Control of nonlinear systems with partial state constraints using a barrier Lyapunov function

This article addresses the problem of control design for strict-feedback systems with constraints on the states. To prevent the states from violating the constraints, we employ a barrier Lyapunov function (BLF), which grows to infinity whenever its arguments approaches some finite limits. Based on BLF-based backstepping, we show that asymptotic output tracking is achieved without violation of any constraint, provided that the initial states and control parameters are feasible. We also establish sufficient conditions to ensure feasibility, which can be checked offline without precise knowledge of the initial states. The feasibility conditions are relaxed when handling the partial state constraint problem as compared to the full state constraint problem. In the presence of parametric uncertainties, BLF-based adaptive backstepping is useful in preventing the states from transgressing the constrained region during the transient stages of online parameter adaptation. To relax the feasibility conditions, asymmetric error bounds are considered and asymmetric barrier functions are used for control design. The performance of the BLF-based control is illustrated with two simulated examples.     

Stabilization of nonlinear systems with state and control constraints using Lyapunov-based predictive control

This work considers the problem of stabilization of nonlinear systems subject to state and control constraints, for cases where the state constraints need to be enforced at all times (hard constraints) and where they can be relaxed for some time (soft constraints). We propose a Lyapunov-based predictive control design that guarantees stabilization and state and input constraint satisfaction for all times from an explicitly characterized set of initial conditions. An auxiliary Lyapunov-based analytical bounded control design is used to characterize the stability region of the predictive controller and also provide a feasible initial guess to the optimization problem in the predictive controller formulation. For the case when the state constraints are soft, we propose a switched predictive control strategy that reduces the time during which state constraints are violated, driving the states into the state and input constraints feasibility region of the Lyapunov-based predictive controller. We demonstrate the application of the Lyapunov-based predictive controller designs through a chemical process example.     

Robust adaptive control for a class of semi‐strict feedback systems with state and input constraints

This paper proposes a dynamic surface control (DSC)–based robust adaptive control scheme for a class of semi‐strict feedback systems with full‐state and input constraints. In the control scheme, a constraint transformation method is employed to prevent the transgression of the full‐state constraints. Specifically, the state constraints are firstly represented as the surface error constraints, then, an error transformation is introduced to convert the constrained surface errors into new equivalent variables without constraints. By ensuring the boundedness of the transformed variables, the violation of the state constraints can be prevented. Moreover, in order to obtain magnitude limited virtual control signal for the recursive design, the saturations are incorporated into the control law. The auxiliary design systems are constructed to analyze the effects of the introduced saturations and the input constraints. Rigorous theoretical analysis demonstrates that the proposed control law can guarantee all the closed‐loop signals are uniformly ultimately bounded, the tracking error converges to a small neighborhood of origin, and the full‐state constraints are not violated. Compared with the existing results, the key advantages of the proposed control scheme include: (i) the utilization of the constraint transformation can handle both time‐varying symmetric and asymmetric state constraints and static ones in a unified framework; (ii) the incorporation of the saturations permits the removal of a feasibility analysis step and avoids solving the constrained optimization problem; and (iii) the “explosion of complexity” in traditional backstepping design is avoided by using the DSC technique. Simulations are finally given to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

基于多参数规划的显式模型预测系统设计的可行域扩张算法

基于约束线性优化控制问题的多参数二次规划求解方法, 提出设计显式模型预测控制系统的可行域逐步扩张算法. 首先建立一种求取优化控制问题输出不变集的迭代算法. 以该输出不变集作为多参数规划问题中状态区域约束限制的初始条件, 通过反复求解多参数规划问题和不断改变状态区域约束限制, 能够逐步扩大显式模型预测控制系统的无限时间可行区域, 直到可行域不再继续扩大. 算法收敛时设计得到的显式模型预测控制系统在其所有的状态分区上都是无限时间可行的. 通过数值仿真计算, 验证本文提出算法的有效性.     

Robust constrained predictive control using comparison model

This paper proposes a quadratic programming (QP) approach to robust model predictive control (MPC) for constrained linear systems having both model uncertainties and bounded disturbances. To this end, we construct an additional comparison model for worst-case analysis based on a robust control Lyapunov function (RCLF) for the unconstrained system (not necessarily an RCLF in the presence of constraints). This comparison model enables us to transform the given robust MPC problem into a nominal one without uncertain terms. Based on a terminal constraint obtained from the comparison model, we derive a condition for initial states under which the ultimate boundedness of the closed loop is guaranteed without violating state and control constraints. Since this terminal condition is described by linear constraints, the control optimization can be reduced to a QP problem.     

