具有不确定性的非线性切换系统的约束预测控制

针对一类具有不确定性和变量约束的非线性切换系统, 提出了一种基于Lyapunov函数的预测控制方法, 其中状态约束分为两种情况: 1)要求状态变量在所有时刻都满足约束(称为硬约束); 2)允许状态在某些时刻超出约束(称为软约束). 主要思想是: 对切换系统的每一个子系统, 在输入和状态均受约束的情况下, 设计基于Lyapunov函数的有界控制器和预测控制器, 在两者之间适当切换, 得到初始稳定区域的描述并使得子闭环系统保持稳定. 对整个切换系统, 设计适当的切换律以保证: 1)在切换时刻, 闭环系统的状态处在切入系统的稳定区域内; 2)切入模块的Lyapunov函数是非增的, 从而可保证稳定性. 在状态变量的约束是软约束时, 对每一子模块首先设计一个控制策略, 尽快将状态控制到初始稳定区域, 然后再利用稳定区域内的控制律使系统稳定.     

基于输入状态稳定的离散广义系统预测控制

针对一类具有持续扰动和输入约束的离散广义系统, 研究其鲁棒预测控制器的设计问题. 将输入状态稳定的概念引入广义系统预测控制, 在quasi-min-max 性能指标下, 提出了广义系统双模鲁棒预测控制器的设计方法, 证明了基于双模鲁棒预测控制器的闭环广义系统输入状态稳定, 且具有正则、因果性. 数值仿真结果验证了所提出方法的有效性.

     

约束时变不确定离散系统的输出反馈预测控制综合

研究多包描述系统的离线型输出反馈预测控制．已有一方法首先综合状态反馈预测控制，满足输入/ 状态约束；而在设计观测器时，不再考虑输入/ 状态约束．本文则首先给出观测器，并给出一组不等式条件使得真实状态、观测状态和观测误差都保持在同一个椭圆内部，以便采用线性矩阵不等式处理输入/ 状态约束．基此，本文离线计算一椭圆序列，每个椭圆对应一控制律和一观测器，而在线的实时控制律和观测器则从该序列中选择，使得闭环系统具有稳定性保证．仿真例子说明了本文方法的有效性．     

基于反步设计的构造性非线性预测控制算法

针对具有状态和输入约束的严格反馈非线性系统,提出一种反步设计构造性非线性预测控制算法.利用反步设计法离线构造系统的控制李亚普诺夫函数,进而得到系统的镇定可调控制器即稳定控制类.基于性能指标,滚动优化控制器可调参数,计算满足系统约束的预测控制量.进一步,运用控制李亚普诺大函数的性质建立闭环系统的稳定性.最后,应用轮式移动机器人的优化控制验证本文结果的有效性.     

在线优化线性反馈增益的非线性鲁棒预测控制方法

以鲁棒控制不变集作为预测控制的终端约束集,设计了一种新的鲁棒预测控制算法.将预测控制在不同采样点的待优化控制律考虑为线性反馈控制律,并通过在线优化求解线性反馈增益.从理论上证明了若采用所设计的鲁棒预测控制器,则系统是输入状态稳定的.最后通过计算机仿真验证了所提出设计方法的可行性.     

有界扰动多变量Hammerstein系统输入到 状态稳定模型预测控制

考虑具有状态和控制约束的有界未知扰动多变量Hammerstein系统,提出一种具有输入到状态稳定和有限L_2增益性能的鲁棒非线性模型预测控制策略.基于多变量线性子系统H_∞控制律,滚动预测非线性代数方程的解算误差,继而在线优化计算满足系统约束条件的预测控制量.利用输入到状态稳定性概念和L_2增益思想,建立闭环系统关于该扰动信号具有鲁棒稳定性和L_2增益的充分条件,使闭环系统不仅满足系统约束,而且对不确定扰动输入和解算误差具有鲁棒性.最后以工业聚丙烯多牌号切换过程控制为例,仿真验证本文算法的有效性.     

一类离散不确定系统的Tube不变集离线鲁棒模型预测控制

针对一类输入和状态受限的离散线性不确定系统,提出了一种基于Tube不变集的离线鲁棒模型预测控制方法.首先针对输入和状态约束线性时不变标准系统,设计了改进的基于多面体不变集的离线模型预测控制算法,并证明了稳定性.其次对于存在未知有界干扰的实际不确定系统,引入了Tube不变集策略,通过设计对应标准模型的最优控制序列和状态轨迹,给出了实际不确定系统的离线Tube不变集控制策略,保证系统状态鲁棒渐近稳定,并收敛于终端干扰不变集.仿真结果验证了该控制方法的有效性.     

