滚动时域估计在连续搅拌釜式反应器中的应用研究

针对连续搅拌釜式反应器的多变量、非线性、带约束等特点,设计一种基于滚动优化原理的滚动时域估计方法.对比扩展卡尔曼滤波和滚动时域估计两种方法,在滚动时域估计中采用扩展卡尔曼滤波近似代替到达代价函数,并通过改变滚动时域窗口的大小有效地减小估计过程中的误差.仿真结果表明:滚动时域估计优于扩展卡尔曼滤波,能够有效地处理带约束化工过程中非线性系统状态估计问题.     

基于LMI的约束系统H∞控制及其滚动优化实现

在LMI优化框架下,讨论有时域硬约束线性系统的H_∞控制问题.首先提出了一种基于LMI优化的状态反馈方法,并给出了闭环系统保证H_∞性能和满足时域硬约束的条件.在此基础上,融合预测控制的滚动优化原理讨论了一种滚动时域H_∞性能控制方法.通过对H_∞性能指标γ的在线最小化,闭环系统能实时协调控制性能要求和硬约束,并充分利用有限的控制能力提高控制性能.     

不确定线性时滞系统的一种混杂状态反馈保成本控制及优化设计方法

本文研究一类不确定线性时滞系统的混杂状态反馈保成本控制及优化设计问题.假设存在有限个备选的控制增益已知的控制器,并且其中任何单一的状态反馈控制器都不能镇定系统,基于单Lyapunov函数的方法,给出了混杂状态反馈保成本控制的充分条件及优化设计方案.当备选的控制增益未知时,利用多Lyapunov函数法,同样给出混杂状态反馈保成本控制的充分条件及相应的优化设计方法.最后用仿真验证了文中方法的有效性.     

网联车辆协同巡航系统快速滚动时域状态估计

考虑云平台监控下的网联车辆协同自动巡航控制(CACC)系统,提出一种快速滚动时域估计方法.采用网联车队纵向动力学模型描述网联车辆CACC系统,降低网联车辆CACC系统的状态能观性要求.再应用块概念设计滚动时域估计算法的噪声块结构,压缩滚动时域估计问题的优化变量个数,从而减少其在线计算量.进一步,应用李雅普诺夫稳定性定理证明估计误差系统的渐近稳定性.最后以5车网联车队系统仿真验证所提算法的有效性.     

整车主动悬架系统分布式滚动时域一致性估计

考虑整车主动悬架系统的约束状态估计问题,本文提出基于一致性原理的分布式滚动时域估计(DMHE)算法.首先,为了降低状态估计过程中的计算量,将整车主动悬架系统分解为若干降阶子系统.其次,为提高分布式状态估计效果,采用滚动时域估计(MHE)方法处理主动悬架系统的状态和噪声约束.考虑子系统与邻居估计状态的相关性,在采样间隔中执行多次一致性原理实现主动悬架系统状态的信息融合,进一步建立了算法的稳定性充分条件.最后,通过对比仿真实验验证算法的有效性和优越性.     

广义时变脉冲系统的时域稳定

研究了状态依赖广义时变脉冲系统的时域稳定问题.基于微分矩阵不等式 (Differential matrix inequalities, DMI) 和S-procedure理论, 给出了两类状态依赖广义时变脉冲系统时域稳定的充分条件.接下来, 根据给出的充分条件设计了状态反馈控制器, 使得闭环系统时域稳定.最后, 给出数值算例来验证结论的有效性.     

含有采样反馈的二连杆系统稳定性

当今主流的控制方法大都基于采样反馈得到的离散的状态量从而进行控制参数设计,然而对于采样反馈本身对系统的影响鲜有研究.本文以采样比例-微分控制反馈作用下的二连杆系统为研究对象,研究了采样周期对于混杂系统稳定性的影响.首先,通过数值模拟,发现了二连杆非线性混杂系统可以通过近似线性系统进行定性表征;其次,构造了状态量的离散映射,以反映二连杆混杂系统在目标位置附近的动态响应;最后,提出了二连杆混杂系统的稳定性判据,并以数值仿真的结果验证了判据的准确性.     

一类离散时间切换混杂系统鲁棒控制

由于切换规则的存在使得切换混杂控制系统的稳定性研究变得极为复杂,如何针对给定的系统设计适当的控制器和切换规则没有统一的方法.本文考虑一类线性不确定离散时间切换混杂系统的鲁棒二次镇定和渐近镇定问题.利用公共李雅普诺夫函数方法和多李雅普诺夫函数方法,分别设计了切换混杂系统鲁棒状态反馈控制器和鲁棒输出反馈控制器,保证了切换混杂系统的二次稳定性和渐近稳定性.仿真结果验证了所提算法的正确有效性.     