性能维持的增广可行域Tube鲁棒经济模型预测控制

针对未知但有界扰动作用下的约束线性系统,提出一种性能维持的增广可行域Tube经济模型预测控制(tube economic model predictive control,TEMPC)策略.首先考虑经济性能优化目标和鲁棒稳定控制目标,构造TEMPC优化问题的隐式收缩约束,并对系统状态和控制约束进行紧缩Tube设计,给出增广可行域优化问题的数学描述;然后,引入线性分解增广名义终端状态和终端罚函数,扩大优化问题的初始可行域,在此基础上应用终端“三要素”和收缩原理,建立TEMPC策略的递推可行性和闭环系统关于最优经济平衡点有界稳定性的充分性条件,进而证明闭环性能在原初始可行域上的不变性;最后,通过对比仿真结果验证所提出策略的有效性和优越性.     

基于非线性映射的约束系统自适应反推控制

针对基于障碍Lyapunov函数的非线性约束系统反推控制中, 控制器结构复杂、约束量初值选取区间小、会引入额外参数等问题, 提出了一种新的基于非线性映射的自适应反推控制方案. 该方法扩大约束量的初值选取区间为整个约束区间, 增加了系统初值选取和控制器设计的便易性. 约束量被映射至实数空间中, 因此映射后的新系统可以直接应用反推法设计控制器, 简化了控制器结构且不会引入额外参数. 证明了映射前后系统具有一致的收敛性, 保证闭环系统所有信号一致有界, 并且跟踪误差渐近收敛于零. 仿真结果进一步验证了本文方法的有效性.     

具有全状态约束和未建模动态的严格反馈系统有限时间自适应动态面控制

针对一类具有全状态约束、未建模动态和动态扰动的严格反馈非线性系统,通过构造非线性滤波器,并利用Young’s不等式,提出一种新的有限时间自适应动态面控制方法.引入非线性映射处理全状态约束,将有约束系统变成无约束系统,利用径向基函数逼近未知光滑函数,利用辅助系统产生的动态信号处理未建模动态.对于变换后的系统,利用改进的动态面控制和有限时间方法设计的控制器结构简单,移去现有有限时间控制中出现的“奇异性”问题,可加快系统的收敛速度.理论分析表明,闭环系统中的所有信号在有限时间内有界,全状态不违背约束条件.数值算例的仿真结果表明,所提出的自适应动态面控制方案是有效的.     

Guaranteeing performance for uncertain nonlinear systems with bounded state constraint and mismatching condition

The control design problem for the uncertain nonlinear system with bounded state constraint and mismatching condition is considered in this paper. The uncertainty in the system, which may be due to unknown system parameters and external disturbance, is nonlinear and time‐varying. The state of the system is constrained to be bounded. The system does not satisfy the (global) matching condition. A creative one‐to‐one state transformation is proposed by converting the bounded states into the unbounded ones. A step‐by‐step state transformation is proposed to convert the mismatched system into a matched system. The robust control is then proposed based on the transformed system. The control is demonstrated to be able to guarantee the uniform boundedness and uniform ultimate boundedness of the system in the presence of uncertainty, while the state constraint can be always guaranteed.     

基于混沌粒子群优化的约束状态反馈预测控制算法

提出一种基于混沌粒子群优化的约束状态反馈预测控制算法,用于解决带有输入约束和状态约束的控制问题.将混沌粒子群优化引入到约束状态反馈预测控制的滚动优化过程中,增强了算法在约束范围内的局部搜索和全局搜索能力.通过对一个实际的带有约束的线性离散系统控制优化问题的解决,验证了基于混沌粒子群优化的状态反馈预测控制算法的可行性和有效性,与传统的二次规划算法的比较结果说明了此算法的优越性,证明了状态反馈预测控制系统良好的鲁棒性.     

Quasilinearization and optimal control problems with a state inequality constraint

A quasilinearization algorithm is proposed to solve optimal control problems with a scalar control variable and a scalar state inequality constraint using a transformation technique. The optimal control problem is transformed into an unconstrained problem with an auxiliary control and higher dimension. Owing to the appearance of singular arcs in the transformed problem, this is made non-singular by adding a quadratic function of the auxiliary control to its performance index. A proposed quasilinearization algorithm is then used to generate a series of solutions of the modified transformed problems which converges to the solution of the original state-constrained problem in the limit. A distinct feature of the proposed algorithm is that each modified transformed problem yields a feasible trajectory of the original state-constrained problem. Two examples have been solved to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed quasilinearization algorithm.     

On the maximum acyclic subgraph problem under disjunctive constraints

Disjunctively constrained versions of classic problems in graph theory such as shortest paths, minimum spanning trees and maximum matchings were recently studied. In this article we introduce disjunctive constrained versions of the Maximum Acyclic Subgraph problem. Negative disjunctive constraints state that a certain pair of edges cannot be contained simultaneously in a feasible solution. Positive disjunctive constraints enforces that at least one arc for the underlying pair is in a feasible solution. It is convenient to represent these disjunctive constraints in terms of an undirected graph, called constraint graph, whose vertices correspond to the arcs of the original graph, and whose edges encode the disjunctive constraints. For the Maximum Acyclic Subgraph problem under Negative Disjunctive Constraints we develop 1/2-approximative algorithms that are polynomial for certain classes of constraint graphs. We also show that determining if a feasible solution exists for an instance of the Maximum Acyclic Subgraph problem under Positive Disjunctive Constraints is an NP-Complete problem.     

