Output tracking control for generalized high-order nonlinear system with almost disturbance decoupling

In this paper, we introduce a new method to solve the problem of output tracking control for a class of generalized high-order uncertain nonlinear systems with disturbance. A key contribution of this paper is a result relating its serious uncertainties including unknown high-order terms, unknown nonlinear functions and the signal to be tracked. The main result is that the tracking error belongs to a prescribed small neighborhood of the origin in finite time. Design procedure is presented by improved adding a power integrator method.     

仿射非线性奇异系统的分析

从机器人控制中抽象出一类仿射非线性广义系统,给出此类系统的简化条件及方法,讨 论了它的输出跟踪问题,并推出了可稳的充分条件.     

Adaptive robust output tracking of uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear time-delay systems via control schemes with simple structure

The output tracking control problem is considered for a class of uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear systems with time-varying delays. In the paper, the time-varying delays are assumed to be any non-negative continuous and bounded functions, and it is not necessary for their derivatives to be less than one. It is also assumed that the upper bounds of nonlinear delayed state perturbations and external disturbances are unknown. On the basis of backstepping algorithm, a novel design method is proposed by which some simple adaptive robust output tracking control schemes are synthesised. The proposed design method can avoid the repeated differentiation problem which appears in using the conventional backstepping algorithm, and need not know all the nonlinear upper bound functions of uncertainties, which are repeatedly employed at each step of the backstepping algorithm. In particular, it is not necessary to know any information on the time-varying delays to construct our simple output tracking control schemes. It is also shown that the tracking error can converge uniformly exponentially towards a neighbourhood of the origin. Finally, a numerical example and its simulations are provided to demonstrate the design procedure of the simple method proposed in the paper.     

Optimal tracking control for nonlinear large-scale systems with persistent disturbances

This paper studies the optimal control with zero steady-state error problem for nonlinear large-scale systems affected by external persistent disturbances. The nonlinear large-scale system is transformed into N nonlinear subsystems with interconnect terms. Based on the internal model principle, a disturbance compensator is constructed such that the ith subsystem with external persistent disturbances is transformed into an augmented subsystem without disturbances. According to the sensitivity approach, the optimal tracking control law for the ith nonlinear subsystem can be obtained. The optimal tracking control law for the nonlinear large-scale systems can be obtained. A numerical simulation shows that the method is effective.     

Nonlinear feedback control and trajectory tracking of vehicle

This paper mainly studies nonlinear feedback control applied to the nonlinear vehicle dynamics with varying velocity. The main objective of this study is the stabilisation of longitudinal, lateral and yaw angular vehicle velocities. To this end, a nonlinear vehicle model is developed which takes both the lateral and longitudinal vehicle dynamics into account. Based on this model, a method to build a nonlinear state feedback control is first designed by which the complexity of system structure can be simplified. The obtained system is then synthesised by the combined Lyapunov–LaSalle method. The simulation results show that the proposed control can improve stability and comfort of vehicle driving. Moreover, this paper presents a lemma which ensures the trajectory tracking and path-following problem for vehicle. It can also be exploited simultaneously to solve both the tracking and path-following control problems of the vehicle ride and driving stability. We also show how the results of the lemma can be applied to solve the path-following problem, in which the vehicle converges and follows a designed path. The effectiveness of the proposed lemma for trajectory tracking is clearly demonstrated by simulation results.     

Output tracking control for generalised high-order nonlinear system with serious uncertainties

This paper focuses on the problem of output tracking control for a class of generalised high-order uncertain nonlinear systems. Serious uncertainties are composed of unknown high-order terms, unknown nonlinear functions and the signal to be tracked. The new feedback scheme guarantees that the tracking error belongs to a prescribed small neighbourhood of the origin in finite time. Design procedures are presented by combining improved adding a power integrator method with the recursive construction. As an application, the control methodology is used in the tracking control of the mass-spring mechanical system.     

A robust adaptive tracking control method for a rehabilitative walker using random parameters

The present paper investigates stochastic modelling and a new nonlinear reliable tracking control method for a rehabilitative training walker. The stochastic model is constructed by considering random parameters. A new nonlinear tracking method against actuator fault is proposed based on redundant degree of freedom and a state feedback controller is designed by exploiting an adaptive control technique. It is proved that the mean square of the trajectory tracking error can be made arbitrarily small by choosing appropriate design parameters. As an application, simulation results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method and verify that the walker with random parameters can provide safe sequential motion when one wheel actuator is at fault.     

