eliminate chattering. The proposed DSMC approach realizes the active disturbance rejection and strong robustness. Finally, a simulation example is presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Active disturbance rejection control for nonlinear fractional‐order systems

This paper investigates active disturbance rejection control involving the fractional‐order tracking differentiator, the fractional‐order PID controller with compensation and the fractional‐order extended state observer for nonlinear fractional‐order systems. Firstly, the fractional‐order optimal‐time control scheme is studied to propose the fractional‐order tracking differentiator by the Hamilton function and fractional‐order optimal conditions. Secondly, the linear fractional‐order extend state observer is offered to acquire the estimated value of the sum of nonlinear functions and disturbances existing in the investigated nonlinear fractional‐order plant. For the disturbance existing in the feedback output, the effect of the disturbance is discussed to choose a reasonable parameter in fractional‐order extended state observer. Thirdly, by this observed value, the nonlinear fractional‐order plant is converted into a linear fractional‐order plant by adding the compensation in the controller. With the aid of real root boundary, complex root boundary, and imaginary boot boundary, the approximate stabilizing boundary with respect to the integral and differential coefficients is determined for the given proportional coefficient, integral order and differential order. By choosing the suitable parameters, the fractional‐order active disturbance rejection control scheme can deal with the unknown nonlinear functions and disturbances. Finally, the illustrative examples are given to verify the effectiveness of fractional‐order active disturbance rejection control scheme. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Robust Adaptive Fractional‐Order Terminal Sliding Mode Control for Lower‐Limb Exoskeleton

This paper introduces a robust adaptive fractional‐order non‐singular fast terminal sliding mode control (RFO‐TSM) for a lower‐limb exoskeleton system subject to unknown external disturbances and uncertainties. The referred RFO‐TSM is developed in consideration of the advantages of fractional‐order and non‐singular fast terminal sliding mode control (FONTSM): fractional‐order is used to obtain good tracking performance, while the non‐singular fast TSM is employed to achieve fast finite‐time convergence, non‐singularity and reducing chattering phenomenon in control input. In particular, an adaptive scheme is formulated with FONTSM to deal with uncertain dynamics of exoskeleton under unknown external disturbances, which makes the system robust. Moreover, an asymptotical stability analysis of the closed‐loop system is validated by Lyapunov proposition, which guarantees the sliding condition. Lastly, the efficacy of the proposed method is verified through numerical simulations in comparison with advanced and classical methods.     

Continuous Finite‐Time Sliding Mode Control for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems with Applications to DC‐DC Buck Converters

This paper investigates the continuous finite‐time control problem of high‐order uncertain nonlinear systems with mismatched disturbances through the terminal sliding mode control method. By constructing a novel dynamic terminal sliding manifold based on the disturbance estimations of high‐order sliding mode observers, a continuous finite‐time terminal sliding mode control method is developed to counteract mismatched disturbances. To avoid discontinuous control action, the switching terms of a dynamic terminal sliding manifold are designed to appear only in the derivative term of the control variable. To validate its effectiveness, the proposed control method is applied to a DC‐DC buck converter system. The experimental results show the proposed method exhibits better control performance than a chattering free controller, such as mismatched disturbances rejection and smaller steady‐state fluctuations.     

基于模糊扰动观测器的PMSM积分滑模控制研究

为了克服传统永磁同步电机(Permanent magnet synchronous motor,PMSM)的滑模控制增益大容易产生抖振的问题,提出基于模糊观测器的PMSM积分滑模控制策略。采用新型趋近律设计积分滑模控制器取代传统的滑模控制器,提高系统的动态响应性能。结合模糊控制与自适应控制的特点,设计模糊扰动观测器,能够迅速有效地观测系统内部参数变化和外部扰动,并对积分滑模速度控制器进行前馈补偿,削弱系统抖振的同时提高了系统的鲁棒性。通过李雅普诺夫理论证明了该控制系统的稳定性。仿真及实验结果验证了该方法具有较强的鲁棒性,可以实现良好的跟踪效果并且无抖动。     

