Unbiased FIR Filtering with Incomplete Measurement Information

This paper proposes an unbiased filter with finite impulse response (FIR) structure for linear discrete time systems in state space form with incomplete measurement information. The measurements are transmitted from the plant to the FIR filter imperfectly due to random packet loss or sensor faults. The Bernoulli random process is used to describe the missing measurement details, and the missing data is replaced with recently transmitted data on the missing horizon. The missing horizon can hold the assumption for finite measurement of the FIR filter. Two examples are provided to demonstrate the proposed unbiased FIR (UFIR) filter robustness against temporary model uncertainty and consecutive missing measurement data compared with existing filters considering missing measurement.     

Optimal linear estimators for systems with multiple random measurement delays and packet dropouts

This article is concerned with the optimal linear estimation problem for linear discrete-time stochastic systems with possible multiple random measurement delays and packet dropouts, where the largest random delay is limited within a known bound and packet dropouts can be infinite. A new model is constructed to describe the phenomena of multiple random delays and packet dropouts by employing some random variables of Bernoulli distribution. By state augmentation, the system with random delays and packet dropouts is transferred to a system with random parameters. Based on the new model, the least mean square optimal linear estimators including filter, predictor and smoother are easily obtained via an innovation analysis approach. The estimators are recursively computed in terms of the solutions of a Riccati difference equation and a Lyapunov difference equation. A sufficient condition for the existence of the steady-state estimators is given. An example shows the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.     

Centralized filtering and smoothing algorithms from outputs with random parameter matrices transmitted through uncertain communication channels

The least-squares linear centralized estimation problem is addressed for discrete-time signals from measured outputs whose disturbances are modeled by random parameter matrices and correlated noises. These measurements, coming from different sensors, are sent to a processing center to obtain the estimators and, due to random transmission failures, some of the data packet processed for the estimation may either contain only noise (uncertain observations), be delayed (sensor delays) or even be definitely lost (packet dropouts). Different sequences of Bernoulli random variables with known probabilities are employed to describe the multiple random transmission uncertainties of the different sensors. Using the last observation that successfully arrived when a packet is lost, the optimal linear centralized fusion estimators, including filter, multi-step predictors and fixed-point smoothers, are obtained via an innovation approach; this approach is a general and useful tool to find easily implementable recursive algorithms for the optimal linear estimators under the least-squares optimality criterion. The proposed algorithms are obtained without requiring the evolution model of the signal process, but using only the first and second-order moments of the processes involved in the measurement model.     

Stability analysis and stabilization of networked linear systems with random packet losses

This paper is concerned with the stability analysis and stabilization of networked discrete-time and sampled-data linear systems with random packet losses. Asymptotic stability, mean-square stability, and stochastic stability are considered. For networked discrete-time linear systems, the packet loss period is assumed to be a finite-state Markov chain. We establish that the mean-square stability of a related discrete-time system which evolves in random time implies the mean-square stability of the system in deterministic time by using the equivalence of stability properties of Markovian jump linear systems in random time. We also establish the equivalence of asymptotic stability for the systems in deterministic discrete time and in random time. For networked sampled-data systems, a binary Markov chain is used to characterize the packet loss phenomenon of the network. In this case, the packet loss period between two transmission instants is driven by an identically independently distributed sequence assuming any positive values. Two approaches, namely the Markov jump linear system approach and randomly sampled system approach, are introduced. Based on the stability results derived, we present methods for stabilization of networked sampled-data systems in terms of matrix inequalities. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the design methods of stabilizing controllers.     