基于性能指标约束的一类输入死区非线性系统最优控制

针对一类考虑指定性能和带有输入死区约束的严格反馈非线性系统,本文提出了一种自适应模糊最优控制方法.采用模糊逻辑系统逼近系统的未知非线性函数及代价函数,利用backstepping方法及命令滤波技术,设计前馈控制器.针对仿射形式的误差系统,结合自适应动态规划技术,设计最优反馈控制器.采用指定性能控制方法,将系统跟踪误差约束在指定范围内.利用死区斜率信息解决具有死区输入的非线性系统的控制问题.基于Lyapunov稳定性理论,证明闭环系统内所有信号是一致最终有界的.最后仿真结果验证了本文方法的可行性和有效性.     

基于解耦控制的非完整移动机器人实时轨迹跟踪

本文研究了非完整两轮移动机器人的实时轨迹跟踪问题．首先,在介绍了一般的非线 性系统的输入 输出线性化方法的基础上,并研究了在两轮驱动移动机器人轨迹跟踪中的应 用;然后在研制的非完整两轮驱动移动机器人的实验平台上对该算法进行了实时轨迹跟踪实 验,结果表明了该非线性跟踪控制算法的有效性．     

非线性系统高阶迭代学习算法

结合迭代学习控制算法中的开环和闭环方案，本文针对更一般的非线性系统，讨论高阶算法的广泛适用性。理论和仿真结果表明了高阶算法在输出跟踪和干扰抑制方面的有效性。     

基于滚动时域估计的非线性目标跟踪*

实际的雷达跟踪问题大多属于非线性问题,存在着各种物理约束,采用基于在线滚动优化原理的滚动时域估计方法可以有效地处理带约束非线性目标跟踪问题。滚动时域估计通过引入到达代价函数,将非线性跟踪滤波问题转换为带约束的有限时域优化问题,可以有效减少优化问题求解的计算量,能够显著提高状态估计的准确度。针对实际的雷达跟踪问题,仿真结果表明,滚动时域估计能有效地提高非线性目标跟踪的精度。     

考虑量化输入和输出约束的互联系统自适应分散跟踪控制

本文考虑具有量化输入和输出约束的一类非线性互联系统的自适应分散跟踪控制设计. 分别针对量化参数已知和未知两种情况, 基于反推(Backstepping)设计法, 利用神经网络逼近特性, 设计自适应分散跟踪控制策略. 通过定义新的未知常量和非线性光滑函数, 设计自适应参数估计项来消除未知互联项对系统的影响. 进一步考虑量化参数未知的情形, 引入一个新的不等式来转化输入信号, 并构建新的自适应补偿项来处理量化影响. 同时, 障碍李雅普诺夫函数的引入, 确保了系统输出不违反约束条件. 与现有量化输入设计相比, 本文所提方法不要求未知非线性项满足李普希兹条件, 并且允许量化参数未知. 该设计方法保证了闭环系统所有信号最终一致有界, 而且跟踪误差能够收敛到原点的小邻域内, 同时保证输出不违反约束条件. 最后, 仿真算例验证了所提方法具备良好的跟踪控制性能.     

ROBUST ADAPTIVE CONTROL FOR STRICT‐FEEDBACK NONLINEAR SYSTEMS

In this paper, we propose a robust adaptive tracking control based on the backstepping strategy for strict‐feedback nonlinear systems with nonparametric uncertain nonlinearities. It is shown that one can design a stable adaptive control system provided that the uncertain nonlinearities can be decomposed by unknown bounded nonlinear functions and known nonlinear functions. The proposed method can deal with uncertain nonlinearities that appear at the control input term too. It is also shown that suitable choice of design parameters guarantees the convergence of tracking error to any desired bound.     

Adaptive neural network asymptotical tracking control for an uncertain nonlinear system with input quantisation

In this paper, the problem of adaptive neural network asymptotical tracking is investigated for a class of nonlinear system with unknown function, external disturbances and input quantisation. Based on neural network technique, an adaptive asymptotical tracking controller is provided for an uncertain nonlinear system via backstepping method. In order to reduce complexity of the control algorithm in the backstepping design process, a sliding mode differentiator is employed to estimate the virtual control law and only two parameters need to be estimated via adaptive control technique. The stability of the closed-loop system is analysed by using Lyapunov function method and zero-tracking error performance is obtained in the presence of unknown nonlinear function, external disturbances and input quantisation. Finally, an application example is employed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.     