基于编码控制机制的混杂系统半全局实用镇定

混杂系统的鲁棒镇定是复杂控制系统领域的重要研究课题之一.提出了一种编码机制下的混杂控制策略,它能有效地克服传统连续反馈控制或不连续反馈控制在处理局部鲁棒镇定平衡点或不变集问题中的局限性,获得更好的控制效果.首先针对编码状态反馈,构建了一般的混杂系统模型来描述编码状态反馈作用下非线性系统的闭环系统模型.然后,基于逆Lyapunov定理开展了非线性系统的混杂控制鲁棒性分析,提出了闭环混杂系统的半全局实用渐近稳定性判据.最后,结合一个经典控制问题来说明所提出控制策略的优越性.     

一类不确定线性系统的混杂状态反馈保成本控制

研究一类不确定线性系统的混杂状态反馈保成本控制问题．系统矩阵和输入矩阵中含有时变不确定性，假设存在有限个备选的控制增益已知的控制器，并且任何单一的状态反馈控制器都不能镇定系统，基于单Lyapunov函数的方法，给出了混杂状态反馈保成本控制的充分条件及切换律的设计方案．当切换系统的控制增益未知时，利用多Lyapunov函数法，给出混杂状态反馈保成本控制的充分条件，并通过仿真验证了该方法的有效性。     

传感器网络中的分布式滚动时域状态估计

利用分布式滚动时域方法对无线传感器网络的状态估计问题进行研究,给出了基于量化测量值的滚动时域估计算法。在无线传感器网络的环境下处理分布式状态估计问题时,减少通信的成本是非常重要的一个环节,需要将观测值量化后再传送。以往的滚动时域估计方法无法处理量化观测值的状态估计问题,而本文的方法考虑了最严格的观测值量化情况即传感器只发送一个比特至融合中心的状态估计问题。与其它传感器网络中的状态估计方法相比,该方法减少了每一步的计算量。仿真结果验证了该算法的有效性。     

Constrained state estimation for nonlinear discrete-time systems: stability and moving horizon approximations

State estimator design for a nonlinear discrete-time system is a challenging problem, further complicated when additional physical insight is available in the form of inequality constraints on the state variables and disturbances. One strategy for constrained state estimation is to employ online optimization using a moving horizon approximation. We propose a general theory for constrained moving horizon estimation. Sufficient conditions for asymptotic and bounded stability are established. We apply these results to develop a practical algorithm for constrained linear and nonlinear state estimation. Examples are used to illustrate the benefits of constrained state estimation. Our framework is deterministic.     

Moving horizon observers and observer-based control

In this paper two topics are explored. A new approach to the problem of obtaining an estimate of the state of a nonlinear system is proposed. The moving horizon observer produces an estimate of the state of the nonlinear system at time t either by minimizing, or approximately minimizing, a cost function over the preceding interval (horizon) [t-T,t]; as t advances, so does the horizon. Convergence of the estimator is established under the assumption that the corresponding global optimization problem can be (approximately) solved and a uniform reconstructability condition is satisfied; the latter condition is automatically satisfied for linear observable systems. The utility of the estimator for receding horizon control is explored. In particular, stability of a composite moving horizon system, comprising a moving horizon regulator and a moving horizon observer, is established     

Two triggered information transmission algorithms for distributed moving horizon state estimation

In this work, we consider the reduction of information transmission frequency of distributed moving horizon estimation (DMHE) for a class of nonlinear systems in which interacting subsystems exchange information with each other through a shared communication network. Specifically, algorithms based on two event-triggered methods are proposed to reduce the number of information transmissions between the subsystems in a DMHE scheme. In the first algorithm, a subsystem sends out its current information when a triggering condition based on the difference between the current state estimate and a previously transmitted one is satisfied; in the second algorithm, the transmission of information from a subsystem to other subsystems is triggered by the difference between the current measurement of the output and its derivatives and a previously transmitted measurement. In order to ensure the convergence and ultimate boundedness of the estimation error, we also propose to redesign the local moving horizon estimator of a subsystem to account for the possible lack of state updates from other subsystems explicitly. A chemical process is utilized to demonstrate the applicability and performance of the proposed approaches.     

