Improved adaptive fuzzy control for MIMO nonlinear time-delay systems

This paper presents an improved observer-based indirect adaptive fuzzy control scheme for multiinput-multioutput (MIMO) nonlinear time-delay systems.The control scheme synthesizes adaptive fuzzy control with adaptive fuzzy identification.An observer is designed to observe the system state,and an identifier is developed to identify the unknown parts of the system.The update laws for parameters utilize two types of errors in the adaptive time-delay fuzzy logic systems,the observation error and the identification error.Performance analysis proves the superiority of the update laws in terms of faster and improved tracking and parameter convergence.Simulation results of two-link manipulator demonstrate the effectiveness of the improved control scheme.     

Direct adaptive fuzzy control for a class of MIMO nonlinear systems

This article presents a direct adaptive fuzzy control scheme for a class of uncertain continuous-time multi-input multi-output nonlinear (MIMO) dynamic systems. Within this scheme, fuzzy systems are employed to approximate an unknown ideal controller that can achieve control objectives. The adjustable parameters of the used fuzzy systems are updated using a gradient descent algorithm that is designed to minimize the error between the unknown ideal controller and the fuzzy controller. The stability analysis of the closed-loop system is performed using a Lyapunov approach. In particular, it is shown that the tracking errors are bounded and converge to a neighborhood of the origin. Simulations performed on a two-link robot manipulator illustrate the approach and exhibit its performance.     

Stable adaptive fuzzy control for MIMO nonlinear systems

In this paper, an indirect adaptive fuzzy control scheme is presented for a class of multi-input and multi-output (MIMO) nonlinear systems whose dynamics are poorly understood. Within this scheme, fuzzy systems are employed to approximate the plant’s unknown dynamics. In order to overcome the controller singularity problem, the estimated gain matrix is decomposed into the product of one diagonal matrix and two orthogonal matrices, a robustifying control term is used to compensate for the lumped errors, and all parameter adaptive laws and robustifying control term are derived based on Lyapunov stability analysis. The proposed scheme guarantees that all the signals in the resulting closed-loop system are uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB). Moreover, the tracking errors can be made small enough if the designed parameter is chosen to be sufficiently large. A simulation example is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.     

Direct adaptive fuzzy control of a class of MIMO non-affine nonlinear systems

An adaptive fuzzy control approach is proposed for a class of multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) nonlinear systems with completely unknown non-affine functions. The global implicit function theorem is first used to prove the existence of an unknown ideal implicit controller that can achieve the control objectives. Within this scheme, fuzzy systems are employed the approximate the unknown ideal implicit controller, and robustifying control terms are used to compensate the approximation errors and external disturbances. The adjustable parameters of the used fuzzy systems are deduced from the stability analysis of the closed-loop system in the sense of Lyapunov. To show the efficiency of the proposed controllers, two simulation examples are presented.     

Adaptive neural control for pure-feedback nonlinear time-delay systems with unknown dead-zone: a Lyapunov-Razumikhin method

This paper addresses the problem of adaptive neural control for a class of uncertain pure-feedback nonlinear systems with multiple unknown state time-varying delays and unknown dead-zone. Based on a novel combination of the Razumikhin functional method, the backstepping technique and the neural network parameterization, an adaptive neural control scheme is developed for such systems. All closed-loop signals are shown to be semiglobally uniformly ultimately bounded, and the tracking error remains in a small neighborhood of the origin. Finally, a simulation example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control schemes.     

Event-triggered adaptive fuzzy tracking control of nonlinear MIMO systems

This paper addresses the problem of an adaptive fuzzy event-triggered control (ETC) for uncertain multi-input and multi-output nonlinear systems. To reduce the communication burden of the network control systems, a novel state-dependent event-triggering condition is designed to decide when to update the controllers. By combining the backstepping and event-trigged techniques, the adaptive fuzzy ETC strategies are developed and the resulting closed-loop system is semi-global bounded. Finally, the analytical results are substantiated using simulation studies.     

Dynamic structure adaptive neural fuzzy control for MIMO uncertain nonlinear systems

This paper proposes a novel dynamic structure neural fuzzy network (DSNFN) to address the adaptive tracking problems of multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) uncertain nonlinear systems. The proposed control scheme uses a four-layer neural fuzzy network (NFN) to estimate system uncertainties online. The main feature of this DSNFN is that it can either increase or decrease the number of fuzzy rules over time based on tracking errors. Projection-type adaptation laws for the network parameters are derived from the Lyapunov synthesis approach to ensure network convergence and stable control. A hybrid control scheme that combines the sliding-mode control and the adaptive bound estimation control with different weights improves system performance by suppressing the influence of external disturbances and approximation errors. As the employment of the DSNFN, high-quality tracking performance could be achieved in the system. Furthermore, the trained network avoids the problems of overfitting and underfitting. Simulations performed on a two-link robot manipulator demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.     