一种多约束下无人机编队的模型预测控制算法

针对多无人机在编队飞行过程中需满足机间避碰、通信、避障等约束的问题,设计一种考虑多约束的分布式模型预测控制算法,使无人机编队在满足上述约束的前提下,实现轨迹跟踪、队形保持.首先,在不考虑通信时延、外界干扰、噪声的情况下,以四旋翼为控制对象,建立线性时不变的单机及编队运动模型;然后,在考虑状态约束、输入约束、机间避碰、机间通信、避障等多种约束的情况下,以轨迹跟踪、队形保持为控制目标,基于虚拟领航策略设计一种分布式模型预测控制算法;接着,对优化问题的可行性以及编队系统的渐近稳定性进行分析,其中算法的终端部分设计、相容性约束设计是保证系统稳定的关键;最后,利用6架无人机仿真验证所提出控制算法的有效性.     

高超声速飞行器的调度离线预测控制

本文将调度预测控制的思想应用于离线鲁棒预测控制,设计了高超声速飞行器计算有效的调度离线预测控制器.首先在不同的平衡点离线设计一系列控制规则,实际实施时只需要在不同的控制器之间进行切换,避免进行在线优化,大幅度减少了在线计算时间.通过估计局部控制器的稳定域,保证了切换控制器的稳定性.另外在确保良好控制品质的同时,还能够保证所有输入和状态均在给定约束范围.仿真试验表明,提出的方法能实现速度和高度较大范围的指令跟踪,所有输入和状态均在给定约束范围内;相比于在线鲁棒预测控制方法,仿真运行时间减少,可以实现高超声速飞行器的实时控制.     

基于多面体不变集的变终端约束集RMPC

针对一类状态和输入受约束的多胞不确定线性时变系统,提出了一种基于多面体不变集的变终端约束集鲁棒模型预测控制算法.首先采用基于状态反馈增益的多面体不变集计算方法,给出了一种新的控制不变集序列构造方法,然后以控制不变集序列的并集作为终端约束集,结合在线优化和增益切换,实施变终端约束集双模鲁棒预测控制.该算法不仅有效地扩大了...     

On control of discrete-time state-dependent jump linear systems with probabilistic constraints: A receding horizon approach

In this article, we consider a receding horizon control of discrete-time state-dependent jump linear systems, a particular kind of stochastic switching systems, subject to possibly unbounded random disturbances and probabilistic state constraints. Due to the nature of the dynamical system and the constraints, we consider a one-step receding horizon. Using inverse cumulative distribution function, we convert the probabilistic state constraints to deterministic constraints, and obtain a tractable deterministic receding horizon control problem. We consider the receding horizon control law to have a linear state-feedback and an admissible offset term. We ensure mean square boundedness of the state variable via solving linear matrix inequalities off-line, and solve the receding horizon control problem on-line with control offset terms. We illustrate the overall approach applied on a macroeconomic system.     

On Stability of Constrained Receding Horizon Control with Finite Terminal Weighting Matrix

In this paper, a new stabilizing receding horizon control, based on a finite input and state horizon cost with a finite terminal weighting matrix, is proposed for time-varying discrete linear systems with constraints. We propose matrix inequality conditions on the terminal weighting matrix under which closed-loop stability is guaranteed for both cases of unconstrained and constrained systems with input and state constraints. We show that such a terminal weighting matrix can be obtained by solving a linear matrix inequality (LMI). In the case of constrained time-invariant systems, an artificial invariant ellipsoid constraint is introduced in order to relax the conventional terminal equality constraint and to handle constraints. Using the invariant ellipsoid constraints, a feasibility condition of the optimization problem is presented and a region of attraction is characterized for constrained systems with the proposed receding horizon control.     

Input-to-state stability of robust receding horizon control with an expected value cost

This paper is concerned with the stability of a class of receding horizon control (RHC) laws for constrained linear discrete-time systems subject to bounded state disturbances and convex state and input constraints. The paper considers the class of finite horizon feedback control policies parameterized as affine functions of the system state, calculation of which can be shown to be tractable via a convex reparameterization. When minimizing the expected value of a finite horizon quadratic cost, we show that the value function is convex. When solving this optimal control problem at each time step and implementing the result in a receding horizon fashion, we provide sufficient conditions under which the closed-loop system is input-to-state stable (ISS).     

A distributed model predictive control scheme for leader–follower multi-agent systems

In this paper, we present a novel receding horizon control scheme for solving the formation problem of leader–follower configurations. The algorithm is based on set-theoretic ideas and is tuned for agents described by linear time-invariant (LTI) systems subject to input and state constraints. The novelty of the proposed framework relies on the capability to jointly use sequences of one-step controllable sets and polyhedral piecewise state-space partitions in order to online apply the ‘better’ control action in a distributed receding horizon fashion. Moreover, we prove that the design of both robust positively invariant sets and one-step-ahead controllable regions is achieved in a distributed sense. Simulations and numerical comparisons with respect to centralised and local-based strategies are finally performed on a group of mobile robots to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.     