Division by zero,pseudo-division by zero,Zhang dynamics method and Zhang-gradient method about control singularity conquering

In this paper, the division-by-zero (DBO) problem in the field of nonlinear control, which is traditionally termed the control singularity problem (or specifically, controller singularity problem), is investigated by the Zhang dynamics (ZD) method and the Zhang-gradient (ZG) method. According to the impact of the DBO problem on the state variables of the controlled nonlinear system, the concepts of the pseudo-DBO problem and the true-DBO problem are proposed in this paper, which provide a new perspective for the researchers on the DBO problems as well as nonlinear control systems. Besides, the two classes of DBO problems are solved under the framework of the ZG method. Specific examples are shown and investigated in this paper to illustrate the two proposed concepts and the efficacy of the ZG method in conquering pseudo-DBO and true-DBO problems. The application of the ZG method to the tracking control of a two-wheeled mobile robot further substantiates the effectiveness of the ZG method. In addition, the ZG method is successfully applied to the tracking control of a pure-feedback nonlinear system.     

Composite predictive flight control for airbreathing hypersonic vehicles

The robust optimised tracking control problem for a generic airbreathing hypersonic vehicle (AHV) subject to nonvanishing mismatched disturbances/uncertainties is investigated in this paper. A baseline nonlinear model predictive control (MPC) method is firstly introduced for optimised tracking control of the nominal dynamics. A nonlinear-disturbance-observer-based control law is then developed for robustness enhancement in the presence of both external disturbances and uncertainties. Compared with the existing robust tracking control methods for AHVs, the proposed composite nonlinear MPC method obtains not only promising robustness and disturbance rejection performance but also optimised nominal tracking control performance. The merits of the proposed method are validated by implementing simulation studies on the AHV system.     

H∞ output tracking control of uncertain and disturbed nonlinear systems based on neural network model

The work presented in this paper seeks to address the tracking problem for uncertain continuous nonlinear systems with external disturbances. The objective is to obtain a model that uses a reference-based output feedback tracking control law. The control scheme is based on neural networks and a linear difference inclusion (LDI) model, and a PDC structure and H_∞ performance criterion are used to attenuate external disturbances. The stability of the whole closed-loop model is investigated using the well-known quadratic Lyapunov function. The key principles of the proposed approach are as follows: neural networks are first used to approximate nonlinearities, to enable a nonlinear system to then be represented as a linearised LDI model. An LMI (linear matrix inequality) formula is obtained for uncertain and disturbed linear systems. This formula enables a solution to be obtained through an interior point optimisation method for some nonlinear output tracking control problems. Finally, simulations and comparisons are provided on two practical examples to illustrate the validity and effectiveness of the proposed method.     

眼在手上机器人手眼无标定三维视觉跟踪

在未标定手眼关系及摄像机模型的情况下,建立了机器人三维视觉跟踪问题非线性视 觉映射关系模型,并据此设计了基于人工神经网络的视觉跟踪控制器.仿真结果表明该算法能 完全消除稳态跟踪误差,具有很强的环境适应性和容错能力,算法简单,易于实时实现.     

Robust adaptive control using a universal approximator for SISOnonlinear systems

This paper deals with the robust adaptive control of a class of nonlinear systems in the presence of parametric uncertainties and dominant uncertain nonlinearities. The proposed controller utilizes the robust adaptive control to guarantee uniform boundedness and convergence of tracking errors. In addition, an adaptive fuzzy logic system is used as a universal approximator to reduce the model uncertainties coming from uncertain nonlinearities and to improve tracking performance. The approach does not require the matching condition imposed on control systems by using the backstepping design procedure, and provides boundedness of tracking errors under poor parameter adaptation. The method can be applied to a class of single-input single-output (SISO) nonlinear systems, transformable to a parametric-strict-feedback form     

Optimal prescribed performance tracking control of nonlinear motor driven systems via adaptive dynamic programming

Although optimal regulation problem has been well studied, resolving optimal tracking control via adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) has not been completely resolved, particularly for nonlinear uncertain systems. In this paper, an online adaptive learning method is developed to realize the optimal tracking control design for nonlinear motor driven systems (NMDSs), which adopts the concept of ADP, unknown system dynamic estimator (USDE), and prescribed performance function (PPF). To this end, the USDE in a simple form is first proposed to address the NMDSs with bounded disturbances. Then, based on the estimated unknown dynamics, we define an optimal cost function and derive the optimal tracking control. The derived optimal tracking control is divided into two parts, that is, steady-state control and optimal feedback control. The steady-state control can be obtained with the tracking commands directly. The optimal feedback control can be obtained via the concept of ADP based on the PPF; this contributes to improving the convergence of critic neural network (CNN) weights and tracking accuracy of NMDSs. Simulations are provided to display the feasibility of the designed control method.