Modeling and estimation for networked systems with multiple random transmission delays and packet losses

In networked systems, data packets are transmitted through networks from a sensor to a data processing center. Due to the unreliability of communication channels, a packet may be delayed even lost during the transmission. At each moment, the data processing center may receive one or multiple data packets or nothing at all. A novel model is developed to describe the possible multiple random transmission delays and data packet losses by employing a group of Bernoulli distributed random variables. It is transformed to a measurement model with multiple random delayed states and noises. Based on the model, an optimal linear filter in the linear minimum variance sense is proposed by using the orthogonal projection approach which is a universal tool to find the optimal linear estimate. It does not have a steady-state performance since it depends on the values of random variables that depict the phenomena of delays and losses at each moment. So it needs to be computed online. To reduce the online computational cost, a suboptimal linear filter dependent on the probabilities of random variables is also proposed. However, it is worth noting that it is linearly optimal among all the linear filters dependent on the probabilities. It can be computed offline since it has the steady-state performance. A sufficient condition of existence for the steady-state performance is given. A simulation example shows the effectiveness.     

具有一步随机滞后和多丢包的网络系统的最优线性估计

研究了具有随机时滞和丢包的网络系统的最优线性估计问题.本文通过两个满足 Bernoulli分布的随机变量来描述网络数据传输中可能存在的一步随机滞后和多丢包现象. 并基于新息分析方法,提出了线性最小方差下的最优线性状态滤波器、预报器和平滑器. 它们通过解一个Riccati方程和一个Lyapunov方程得到.最后,给出了稳态估值器存在的一个充分条件. 并通过仿真例子验证其有效性.     

具有噪声方差及多种网络诱导不确定系统鲁棒Kalman估计

对不确定噪声方差乘性噪声,同时带观测缺失、丢包和一步随机观测滞后三种网络诱导特征的混合不确定网络化系统,应用带虚拟噪声的扩维方法和去随机参数方法,将其转化为带不确定虚拟噪声方差的时变系统.基于极大极小鲁棒估计原理,对带虚拟噪声方差保守上界的最坏情形系统,设计了鲁棒时变和稳态Kalman估值器.对所有容许的不确定性,保证实际Kalman估计误差方差有最小上界.应用扩展的Lyapunov方程方法和矩阵分解方法证明了所设计估值器的鲁棒性.证明了实际和保守估值器的精度关系,以及时变和稳态估值器间的按实现收敛性.应用于F-404航空发动机系统的仿真验证了所提出结果的正确性和有效性.     

具有测量数据丢失的离散不确定时滞系统鲁棒Kalman滤波

研究了具有测量数据丢失的离散不确定时滞系统鲁棒Kalman滤波问题, 其中时延存在于系统状态和观测值中. 模型的不确定性通过在系统矩阵中引入随机参数扰动来表示, 测量数据丢失现象则通过一个满足Bernoulli分布且统计特性已知的随机变量来描述. 基于最小方差估计准则, 利用射影性质和递归射影公式得到一个新的滤波器设计方法, 并且保证了滤波器的维数与原系统相等. 与传统的状态增广方法相比, 当时延比较大时, 该方法可以有效降低计算量. 最后, 给出一个仿真例子说明所提方法的有效性.     

Optimal linear filter design for systems with correlation in the measurement matrices and noises: recursive algorithm and applications

This paper addresses the optimal least-squares linear estimation problem for a class of discrete-time stochastic systems with random parameter matrices and correlated additive noises. The system presents the following main features: (1) one-step correlated and cross-correlated random parameter matrices in the observation equation are assumed; (2) the process and measurement noises are one-step autocorrelated and two-step cross-correlated. Using an innovation approach and these correlation assumptions, a recursive algorithm with a simple computational procedure is derived for the optimal linear filter. As a significant application of the proposed results, the optimal recursive filtering problem in multi-sensor systems with missing measurements and random delays can be addressed. Numerical simulation examples are used to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed filtering algorithm, which is also compared with other filters that have been proposed.     