可控励磁直线同步电动机的全局积分Terminal滑模控制

为提高可控励磁直线磁悬浮同步电动机进给系统的快速性与鲁棒性,提出全局积分Terminal滑模控制策略.构造新型的全局积分Terminal滑模面,对系统状态任意初值可在有限时间内收敛到零点,在趋近律中引入衰减因子,可减小系统抖振;在构造滑模面和趋近律的基础上设计全局积分Terminal滑模速度控制器;为进一步削弱滑模控制的抖振,减小切换增益,用径向基函数神经网络设计扰动观测器,并对扰动进行前馈补偿控制.仿真结果表明全局积分Terminal滑模控制策略能够明显改善系统的动态性能,缩短误差的收敛时间,提高系统抑制扰动的能力,削弱系统的抖振,增强系统的鲁棒性.     

Reduced-order Generalized Proportional Integral Observer Based Continuous Dynamic Sliding Mode Control for Magnetic Levitation System with Time-varying Disturbances

In order to reduce the influence of time-varying disturbances for magnetic levitation system, we propose a reduced-order generalized proportional integral observer (RGPIO) based continuous dynamic sliding mode control scheme for magnetic levitation system in this paper. Unlike the popular extended state observer (ESO), it could deal with constant or slowing varying disturbances from theoretical point of view, the reduced-order generalized proportional integral observer (RGPIO) is designed to estimate the time-varying disturbances and system states, then the dynamic sliding mode surface is developed and deduce a continuous sliding mode controller (CSMC) for magnetic levitation system. Compared with ESO based continuous sliding mode controller, the proposed method not only ensures the position tracking accuracy, but also obtain better time-varying disturbance reject ability. Simulation and experimental results are also given to verify the effectiveness.

     

An improved continuous sliding mode controller for flexible air‐breathing hypersonic vehicle

An improved continuous sliding mode control algorithm is proposed for a flexible air‐breathing hypersonic vehicle (FAHV), including nonsingular fast fixed‐time sliding surface (NFFS) and dual‐layer adaptive continuous twisting reaching law (DACTL). Firstly, the nonlinear control‐oriented model of FAHV is processed using input/output feedback linearization method with the significant flexible effects modeling as unknown matched disturbances. Secondly, a novel NFFS is improved from conventional fixed‐time sliding surface by adjusting power exponent to accelerate convergence rate. In the meanwhile, in order to avoid singularity aroused by fractional power term, an exponential convergent sliding surface is switched when tracking error approaches zero. Thirdly, a DACTL is proposed to realize finite‐time convergence of sliding mode variable with higher convergence precision and less chattering. Dual‐layer adaptive law is utilized to adjust the gain in DACTL based on equivalent control concept so as to enhance robustness automatically and avoid overestimation of control gain. Meanwhile, disturbances can be compensated without knowledge of Lipschitz constants. Ultimately, simulations on longitudinal control of FAHV demonstrate the control algorithm proposed is superior to conventional quasi‐continuous sliding mode controller in the aspect of convergence accuracy and chattering suppression.     

Continuous Fractional‐Order Sliding PI Control for Nonlinear Systems Subject to Non‐Differentiable Disturbances

Aiming at designing a robust controller to withstand a class of continuous, but not necessarily differentiable, disturbances, such as Hölder type, a continuous and chattering‐free sliding mode control is proposed. The key idea is a judicious synthesis of a resetting memory principle for the differintegral operators to show that a sliding mode is induced, and sustained, in finite‐time, to guarantee asymptotic tracking. The closed‐loop system achieves exact rejection of Hölder disturbances even in case of uncertain flow, but assuming certain knowledge of the input matrix. Furthermore, it is shown that our methodology generalizes continuous high‐oder sliding mode schemes by using an integral action of fractional‐order. A representative simulation study is discussed to show the feasibility of the proposal.     