An adaptive fuzzy design for fault-tolerant control of MIMO nonlinear uncertain systems

This paper presents a novel control method for accommodating actuator faults in a class of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) nonlinear uncertain systems.The designed control scheme can tolerate both the time-varying lock-in-place and loss of effectiveness actuator faults.In each subsystem of the considered MIMO system,the controller is obtained from a backstepping procedure;an adaptive fuzzy approximator with minimal learning parameterization is employed to approximate the package of unknown nonlinear functions in each design step.Additional control effort is taken to deal with the approximation error and external disturbance together.It is proven that the closed-loop stability and desired tracking performance can be guaranteed by the proposed control scheme.An example is used to show the effectiveness of the designed controller.     

Adaptive fuzzy tracking control of nonlinear time-delay systems with unknown virtual control coefficients

In this paper, a novel adaptive fuzzy control scheme is proposed for a class of uncertain single-input and single-output (SISO) nonlinear time-delay systems with the lower triangular form. Fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate unknown nonlinear functions, then the adaptive fuzzy tracking controller is constructed by combining Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals and the backstepping approach. The proposed controller guarantees uniform ultimate boundedness of all the signals in the closed-loop system, while the tracking error converges to a small neighborhood of the origin. An advantage of the proposed control scheme lies in that the number of adaptive parameters is not more than the order of the systems under consideration. Finally, simulation studies are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed design scheme.     

Decentralized adaptive control for large-scale time-delay systems with dead-zone input

In this paper, a decentralized adaptive control scheme is proposed to address output tracking of a class of interconnected time-delay subsystems with the input of each loop preceded by an unknown dead-zone. Each local controller is designed using the backstepping technique and consists of a new robust control law and new updating laws. Unknown time-varying delays are compensated by using appropriate Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals. Furthermore, by introducing a new smooth dead-zone inverse, the proposed backstepping design is able to eliminate the effects resulting from dead-zone nonlinearities in the input. It is shown that the proposed controller can guarantee not only stability, but also good transient performance.     

多变量非线性系统的间接模糊输出反馈自适应控制

针对一类多输入多输出非线性不确定系统，提出一种基于观测器的模糊间接自适应控制方法，并基于李亚普诺夫函数方法，导出了输出反馈控制律以及参数的自适应律，证明了整个控制方案不但能保证闭环系统稳定，而且取得了良好的跟踪控制性能。     

Robust adaptive control for uncertain nonlinear systems with unknown control directions and actuator nonlinearity

A robust adaptive control scheme is proposed for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems in strict feedback form with both unknown control directions and non-symmetric dead-zone nonlinearity based on backstepping design.The conditions that the dead-zone slopes and the boundaries are equal and symmetric are removed by simplifying nonlinear dead-zone input model,the assumption that the priori knowledge of the control directions to be known is eliminated by utilizing Nussbaum-type gain technique and neural networks(NN) approximation capability.The possible controller singularity problem and the effect of dead-zone input nonlinearity are avoided perfectly by combining integral Lyapunov design with sliding mode control strategy.All the signals in the closed-loop system are guaranteed to be semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded and the tracking error of the system is proven to be converged to a small neighborhood of the origin.Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.     

Adaptive fuzzy control for multi-input multi-output nonlinear systems with unknown dead-zone inputs

This paper presents an adaptive fuzzy control scheme for a class of uncertain multi-input multi-output (MIMO) nonlinear systems with the nonsymmetric control gain matrix and the unknown dead-zone inputs. In this scheme, fuzzy systems are used to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions and the estimated symmetric gain matrix is decomposed into a product of one diagonal matrix and two orthogonal matrices. Based on the decomposition results, a controller is developed, therefore, the possible controller singularity problem and the parameter initialization condition constraints problem are avoided. In addition, a dynamic robust controller is employed to compensate for the lumped errors. It is proved that all the signals in the proposed closed-loop system are bounded and that the tracking errors converge asymptotically to zero. A simulation example is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.     