Networked LQG control over unreliable channels

In this article, the linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) optimal control problem for networked control systems when data is transmitted through a transmission control protocol (TCP)‐like network and both measurement and control packets are subject to random packet dropouts, is addressed for two cases. In the ?rst case, it is assumed that the control acknowledgment packets in TCP‐like protocols are always available, that is, they always reach the ?lter‐controller unit on time and without fail, and we propose how to design a linear optimal ‘hold‐input’ control law for this case. In the second problem, we assume the acknowledgement packets may go missing with a known probability. This case is known to be di?cult and the optimal control law would be nonlinear. Hence, we derive a suboptimal linear estimation‐control law instead. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approaches. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Covariance-based fusion filtering for networked systems with random transmission delays and non-consecutive losses

The distributed and centralized fusion filtering problems for multi-sensor networked systems with transmission random one-step delays and non-consecutive packet losses are addressed. The signal evolution model is not required, as only covariance information is used. The measurements of individual sensors, subject to uncertainties modeled by random matrices and correlated noises, are transmitted to local processors through different communication channels and, due to random transmission failures, some of the data packets may be delayed or even definitely lost. The random transmission delays and non-consecutive packet losses are modeled by sequences of Bernoulli variables with different probabilities. By an innovation approach, local least squares linear filtering estimators are obtained by recursive algorithms; the distributed fusion framework is then used to obtain the optimal matrix-weighted combination of the local filters, using the mean squared error as optimality criterion. Also, a recursive least squares linear estimation algorithm is designed within the centralized fusion framework.     

H∞ filtering for discrete-time systems subject to stochastic missing measurements: a decomposition approach

This paper deals with the problem of H_∞ filtering for discrete-time systems with stochastic missing measurements. A new missing measurement model is developed by decomposing the interval of the missing rate into several segments. The probability of the missing rate in each subsegment is governed by its corresponding random variables. We aim to design a linear full-order filter such that the estimation error converges to zero exponentially in the mean square with a less conservatism while the disturbance rejection attenuation is constrained to a given level by means of an H_∞ performance index. Based on Lyapunov theory, the reliable filter parameters are characterised in terms of the feasibility of a set of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, a numerical example is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed design approach.     

Minimum variance estimation for linear uncertain systems with one-step correlated noises and incomplete measurements

This paper deals with state estimation problem for linear uncertain systems with correlated noises and incomplete measurements. Multiplicative noises enter into state and measurement equations to account for the stochastic uncertainties. And one-step autocorrelated and cross-correlated process noises and measurement noises are taken into consideration. Using the latest received measurement to compensate lost packets, the modified multi-step random delays and packet dropout model is adopted in the present paper. By augmenting system states, measurements and new defined variables, the original system is transformed into the stochastic parameter one. On this basis, the optimal linear estimators in the minimum variance sense are designed via projection theory. They depend on the variances of multiplicative noises, the one-step correlation coefficient matrices together with the probabilities of delays and packet losses. The sufficient condition on the existence of steady-state estimators is then given. Finally, simulation results illustrate the performance of the developed algorithms.     

Robust H infinity control for networked systems with random packet losses.

In this paper, the robust H infinity control problem is considered for a class of networked systems with random communication packet losses. Because of the limited bandwidth of the channels, such random packet losses could occur, simultaneously, in the communication channels from the sensor to the controller and from the controller to the actuator. The random packet loss is assumed to obey the Bernoulli random binary distribution, and the parameter uncertainties are norm-bounded and enter into both the system and output matrices. In the presence of random packet losses, an observer-based feedback controller is designed to robustly exponentially stabilize the networked system in the sense of mean square and also achieve the prescribed H infinity disturbance-rejection-attenuation level. Both the stability-analysis and controller-synthesis problems are thoroughly investigated. It is shown that the controller-design problem under consideration is solvable if certain linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) are feasible. A simulation example is exploited to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed LMI approach.     

Robust H∞ Control for Networked Systems With Random Packet Losses

In this paper, the robust Hinfin control problem Is considered for a class of networked systems with random communication packet losses. Because of the limited bandwidth of the channels, such random packet losses could occur, simultaneously, in the communication channels from the sensor to the controller and from the controller to the actuator. The random packet loss is assumed to obey the Bernoulli random binary distribution, and the parameter uncertainties are norm-bounded and enter into both the system and output matrices. In the presence of random packet losses, an observer-based feedback controller is designed to robustly exponentially stabilize the networked system in the sense of mean square and also achieve the prescribed Hinfin disturbance-rejection-attenuation level. Both the stability-analysis and controller-synthesis problems are thoroughly investigated. It is shown that the controller-design problem under consideration is solvable if certain linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) are feasible. A simulation example is exploited to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed LMI approach.     

