Dynamic stabilization of an Euler-Bernoulli beam equation with time delay in boundary observation

An Euler-Bernoulli beam equation under boundary control and delayed observation is considered. An observer-predictor based scheme is developed to stabilize the equation. On a time interval where the observation is available, the state is tracked by the observer; when the observation is not available due to the delay, the state is estimated by the predictor. The estimation is then used in proportional feedback. It is shown that the state of closed-loop system decays exponentially for smooth initial values.     

Output feedback stabilization of cascaded ODE‐Wave equations with time delay in observation

In this paper, we are concerned with the stabilization of a cascaded ODE‐wave system subject to boundary observation with time delay. Well‐posedness of the open‐loop system is observable to show first. Both observer and predictor systems are designed to estimate the state variable on the time interval [0,t?τ] when the observation is available, and to predict the state variable on the time interval [t?τ,t] when the observation is not available respectively. Next, we transform the original system to the well‐posed and exponentially stable system by the backstepping method. Based on the estimated state variable and the output feedback stabilizing controller using the backstepping method. It is shown that the closed‐loop system is exponentially stable. The numerical simulation is presented to illustrate the effect of the stabilizing controller.     

Anti‐windup design of active disturbance rejection control for sampled systems with input delay

A novel anti‐windup design of active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) is proposed for industrial sampled systems with input delay and saturation. By using a generalized predictor to estimate the delay‐free system output, a modified extended state observer is designed to simultaneously estimate the system state and disturbance, which could become an anti‐windup compensator when the input saturation occurs. Accordingly, a feedback controller is analytically designed for disturbance rejection. By proposing the desired closed‐loop transfer function for the set‐point tracking, a prefilter is designed to tune the tracking performance while guaranteeing no steady‐state output tracking error. A sufficient condition for the closed‐loop system stability is established with proof for practical application subject to the input delay variation. Illustrative examples from the literature are used to demonstrate the effectiveness and merit of the proposed control design.     

Fractional order predictive sliding-mode control for a class of nonlinear input-delay systems: singular and non-singular approach

Nonlinear models of physical systems usually suffer from input delay and external disturbances. Moreover, when a delayed state is in the input signal gain, it can be non-singular or singular. So, designing a robust controller in a nonlinear system with input and state delay, suitable for non-singular and singular input signal gain, is imperative. The main contribution of our study is to design a new state feedback fractional order predictive sliding mode control (FOPSMC) procedure which not only guarantees the stability of a nonlinear system with known constant input and state delay but also controls the output signal to the desired value. Firstly, a predictor is designed for the system to achieve an input-delay-free one. Then, a state feedback FOPSMC is proposed based on a fractional order sliding signal for a nonlinear system with non-singular control gain. Also, a state feedback FOPSMC and a fractional order sliding mode observer (FOSMO) for the virtual disturbance are designed for singular control gain situation. It is proved analytically, through the Lyapunov stability criteria, that both control procedures can stabilise the system and can control the output signal to the desired value, effectively. Finally, the simulation results verify the effectiveness of the analytical achievements.     

Stabilization of One‐Dimensional Schrödinger Equation with Variable Coefficient under Delayed Boundary Output Feedback

This article considers stabilization of a one‐dimensional Schrödinger equation with variable coefficient and boundary observation which suffers from an arbitrary given time delay. We design an observer and predictor to stabilize the system. The state is estimated in the time span where the observation is available, and also predicted in the time interval where the observation is not available. It is shown that the estimated state feedback stabilizes the system exponentially. A numerical simulation is presented to illustrate the effect of the stabilizing controller.     

A new approach to state observation of nonlinear systems withdelayed output

The article presents a new approach for the construction of a state observer for nonlinear systems when the output measurements are available for computations after a nonnegligible time delay. The proposed observer consists of a chain of observation algorithms reconstructing the system state at different delayed time instants (chain observer). Conditions are given for ensuring global exponential convergence to zero of the observation error for any given delay in the measurements. The implementation of the observer is simple and computer simulations demonstrate its effectiveness     

Output stabilization of time-varying input delay systems using interval observation technique

The output stabilization problem for a linear system with an unknown bounded time-varying input delay is considered. The interval observation technique is applied in order to obtain guaranteed interval estimate of the system state. The procedure of the interval observer synthesis uses lower and upper estimates of the unknown delay and requires to solve a special Silvester’s equation. The interval predictor is introduced in order to design a linear stabilizing feedback. The control design procedure is based on Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMI). The theoretical results are supported by numerical simulations and compared with a control design scheme based on a Luenberger-like observer.     