含有非匹配干扰和未知动态的非仿射系统滑模控制算法

针对含有非匹配干扰和未知动态的非仿射系统控制问题,提出了一种基于扩张状态观测器(ESO)的改进滑模控制(SMC)方案.本文首先利用扩张状态观测器,将原系统转变为一个包含干扰的二阶积分级联系统,使含有未知动态的非仿射系统控制器设计问题转化为二阶积分级联系统的控制器设计问题,从而使得控制器在设计过程中不需要对对象模型完全已知.为了改善ESO的瞬态性能,提出了一种含有预设性能函数(PPF)的改进ESO,利用PPF对估计误差进行约束,抑制ESO收敛过程中的振荡和超调.其次,提出了一种带有修正项的改进滑模面,在降低ESO估计误差所带来的非匹配干扰影响的同时,也提高控制系统的收敛速度和跟踪精度.仿真算例表明,所提的改进ESO能够更快收敛,振荡次数显著减少,改进的滑模控制能够处理非匹配干扰的影响,并获得更快的收敛速度以及更高的跟踪精度.     

Stabilization of Uncertain Multi‐Order Fractional Systems Based on the Extended State Observer

The extended state observer (ESO) based controller has been used successfully with integer‐order systems involving large uncertainties. In this paper, the robust control of uncertain multi‐order fractional‐order (FO) systems based on ESO is investigated. First, we transform the multi‐order FO system into an equivalent system in the form of a same‐order state‐space equation. Then, the ESO for the new system is established for estimating both the state and the total disturbance. Sufficient conditions for bounded‐input and bounded‐output stability are derived, and the asymptotic stability of the closed loop system is analyzed, based on whether the states are available or not. Finally, numerical simulations are presented to demonstrate the validity and feasibility of the proposed methodology.     

带宽化扰动观测复合滑模的闭链机构协调控制

针对闭链机构关节协调控制问题,在耦合空间中提出了一种带宽化扰动观测器复合等速趋近律的滑模控制方法.扰动观测器保留扩张状态观测器的计算结构,使用观测误差的比例、积分、微分(P, I, D)估计扰动;它与滑模控制复合,不但放宽了滑模切换增益的边界条件,而且消除了抖振.使用等速趋近律,切换增益可根据执行器饱和限制条件计算获得,其他控制参数结合带宽参数化法整定.仿真和实验表明,带宽化扰动观测器复合滑模控制,可以在系统限制允许的范围内有效解决闭链机构协调控制问题,且具有参数物理意义明确,易整定的优点.     

基于ESO 的复合滑模面非奇异terminal 滑模控制

针对传统非奇异terminal 滑模控制存在的收敛缓慢和控制输入抖振的问题, 提出采用复合滑模面函数和扩张状态观测器的控制器设计方法. 首先, 结合复合滑模面, 采用分阶段控制律提高系统收敛速度; 然后, 在此基础上使用扩张状态观测器在线估计并补偿系统的不确定量, 以有效削弱系统未建模动力学导致的抖振; 最后, 分别证明了以上两种方法的有限时间收敛特性. 仿真结果验证了所提出方法的有效性, 体现了系统的快速收敛和强鲁棒性等特点.     

Spacecraft Anti‐Unwinding Attitude Control Using Second‐Order Sliding Mode

This paper presents an anti‐unwinding control method for the attitude stabilization of a rigid spacecraft. Quaternion has double stable equilibrium and this may cause unwinding problems in spacecraft attitude control if both the equilibria are not considered in control design. Here, the initial condition of scalar quaternion is included in sliding surface and an anti‐unwinding control method is formulated in second‐order sliding mode. The presented second‐order sliding mode controller can alleviate chattering and ensure a smooth control for actuator. Further, to eliminate the need of advance information about bounds of uncertainty and external disturbance, adaptive laws are applied to estimate the controller gains. The closed‐loop stability is proved using the Lyapunov stability theory. In conclusion, a simulation is conducted in the presence of inertia uncertainty and external disturbances and it is found that the presented control method is efficient to negate the effect of inertia uncertainty and external disturbances, alleviate chattering, eliminate unwinding, and ensure high accuracy and steady state precision.     

FTESO‐Based Finite Time Control for Underactuated System Within a Bounded Input

Finite time control problem is investigated for a class of underactuated systems with uncertainties and external disturbances. For the sake of expanding control region furthest within a bound input, finite time extended state observer (FTESO) and a novel adaptive terminal sliding mode (ATSM) controller are applied to improve the stability performance of system. Compared to the general extended state observer (ESO), FTESO makes use of fractional powers to reduce the estimation errors to zero in finite time. The coordinate transformation is made for more degrees of design freedom. Rigorous analysis of finite time convergence results has been performed through Lyapunov theory and sufficient conditions are provided for the observer/controller‐design. Finally, simulation results on the Rotating Inverted Pendulum are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed controller and observer.     