带有丢包的线性参数变化系统的H∞控制

主要研究了一类带有Lipschitz非线性和随机通信丢包的线性参数变化系统（LPV）基于观测器的[H∞]控制问题。针对信号传递中的随机丢包,使用了已知条件概率分布的Bernoulli分布序列来描述。在随机丢包存在的情况下,利用李雅普诺夫稳定性定理得到了基于观测器的反馈控制器存在的充分条件,使得闭环网络LPV系统不仅是均方指数稳定的,而且满足预定的[H∞]扰动抑制性能指标;然后利用近似基函数和网格技术将无限维的线性矩阵不等式组的求解问题近似为有限维线性矩阵不等式组的求解问题,提出了一种线性矩阵不等式的方法,设计出了相应的[H∞]控制器。最后,通过数值仿真验证了所提方法的有效性。     

测量数据丢失的随机不确定离散系统的鲁棒H2状态估计

由于频宽有限,或者传感器临时损坏,测量数据在网络中传输时可能会丢失.本文对一类测量数据丢失的不确定离散系统,研究了鲁棒H2状态估计问题.所有的系统矩阵的参数都属丁二给定的凸多面体区域.测量数据的丢失是随机发生的,认为它是已知概率的Bernoulli随机序列.对于所有容许的不确定和可能的数据丢失,采用线性矩阵不等式方法,给出了全阶和降阶的H2滤波器存在的充分条件.数值仿真表明本文所提方法的有效性.     

Optimal linear estimation for systems with multiple packet dropouts

This paper is concerned with the optimal linear estimation problem for linear discrete-time stochastic systems with multiple packet dropouts. Based on a packet dropout model, the optimal linear estimators including filter, predictor and smoother are developed via an innovation analysis approach. The estimators are computed recursively in terms of the solution of a Riccati difference equation of dimension equal to the order of the system state plus that of the measurement output. The steady-state estimators are also investigated. A sufficient condition for the convergence of the optimal linear estimators is given. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed optimal linear estimators.     

Fault Detection for Fuzzy Systems With Intermittent Measurements

This paper investigates the problem of fault detection for Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy systems with intermittent measurements. The communication links between the plant and the fault detection filter are assumed to be imperfect (i.e., data packet dropouts occur intermittently, which appear typically in a network environment), and a stochastic variable satisfying the Bernoulli random binary distribution is utilized to model the unreliable communication links. The aim is to design a fuzzy fault detection filter such that, for all data missing conditions, the residual system is stochastically stable and preserves a guaranteed performance. The problem is solved through a basis-dependent Lyapunov function method, which is less conservative than the quadratic approach. The results are also extended to T--S fuzzy systems with time-varying parameter uncertainties. All the results are formulated in the form of linear matrix inequalities, which can be readily solved via standard numerical software. Two examples are provided to illustrate the usefulness and applicability of the developed theoretical results.     

带未知通信干扰和丢包补偿的多传感器网络化不确定系统的分布式融合滤波

研究了带有未知通信干扰、观测丢失和乘性噪声不确定性的多传感器网络化系统的状态估计问题.通过白色乘性噪声描述系统状态和观测中的随机不确定性,采用一组服从Bernoulli分布的随机变量描述网络传输过程中存在的观测丢失现象,且数据传输中存在未知的网络通信干扰.当发生丢包时,以当前丢失观测的预报值进行补偿.对每个单传感器子系统,应用线性无偏最小方差估计准则设计了不依赖于未知通信干扰的最优线性滤波器.推导了任两个局部滤波误差之间的互协方差阵.进而,应用矩阵加权融合估计算法给出了分布式融合状态滤波器.仿真例子验证了算法的有效性.