Stabilization of exponentially unstable discrete-time linear systems by truncated predictor feedback

Predictor state feedback solves the problem of stabilizing a discrete-time linear system with input delay by predicting the future state with the solution of the state equation and thus rendering the closed-loop system free of delay. The solution of the state equation contains a term that is the convolution of the past control input with the state transition matrix. Thus, the implementation of the resulting predictor state feedback law involves iterative calculation of the control signal. A truncated predictor feedback law results when the convolution term in the state prediction is discarded. When the feedback gain is constructed from the solution of a certain parameterized Lyapunov equation, the truncated predictor feedback law has been shown to achieve asymptotic stabilization of a system that is not exponentially unstable in the presence of an arbitrarily large delay by tuning the value of the parameter small enough. In this paper, we extend this result to exponentially unstable systems. Stability analysis leads to a bound on the delay and a range of the values of the parameter for which the closed-loop system is asymptotically stable as long as the delay is within the bound. The corresponding output feedback result is also derived.     

Time‐varying input delay compensation for nonlinear systems with additive disturbance: An output feedback approach

This paper addresses the output feedback tracking control of a class of multiple‐input and multiple‐output nonlinear systems subject to time‐varying input delay and additive bounded disturbances. Based on the backstepping design approach, an output feedback robust controller is proposed by integrating an extended state observer and a novel robust controller, which uses a desired trajectory‐based feedforward term to achieve an improved model compensation and a robust delay compensation feedback term based on the finite integral of the past control values to compensate for the time‐varying input delay. The extended state observer can simultaneously estimate the unmeasurable system states and the additive disturbances only with the output measurement and delayed control input. The proposed controller theoretically guarantees prescribed transient performance and steady‐state tracking accuracy in spite of the presence of time‐varying input delay and additive bounded disturbances based on Lyapunov stability analysis by using a Lyapunov‐Krasovskii functional. A specific study on a 2‐link robot manipulator is performed; based on the system model and the proposed design procedure, a suitable controller is developed, and comparative simulation results are obtained to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed control scheme.     

基于延迟观测器的采煤机自动调高策略研究

针对采煤机调高系统中信号存在的输出延迟问题,对系统控制精度造成的影响,提出基于输出延迟观测器的滑模控制策略.通过分析采煤机自动调高系统的工作原理,建立采煤机滚筒高度和调高油缸数学模型,得到了采煤机滚筒高度和系统空间状态方程,设计了输出延迟观测器,分析了不同延迟时间内的观测误差,采用滑模控制器实现了采煤机滚筒高度的自动调节.仿真结果表明,将延迟观测器与滑模控制相结合,不仅解决了信号输出存在的延迟问题,而且相对于无延迟观测器的控制系统,跟踪误差小、控制效果理想.     

Output feedback stabilization of an unstable wave equation with general corrupted boundary observation

We consider boundary output feedback stabilization for an unstable wave equation with boundary observation subject to a general disturbance. We adopt for the first time the active disturbance rejection control approach to stabilization for a system described by the partial differential equation with corrupted output feedback. By the approach, the disturbance is first estimated by a relatively independent estimator; it is then canceled in the feedback loop. As a result, the control law can be designed almost as that for the system without disturbance. We show that with a time varying gain properly designed, the observer driven by the disturbance estimator is convergent, and that all subsystems in the closed-loop are asymptotically stable in the energy state space. We also provide numerical simulations which demonstrate the convergence results and underline the effect of the time varying gain estimator on peaking value reduction.     

Algebraic separation in realizing a linear state feedback control law by means of an adaptive observer

Based on a novel adaptive observer, which does not require signal boundedness in its stability proof, an algebraic separation property of linear state feedback control and adaptive state observation is established. This means, whenever a linear, stabilizing state feedback control law is realized with the state replaced by the state estimate of the given stable adaptive observer, then the resulting nonlinear control system is also globally asymptotically Lyapunov stable with respect to the initial state and parameter observation error of the adaptive observer. In particular, no assumptions on the system dynamics nor on the speed of the adaptation are made.     

A dynamic observer for a synchronous machine†

The closed-loop optimal control law obtained for a linear time-invariant system always requires the entire state vector to be available for direct measurement. It is seldom that all the state variables of a physical system are available for measurement. A compatible dynamic observer of the Luenberger type is designed to reconstruct the entire state vector for a synchronous machine-infinite bus system. The performance of the system with the observer cascaded to the optimal controller is compared with the performance of the system when all the state variables are available for feedback. The transfer matrix relating the output and input is derived.     

