Robust fault detection in linear systems based on full-order state observers

A parametric approach to robust fault detection in linear systems with unknown disturbances is presented. The residual is generated using full-order state observers (FSO). Based on an analytical solution to a type of Sylvester matrix equations, the parameterization of the observer gain matrix is given. In terms of the design degrees of freedom provided by the parametric observer design and a group of introduced parameter vectors, a sufficient and necessary condition for fullorder state observer design with disturbance decoupling is then established. By properly constraining the design parameters according to this proposed condition, the effect of the disturbance on the residual signal is also decoupled, and a simple algorithm is developed. The presented approach offers all the degrees of design freedom. Finally, a numerical example illustrates the effect of the proposed approach.     

Robust fault detection in linear systems based on PI observers

A parametric approach for robust fault detection in linear systems with unknown disturbances is presented. The residual is generated using full-order proportional-integral (PI) observers. The approach is based on a result for PI observer design recently proposed. In terms of the design degrees of freedom provided by the parametric PI observer design and a group of introduced parameter vectors, a sufficient and necessary condition for PI observer design with disturbance decoupling is established. By properly constraining the design parameters according to this proposed condition, the effect of the disturbance to the residual signal is decoupled, and a simple algorithm is presented. The presented approach offers all the degrees of design freedom. A numerical example illustrates the effect of the proposed approach.     

Robust observers for systems with parameters

In many cases linear multivariable models which describe physical systems contain structured parametric type uncertainties. Specifically it may be that the state space model is expressed in a form which involves parameters. We first consider circumstances in which a parameter independent observer can be constructed for the system, and suggest conditions that guarantee its existence. We also give conditions under which such a robust observer can be subsequently used with additional dynamics in a parameter free configuration for regulation.     

Robust fault detection of uncertain linear systems via quasi-LMIs

A novel H_∞ deconvolution filter design method is discussed for fault detection of uncertain polytopic linear systems subject to unknown inputs. The enhancement of fault sensitivity is characterized in terms of an H_- index. By means of the Projection Lemma and Congruence Transformations, a quasi-convex LMI formulation of the design problem is obtained. The effectiveness of the filter is illustrated via a numerical example.     

设计高阶PI观测器对线性系统故障作鲁棒检测

针对具有干扰的线性定常系统,研究了基于高阶PI观测器的鲁棒故障检测设计问题.基于Sylvester矩阵方程的参数化解,给出了干扰与残差解耦的充要条件,并提出了基于高阶PI观测器的线性系统鲁棒故障检测参数化设计方法.数值算例及仿真分析表明所提鲁棒故障检测参数化设计方法是有效的.     

二阶线性系统全维PI观测器的参数化设计

基于一类广义Sylvester矩阵方程的解．提出了二阶线性系统的全维PI观测器设计参数化方法．给出了该类观测器的增益矩阵和左特征向量矩阵的参数化表达式．该观测器设计的参数化方法直接基于二阶线性系统的参数矩阵,不涉及系统的变换或增广．数值例子表明了所提方法的简单有效性．     

Fault detection and isolation design for uncertain nonlinear systems based on full-order,reduced-order and high-order high-gain sliding-mode observers

This paper considers the observer-based fault detection and isolation design problems when the observer matching condition is not satisfied. Based on the relative degree concept, an auxiliary output vector that may satisfy the observer matching condition is constructed. Since the auxiliary output vector contains unknown information, we use a high-order high-gain sliding-mode observer to exactly estimate not only the auxiliary outputs, but also their derivatives in a finite time. Then, an adaptive robust full-order observer is developed to serve as an actuator fault detection observer. For the actuator fault reconstruction purpose, a reduced-order observer is proposed to estimate the system states even if there are some actuator faults and an actuator fault reconstruction method is provided to reach the fault isolation purpose. A numerical simulation example is used to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.     

Disturbance decoupling in fault detection of linear periodic systems

This paper studies fault detection problems of linear discrete-time periodic systems. The aim is to design residual generators, which deliver a residual signal fully decoupled from unknown disturbances. First, a periodic parity relation based full decoupling residual generator with a periodically varying parity vector is established. Then, the relation between periodic parity vectors and periodic observer-based residual generators is investigated. It is shown that a periodic observer-based full decoupling residual generator can be obtained from a periodic full decoupling parity vector. Finally, the condition of disturbance decoupling is discussed and an example is given to illustrate the proposed approaches.     

基于区间观测器的执行器故障检测

针对同时具有未知非线性函数(包括系统不确定性、外部干扰等) 和执行器故障的非线性系统, 提出基于区间观测器的故障检测方法. 首先, 在假定执行器故障不出现的前提下, 基于未知非线性函数的上下界信息, 提出两种区间观测器设计方法; 然后, 利用这两种区间观测器的输出和系统的真实输出, 构造可以对执行器故障进行检测的残差, 以此实现基于区间观测器的执行器故障检测. 最后, 通过两个仿真例子验证了所提出方法的正确性和有效性.

     

Robust fault detection filter design for a class of time-delay systems via equivalent transformation

This paper is concerned with the robust fault detection filter (RFDF) design for a class of linear timeinvariant systems (LTISs) with output state time delays. Although existing results in literatures study the RFDF for timedelay systems, few is concerned with the output state time-delay systems. The basic idea of our study is to eliminate the time delays of system and transform it to a delay-free system (i.e., a linear time-invariant system without time delays) by the bicausal change of coordinates approach. Then, we design the RFDF for the delay-free LTIS, which is equivalent to the original system with time delays. We first introduce a class of systems with output state time delays, whose fault can be detected by using the RFDF design approach for delay-free systems. Then, since the RFDF design problem can be formulated as a standard H-infinity-model matching problem, it is solved by using H-infinity-optimization LMI techniques. In the last, the adaptive threshold of fault detection is chosen and an illustrative design example is used to demonstrate the validity of the design approach.     