Approximation-based control of nonlinear MIMO time-delay systems

Approximation-based control is presented for a class of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) nonlinear systems in block-triangular form with unknown state delays. Neural networks (NNs) are utilized to approximate and compensate for unknown functions in the system dynamics, including the unknown bounds of the functions of delayed states. The use of a separation technique removes the need for any assumption on the function of delayed states, and allows the handling of multiple delays in each function of delayed states. By combining the use of Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals and adaptive NN backstepping, the proposed control guarantees that all closed-loop signals remain bounded, while the outputs converge to a neighborhood of the desired trajectories. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.     

Observer-based adaptive fuzzy tracking control for a class of MIMO nonlinear systems with unknown dead zones and time-varying delays

The adaptive tracking control strategy is investigated for a class of multi-input and multi-output pure-feedback nonlinear delayed systems with unknown dead-zone inputs. This problem is challenging due to the existence of unknown dead zones, time-varying delays and unavoidable state variables. By constructing fuzzy approximators and state observers, the difficulties from unknown nonlinearities and unavailable state variables are surmounted, respectively. Lyapunov–Krasovskii functions are introduced to deal with the time-varying delays. The adaptive controllers are designed by a backstepping method and adaptive technique so that the closed-loop systems remain stable and the target signals can be tracked within a small error as well. At last, two examples are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.     

Observer-based fuzzy adaptive fault control for a class of MIMO nonlinear systems

In this paper, the fault-tolerant control (FTC) problem is investigated for a class of multi-input multiple output nonlinear systems with time-varying delays, and an active FTC method is proposed. The controlled system contains unknown nonlinear functions, unknown control gain functions and actuator faults, which integrates time-varying bias and gain faults. Then, fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions and unknown control gain functions, fuzzy adaptive observers are used for fault detection and isolation. Further, based on the obtained information, an accommodation method is proposed for compensating the actuator faults. It is shown that all the variables of the closed-loop system are semi-globally uniformly bounded, the tracking error converges to an arbitrary small neighbourhood of the origin. A simulation is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Observer-based adaptive control for uncertain time-delay systems

In this paper, we will focus on investigating the observer-based controlling problem of time-delay systems. First, we investigate a class of simple time-delay systems. The corresponding adaptive observer and controller are designed, which are both independent of the time-delays. Based on Lyapunov stability theory, we prove that the closed-loop system is asymptotically stable. Next we further consider the interconnected time-delay system case. The corresponding adaptive observer and controller are designed, we prove that the resulting closed-loop system is also asymptotically stable. Simulations on controlling time-delay systems and interconnected systems are investigated, and the results show that the designed controllers are feasible and efficient.     

Adaptive fuzzy observer backstepping control for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with unknown time-delay

In this paper, a new adaptive fuzzy backstepping control approach is developed for a class of nonlinear systems with unknown time-delay and unmeasured states. Using fuzzy logic systems to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, a fuzzy state observer is designed for estimating the unmeasured states. On the basis of the state observer and applying the backstepping technique, an adaptive fuzzy observer control approach is developed. The main features of the proposed adaptive fuzzy control approach not only guarantees that all the signals of the closed-loop system are semiglobally uniformly ultimately bounded, but also contain less adaptation parameters to be updated on-line. Finally, simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Adaptive neural control of nonlinear MIMO systems with unknown time delays

In this paper, a novel adaptive NN control scheme is proposed for a class of uncertain multi-input and multi-output (MIMO) nonlinear time-delay systems. RBF NNs are used to tackle unknown nonlinear functions, then the adaptive NN tracking controller is constructed by combining Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals and the dynamic surface control (DSC) technique along with the minimal-learning-parameters (MLP) algorithm. The proposed controller guarantees uniform ultimate boundedness (UUB) of all the signals in the closed-loop system, while the tracking error converges to a small neighborhood of the origin. An advantage of the proposed control scheme lies in that the number of adaptive parameters for each subsystem is reduced to one, triple problems of “explosion of complexity”, “curse of dimension” and “controller singularity” are solved, respectively. Finally, a numerical simulation is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness and performance of the proposed scheme.     

Adaptive fuzzy controller design with observer for a class of uncertain nonlinear MIMO systems

In this paper, an adaptive fuzzy control approach is proposed to stabilize a class of uncertain nonlinear MIMO systems with the unmeasured states and the external disturbances. The fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the unknown functions. Because it does not required to assume that the system states are measurable, it needs to design an observer to estimate the system unmeasured states. The considered MIMO systems are more general, i.e. they consist of N subsystems and each subsystem is in the non‐affine form. The stability of the closed‐loop system is verified by using Lyapunov analysis method. Two simulation examples are utilized to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society