Observer-based adaptive output-constrained control design of switched stochastic nonlinear systems with input saturation

In this article, the problem of adaptive fuzzy control for output-constrained switched stochastic nonlinear systems subject to input saturation is addressed. By employing the trigonometric function mapping method, the constrained systems are transformed into unconstrained ones, and the control goals of the original constrained systems are not affected. Meanwhile, an auxiliary system is established to deal with the issue of input saturation, and an observer is constructed to estimate the unmeasured states. Then, the unknown nonlinear functions in the system are approximated by the fuzzy logic systems (FLSs). Based on the backstepping technique and Lyapunov function method, an output feedback control strategy is designed, where the dynamic surface control technique is applied in the backstepping design process to overcome the issue of a large number of online calculations. The designed controller can guarantee that all the signals of the system satisfy bounded conditions, and the output can track given reference signals within a small error range. Finally, a simulation example is given to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.     

A contractive sliding-mode MPC algorithm for nonlinear discrete-time systems

This paper investigates a sliding-mode model predictive control (MPC) algorithm with auxiliary contractive sliding vector constraint for constrained nonlinear discrete-time systems. By adding contractive constraint into the optimization problem in regular sliding-mode MPC algorithm, the value of the sliding vector is decreased to zero asymptotically, which means that the system state is driven into a vicinity of sliding surface with a certain width. Then, the system state moves along the sliding surface to the equilibrium point within the vicinity. By applying the proposed algorithm, the stability of the closed-loop system is guaranteed. A numerical example of a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) system is given to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.     

基于全驱系统方法的高阶严反馈系统时变输出约束控制

针对输出受不对称时变约束的不确定高阶严反馈系统, 提出一种基于全驱系统方法的高阶自适应动态面输出约束控制方法. 所研究的高阶严反馈系统, 每个子系统都是高阶形式, 通过非线性转换函数将原输出约束系统转换为新的无约束系统, 从而将原系统输出约束问题转化为新系统输出有界的问题. 进一步结合全驱系统方法和自适应动态面控制, 直接将每个高阶子系统作为一个整体进行控制器设计, 而不需要将其转化为一阶系统形式, 有效简化了设计步骤; 同时通过引入一系列低通滤波器来获得虚拟控制律的高阶导数, 以代替复杂的微分运算. 基于Lyapunov稳定性理论证明闭环系统所有信号是一致最终有界的, 系统输出在满足约束的条件下能有效跟踪期望的参考信号, 且可通过调整参数使得系统跟踪误差收敛到零附近的足够小的邻域内. 最后, 通过对柔性关节机械臂系统进行仿真, 验证了所提出控制方法的有效性.     

Global constrained holdability of discrete-time systems

Global constrained holdability of a discrete-time system is considered. This problem is concerned with determining if for every, initial state in a given convex holding set, there exists a control, subject to specified magnitude constraints, which keeps the state of the system in the holding set. A condition for checking global constrained holding is presented. A method for computing a control, subject to specified magnitude constraints, which holds the state of the system in the holding set for a prescribed initial state is also given.     

角速度约束下的刚体飞行器鲁棒有限时间姿态镇定

针对角速度状态受限条件下的刚体飞行器姿态镇定控制问题,提出一种基于扰动观测器的时变状态增益有限时间姿态控制方法.针对基于修正型罗德里格斯参数(MRPs)描述的刚体飞行器姿态控制模型,首先,利用齐次性理论并充分考虑到系统的模型结构特点,设计一种带有角速度约束项的有限时间姿态控制器,使得系统有限时间镇定;其次,在初始状态满足受限条件的情况下,角速度在任意时刻都可以被约束在期望的范围内;然后,针对存在外部干扰的姿态环动力学系统,提出一种带扰动估计补偿的复合有限时间姿态镇定控制器;最后,通过与其他两种控制方法的仿真比较,验证了所提出控制方案的有效性和优越性.     

考虑控制饱和的连铸结晶器振动位移系统预设性能控制

针对伺服电机驱动的连铸结晶器控制系统执行器输入饱和和状态受限问题,同时考虑系统存在负载扰动、参数摄动等不确定性问题,提出一种基于扩张状态观测器的跟踪误差预设性能反步控制策略.首先,针对执行器输入饱和问题,建立系统的数学模型;然后,采用一种线性扩张状态观测器实时观测系统时变负载扰动、参数摄动等不确定性,并对观测误差的收敛性进行分析;接着,针对伺服电机电流饱和与跟踪误差预设性能控制问题,通过引入辅助状态变量确保系统跟踪误差限定在允许范围内,设计基于扩张状态观测器的反步(Backstepping)控制器;最后,根据Lyapunov稳定性理论证明闭环系统的稳定性,并通过系统仿真验证所提出控制策略的有效性.