Robust fault detection and isolation in stochastic systems

This article outlines the formulation of a robust fault detection and isolation (FDI) scheme that can precisely detect and isolate simultaneous actuator and sensor faults for uncertain linear stochastic systems. The given robust fault detection scheme based on the discontinuous robust observer approach would be able to distinguish between model uncertainties and actuator failures and therefore eliminate the problem of false alarms. Since the proposed approach involves estimating sensor faults, it can also be used for sensor fault identification and the reconstruction of true outputs from faulty sensor outputs. Simulation results presented here validate the effectiveness of the proposed robust FDI system.     

一类受扰线性采样数据系统的鲁棒执行器故障估计

针对一类含有外部干扰的线性采样数据系统, 本文研究了执行器故障估计问题. 首先, 文章设计了一种用于估计系统执行器故障的鲁棒故障估计观测器, 在连续采样时间间隔内, 观测器增益矩阵指数变化. 之后, 通过联合增广状态估计误差与故障误差, 并利用Lyapunov-Krasovskii泛函和线性矩阵不等式技术, 给出了保证误差系统全局渐近稳定的充分条件. 同时, 建立的线性矩阵不等式条件涉及调谐参数和最大采样间隔, 可以较好改善状态和故障估计性能. 最后, 通过对某型民航飞机模型实例进行仿真, 验证了本文所提方法具有更好的跟踪效果     

Dynamic observers for linear time-invariant systems

An alternative state estimator structure for linear time-invariant systems named for dynamic observer is presented, which can be considered as an extension of the usual observer in its configuration. As a possible design method for the dynamic observer, an efficient and plausible design algorithm is also provided. The mechanism of the proposed dynamic observer design is the dual of the output feedback controller design. The essential characteristics of the dynamic observer to be qualified as an effective observer are addressed.     

A robust deconvolution scheme for fault detection and isolation of uncertain linear systems: an LMI approach

Optimal H_∞ deconvolution filter theory is exploited for the design of robust fault detection and isolation (FDI) units for uncertain polytopic linear systems. Such a filter is synthesized under frequency domain conditions which ensure guaranteed levels of disturbance attenuation, residual decoupling and deconvolution performance in prescribed frequency ranges. By means of the Projection Lemma, a quasi-convex formulation of the problem is obtained via LMIs. A FDI logic based on adaptive thresholds is also proposed for reducing the generation of false alarms. The effectiveness of the design technique is illustrated via a numerical example.     

Fault detection for linear distributed-parameter systems using finite-dimensional functional observers

In this article, finite-dimensional residual generators are directly designed for Riesz-spectral systems with bounded input and output operators to detect faults. This is achieved by using finite-dimensional observers, that can estimate linear functionals of the state without spillover. These observers allow for a decoupling of the unknown disturbances from the estimation error dynamics under mild assumptions. Then, a finite-dimensional residual generator is obtained by approximately decoupling the state from the residual, that is generated by the observer states and the outputs. It is shown that the resulting approximation error can be made small by increasing the observer order. Then, fault detection with the finite-dimensional residual generator can be assured by introducing a time-varying threshold. A faulty Euler–Bernoulli beam with structural damping illustrates the proposed finite-dimensional fault detection approach.     

A robust fault detection approach for nonlinear systems

In this paper, we study the robust fault detection problem of nonlinear systems. Based on the Lyapunov method, a robust fault detection approach for a general class of nonlinear systems is proposed. A nonlinear observer is first provided, and a sufficient condition is given to make the observer locally stable. Then, a practical algorithm is presented to facilitate the realization of the proposed observer for robust fault detection. Finally, a numerical example is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Sliding mode control-based linear functional observers for discrete-time stochastic systems

Sliding mode control (SMC) is one of the most popular techniques to stabilise linear discrete-time stochastic systems. However, application of SMC becomes difficult when the system states are not available for feedback. This paper presents a new approach to design a SMC-based functional observer for discrete-time stochastic systems. The functional observer is based on the Kronecker product approach. Existence conditions and stability analysis of the proposed observer are given. The control input is estimated by a novel linear functional observer. This approach leads to a non-switching type of control, thereby eliminating the fundamental cause of chatter. Furthermore, the functional observer is designed in such a way that the effect of process and measurement noise is minimised. Simulation example is given to illustrate and validate the proposed design method.     

Partial state observers for linear systems with unknown inputs

We consider the problem of constructing partial state observers for discrete-time linear systems with unknown inputs. Specifically, for any given system, we develop a design procedure that characterizes the set of all linear functionals of the system state that can be reconstructed through a linear observer with a given delay. By treating the delay as a design parameter, we allow greater flexibility in estimating state functionals, and are able to obtain a procedure that directly produces the corresponding observer parameters. Our technique is also applicable to continuous-time systems by replacing delayed outputs with differentiated outputs.     

线性随机系统的微小传感器故障检测

针对一类线性随机系统,研究了其微小传感器故障检测问题.基于Kalman滤波算法构造状态估计器,利用移动加权平均方法设计残差与评价函数.根据非中心卡方分布的性质,分析了故障幅值、窗口长度、误报率和漏报率之间的关系.采用不等式技术,得到了确保在统计意义下微小故障可检测性的最优权值和最小窗口长度.最后,通过一个仿真实例验证了所提方法的有效性.