网络化控制系统的时延观测器设计及其状态反馈控制

研究了一种网络化控制系统,其输出时延和控制时延均大于采样周期,且控制时延服从已知随机分布.基于现今值观测器原理,采用设置缓冲区和带有时戳的传感数据传输方法,给出了一种具有时延补偿功能的时延观测器,并证明了在系统可观的条件下可实现观测器极点的任意配置.之后,基于该观测器设计了状态反馈控制系统,并证明了复合系统的分离性原理.通过仿真验证了所提方法的有效性.     

Results on the Robust Observer-based Position Controller for Parallel Kinematic Machines

The problem of state observation and position control by output feedback for a nonlinear three degrees-of-freedom (3-DOF) parallel kinematic machine (PKM) system is considered, based on the limited signal availability (only the moving platform displacement measurements are assumed available). Unknown velocity signals are estimated via a nonlinear robust observer that is designed for the nonlinear system with observable linear dynamics part and bounded nonlinearities and disturbances, and that guarantees global exponential stability of the observation error. A proportional-derivative (PD) controller is designed to solve the position control problem, utilizing the estimated velocity, as well as the gravitation compensation, dynamic friction and external disturbance compensation for the PKM. The closed-loop system is proven to have global asymptotical stability according to the Lyapunov analysis method and LaSalle’s invariance principle. Performance of the resulting observer and controller is illustrated in a simulation study of a 3-DOF PKM. Modifications to the nonlinear observer and control law are discussed, that assure convergence of the position error and state observation error to zero when the upper bounds on the model uncertainties/disturbances are not known a priori.     

Disturbance-observer-based robust control for time delay uncertain systems

A robust control scheme is proposed for a class of systems with uncertainty and time delay based on disturbance observer technique. A disturbance observer is developed to estimate the disturbance generated by an exogenous system, and the design parameters of the disturbance observer are determined by solving linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Based on the output of the disturbance observer, a robust control scheme is proposed for the time delay uncertain system. The disturbance-observer-based robust controller is combined of two parts: one is a linear feedback controller designed using LMIs and the other is a compensatory controller designed with the output of the disturbance observer. By choosing an appropriate Lyapunov function candidate, the stability of the closed-loop system is proved. Finally, simulation example is presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.     

基于指数保性能的比例-积分-时滞滑模观测器设计

传统状态观测器仅基于当前观测误差重构系统状态,未充分利用系统历史观测数据.针对存在匹配扰动的二阶不确定线性系统,设计一种比例-积分-时滞滑模观测器,实现不确定线性系统状态的鲁棒确切估计.首先,设计带记忆滑模函数,形式为历史观测误差和当前观测误差的线性组合,设计参数包括滑模面增益和人工时滞两部分,将滑模面中的时滞项基于泰勒级数展开,将截断误差表示为积分形式;然后,设计带记忆输出反馈等效控制律,采用时滞依赖型Lyapunov泛函,进行滑模动态指数稳定性分析和观测补偿;接着,将观测器参数设计转化为多目标优化问题,优化目标包括:系统状态衰减率、控制代价、高频噪声不灵敏度,基于粒子群算法,在上述3个优化目标间实现设计参数优化整定,在“快、准、稳”方面进行合理折衷选择;最后,在无源网络系统中,验证所提出滑模观测器的可行性和有效性.     

Output feedback control of networked systems

This paper considers the problem of control of networked systems via output feedback. The controller consists of two parts: a state observer that estimates plant state from the output when it is available via the communication network, and a model of the plant that is used to generate a control signal when the plant output is not available from the network. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the exponential stability of the closed loop system are derived in terms of the networked dwell time and the system parameters. The results suggest simple procedures for designing the output feedback controller proposed. Numerical simulations show the feasibility and efficiency of the proposed methods.     

Adaptive neural network control of nonlinear systems by state andoutput feedback

This paper presents a novel control method for a general class of nonlinear systems using neural networks (NNs). Firstly, under the conditions of the system output and its time derivatives being available for feedback, an adaptive state feedback NN controller is developed. When only the output is measurable, by using a high-gain observer to estimate the derivatives of the system output, an adaptive output feedback NN controller is proposed. The closed-loop system is proven to be semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded (SGUUB). In addition, if the approximation accuracy of the neural networks is high enough and the observer gain is chosen sufficiently large, an arbitrarily small tracking error can be achieved. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the newly designed scheme and the theoretical discussions.     

含摩擦非线性系统的自适应滑模控制

针对摩擦非线性的扰动抑制和输出反馈控制问题,提出一种高阶滑模扩张状态观测器(ESO),实时获得系统的状态信号.在此基础上,设计神经网络自适应权值调节律,以得到控制信号设计参数与输出跟踪性能之间的关系;同时,给出保证系统动态性能的观测器状态初值与自适应调节律参数初值的充要条件.最后,通过稳定性证明和仿真算例验证了所提出控制算法的有效性.