Distributed receding horizon control for multi-vehicle formation stabilization

We consider the control of interacting subsystems whose dynamics and constraints are decoupled, but whose state vectors are coupled non-separably in a single cost function of a finite horizon optimal control problem. For a given cost structure, we generate distributed optimal control problems for each subsystem and establish that a distributed receding horizon control implementation is stabilizing to a neighborhood of the objective state. The implementation requires synchronous updates and the exchange of the most recent optimal control trajectory between coupled subsystems prior to each update. The key requirements for stability are that each subsystem not deviate too far from the previous open-loop state trajectory, and that the receding horizon updates happen sufficiently fast. The venue of multi-vehicle formation stabilization is used to demonstrate the distributed implementation.     

Output feedback receding horizon control of constrained systems

This paper considers output feedback control of linear discrete-time systems with convex state and input constraints which are subject to bounded state disturbances and output measurement errors. We show that the non-convex problem of finding a constraint admissible affine output feedback policy over a finite horizon, to be used in conjunction with a fixed linear state observer, can be converted to an equivalent convex problem. When used in the design of a time-varying robust receding horizon control law, we derive conditions under which the resulting closed-loop system is guaranteed to satisfy the system constraints for all time, given an initial state estimate and bound on the state estimation error. When the state estimation error bound matches the minimal robust positively invariant (mRPI) set for the system error dynamics, we show that this control law is time-invariant, but its calculation generally requires solution of an infinite-dimensional optimization problem. Finally, using an invariant outer approximation to the mRPI error set, we develop a time-invariant control law that can be computed by solving a finite-dimensional tractable optimization problem at each time step that guarantees that the closed-loop system satisfies the constraints for all time.     

A reconfiguration control framework for constrained systems with sensor stuck faults

In this paper, a sensor stuck fault‐tolerant control framework for linear time‐invariant plant models subject to input/state constraints and bounded disturbances is presented. A receding horizon control reconfigurable scheme is proposed to contrast undesired effects due to sensors malfunctioning. The main merit of this strategy relies on its intrinsic capability to quickly identify fault occurrences and to take a decision on the adequate control action. This is formally obtained by jointly exploiting set‐theoretic polyhedral ideas and the certainty equivalence concept. A numerical example is provided and the control performance contrasted with a well‐reputed competitor fault‐tolerant control scheme.     

Optimization over state feedback policies for robust control with constraints

This paper is concerned with the optimal control of linear discrete-time systems subject to unknown but bounded state disturbances and mixed polytopic constraints on the state and input. It is shown that the class of admissible affine state feedback control policies with knowledge of prior states is equivalent to the class of admissible feedback policies that are affine functions of the past disturbance sequence. This implies that a broad class of constrained finite horizon robust and optimal control problems, where the optimization is over affine state feedback policies, can be solved in a computationally efficient fashion using convex optimization methods. This equivalence result is used to design a robust receding horizon control (RHC) state feedback policy such that the closed-loop system is input-to-state stable (ISS) and the constraints are satisfied for all time and all allowable disturbance sequences. The cost to be minimized in the associated finite horizon optimal control problem is quadratic in the disturbance-free state and input sequences. The value of the receding horizon control law can be calculated at each sample instant using a single, tractable and convex quadratic program (QP) if the disturbance set is polytopic, or a tractable second-order cone program (SOCP) if the disturbance set is given by a 2-norm bound.     

Exponential stability of constrained receding horizon control withterminal ellipsoid constraints

In this paper, state- and output-feedback receding horizon controllers are proposed for linear discrete time systems with input and state constraints. The proposed receding horizon controllers are obtained from the finite horizon optimization problem with the finite terminal weighting matrix and the artificial invariant ellipsoid constraint, which is less restrictive than the conventional terminal equality constraint. Both hard constraints and mixed constraints are considered in the state-feedback case, and mixed constraints are considered in the output-feedback case. It is shown that all proposed state- and output-feedback receding horizon controllers guarantee the exponential stability of closed-loop systems for all feasible initial sets using the Lyapunov approach     

Receding horizon output feedback control for constrained uncertain systems using periodic invariance

In this article, we consider a receding horizon output feedback control (RHOC) method for linear discrete-time systems with polytopic model uncertainties and input constraints. First, we derive a set of estimator gains and then we obtain, on the basis of the periodic invariance, a series of state feedback gains stabilising the augmented output feedback system with these estimator gains. These procedures are formulated as linear matrix inequalities. An RHOC strategy is proposed based on these state feedback and state estimator gains in conjunction with their corresponding periodically invariant sets. The proposed RHOC strategy enhances the performance in comparison with the case in which static periodic gains are used, and increases the size of the stabilisable region by introducing a degree of freedom to steer the augmented state into periodically invariant sets.