Integral sliding mode control for Euler‐Lagrange systems with input saturation

This paper investigates the robust control for the Euler‐Lagrange (EL) system with input saturation by using the integral sliding mode control and adaptive control. An integral sliding mode surface that is suitable for solving the problem of the input constraint is given based on the saturation function. By using the integral sliding mode surface, two robust antisaturation controllers are designed for the EL system with external disturbances. The first controller can deal with the external disturbances with known bounds, whereas the second one can compensate the external disturbances with unknown bounds by using the adaptive control. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed controllers is demonstrated by strict theoretical analysis and numerical simulations.     

High‐order mismatched disturbance rejection control for small‐scale unmanned helicopter via continuous nonsingular terminal sliding‐mode approach

In this paper, the problem of finite‐time control for small‐scale unmanned helicopter system with high‐order mismatched disturbance is investigated via continuous nonsingular terminal sliding‐mode control approach. The key idea is to design a novel nonlinear dynamic sliding‐mode surface based on finite‐time disturbance observer. Then, the finite‐time convergence and chattering attenuation capability is guaranteed by the continuous nonsingular terminal sliding‐mode control law. Additionally, rigorous finite‐time stability analysis for the closed‐loop helicopter system is given by means of the Lyapunov theory. Finally, some simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness and predominant properties of the proposed control method for the small‐scale unmanned helicopter even in the presence of high‐order mismatched disturbance.     

飞翼布局无人机分数阶积分滑模姿态控制

针对存在复合干扰的飞翼布局无人机(UAV)姿态控制问题,提出了一种基于分数阶积分滑模与双幂次趋近律的姿态跟踪控制方案.结合分数阶微积分及滑模变结构控制理论,设计了分数阶积分滑模面.为解决传统趋近律收敛时间长和抖振严重等不足,提出一种具有二阶滑模特性且有限时间收敛的双幂次趋近律.在名义控制律的基础上,设计super twisting滑模干扰观测器,实现对复合干扰的估计和补偿,增强内外环控制器应对复合干扰的鲁棒性.为充分利用冗余操纵面与解决非线性舵效问题,在飞行控制系统中引入了非线性控制分配环节.仿真结果验证了所提方案的有效性.     

Robust nonovershooting tracking control for fractional‐order systems

A robust tracking control is proposed for the fractional‐order systems (FOSs) to achieve a tracking response with no overshoot, even in the presence of a class of disturbances. The control proposed makes use of a newly designed integral sliding mode technique for FOSs, which is capable of rejecting the bounded disturbances acting through the input channel. The proposed integral sliding mode control design has two components: a nominal control component and a discontinuous control component. The overshoot in the system response is avoided by the nominal control designed with the use of Moore's eigenstructure assignment algorithm. The sliding mode technique is used for the design of discontinuous part of the control that imparts the desired robustness properties.     

A new non‐linear sliding‐mode torque and flux control method for an induction machine incorporating a sliding‐mode flux observer

In this paper a novel sliding‐mode control algorithm, based on the differential geometry state‐co‐ordinates transformation method, is proposed to control motor torque directly. Non‐linear feedback linearization theory is employed to decouple the control of rotor flux magnitude and motor torque. The advantages of this method are: (1) The rotor flux and the generated torque can be accurately controlled. (2) Robustness with respect to matched and mismatched uncertainties is obtained. Additionally, a varying continuous control term is proposed. As a result, chattering is eliminated without sacrificing robustness and precision. The control strategy is based on all motor states being available. In practice the rotor fluxes are not usually measurable, and a sliding‐mode observer is derived to estimate the rotor flux. The observer is designed to possess invariant dynamic modes which can be assigned independently to achieve the desired performance. Furthermore, it can be shown that the observer is robust against model uncertainties and measurement noise. Simulation and practical results are presented to confirm the characteristics of the proposed control law and rotor flux observer. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.