Efficient moving horizon state and parameter estimation for SMB processes

In this paper, a moving horizon state and parameter estimation scheme for chromatographic simulated moving bed SMB processes is proposed. The simultaneous state and parameter estimation is based on a high-order nonlinear SMB model which incorporates rigorous models of the chromatographic columns and the discrete shiftings of the inlet and outlet ports. The estimation is performed using sparse measurement information: the concentrations of the components are only measured at the two outlet ports (which are periodically switched from one column to the next) and at one fixed location between two columns. The goal is to reconstruct the full state of the system, i.e. the concentration profiles along all columns, and to identify critical model parameters reliably such that the estimated model can be used in the context of online optimizing control. The state estimation scheme is based upon a deterministic model within the prediction horizon, state noise is only present in the state and the parameters prior to and at the beginning of the horizon. By solving the optimization problem with a multiple-shooting method and applying a real-time iteration scheme, the computation times are such that the scheme can be applied online. Numerical simulations of a validated model for a separation problem with nonlinear isotherms of the Langmuir type demonstrate the efficiency of the algorithm.     

Adaptive model predictive control for a class of constrained linear systems based on the comparison model

This paper proposes an adaptive model predictive control (MPC) algorithm for a class of constrained linear systems, which estimates system parameters on-line and produces the control input satisfying input/state constraints for possible parameter estimation errors. The key idea is to combine the robust MPC method based on the comparison model with an adaptive parameter estimation method suitable for MPC. To this end, first, a new parameter update method based on the moving horizon estimation is proposed, which allows to predict an estimation error bound over the prediction horizon. Second, an adaptive MPC algorithm is developed by combining the on-line parameter estimation with an MPC method based on the comparison model, suitably modified to cope with the time-varying case. This method guarantees feasibility and stability of the closed-loop system in the presence of state/input constraints. A numerical example is given to demonstrate its effectiveness.     

Robust moving horizon estimation based output feedback economic model predictive control

In this work, we develop an economic model predictive control scheme for a class of nonlinear systems with bounded process and measurement noise. In order to achieve fast convergence of the state estimates to the actual system state as well as the robustness of the observer to measurement and process noise, a deterministic (high-gain) observer is first applied for a small time period with continuous output measurements to drive the estimation error to a small value; after this initial small time period, a robust moving horizon estimation scheme is used on-line to provide more accurate and smoother state estimates. In the design of the robust moving horizon estimation scheme, the deterministic observer is used to calculate reference estimates and confidence regions that contain the actual system state. Within the confidence regions, the moving horizon estimation scheme is allowed to optimize its estimates. The output feedback economic model predictive controller is designed via Lyapunov techniques based on state estimates provided by the deterministic observer and the moving horizon estimation scheme. The stability of the closed-loop system is analyzed rigorously and conditions that ensure the closed-loop stability are derived. Extensive simulations based on a chemical process example illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Distributed moving horizon state estimation for nonlinear systems with bounded uncertainties

In this work, we propose a distributed moving horizon state estimation (DMHE) design for a class of nonlinear systems with bounded output measurement noise and process disturbances. Specifically, we consider a class of nonlinear systems that are composed of several subsystems and the subsystems interact with each other via their subsystem states. First, a distributed estimation algorithm is designed which specifies the information exchange protocol between the subsystems and the implementation strategy of the DMHE. Subsequently, a local moving horizon estimation (MHE) scheme is designed for each subsystem. In the design of each subsystem MHE, an auxiliary nonlinear deterministic observer that can asymptotically track the corresponding nominal subsystem state when the subsystem interactions are absent is taken advantage of. For each subsystem, the nonlinear deterministic observer together with an error correction term is used to calculate a confidence region for the subsystem state every sampling time. Within the confidence region, the subsystem MHE is allowed to optimize its estimate. The proposed DMHE scheme is proved to give bounded estimation errors. It is also possible to tune the convergence rate of the state estimate given by the DMHE to the actual system state. The performance of the proposed DMHE is illustrated via the application to a reactor-separator process example.     

A moving switching sequence approach for nonlinear model predictive control of switched systems with state‐dependent switches and state jumps

In this paper, we propose an approach for real‐time implementation of nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) for switched systems with state‐dependent switches called the moving switching sequence approach. In this approach, the switching sequence on the horizon moves to the present time at each time as well as the optimal state trajectory and the optimal control input on the horizon. We assume that the switching sequence is basically invariant until the first predicted switching time reaches the current time or a new switch enters the horizon. This assumption is reasonable in NMPC for systems with state‐dependent switches and reduces computational cost significantly compared with the direct optimization of the switching sequence all over the horizon. We update the switching sequence by checking whether an additional switch occurs or not at the last interval of the present switching sequence and whether the actual switch occurs or not between the current time and the next sampling time. We propose an algorithm consisting of two parts: (1) the local optimization of the control input and switching instants by solving the two‐point boundary‐value problem for the whole horizon under a given switching sequence and (2) the detection of an additional switch and the reconstruction of the solution taking into account the additional switch. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method through numerical simulations of a compass‐like biped walking robot, which contains state‐dependent switches and state jumps.