Notions of exponential robust stochastic stability,ISS and their Lyapunov characterizations

Concepts of exponential global robust stability for stochastic control systems are analysed in terms of Lyapunov functions. The main result of the paper constitutes a generalization of a converse stability theorem due to Khasminskii for stochastic differential equations and establishes that, under certain hypotheses, the origin is robustly exponentially stable in the rth mean, if and only if the system admits a Lyapunov function which is smooth except possibly at the origin. The main result concerning robust asymptotic stability enable us to derive a Lyapunov‐like characterization for the concept of stochastic input‐to‐state stability (ISS). Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A link between input-output stability and Lyapunov stability

It is shown that incremental boundedness of an input-output operator ensures global asymptotic stability of any motion. A reciprocal statement is set.     

An improved approach to robust stability analysis and controller synthesis for LPV systems

This paper revisits the problem of robust stability analysis and synthesis for linear parameter varying (LPV) systems. By introducing two new slack variables, new conditions for the polyquadratic stability and for the affine quadratic stability of LPV systems are presented in terms of linear matrix inequalities. These results are then applied for robust controller synthesis. Owing to the extra freedom degree introduced by the real slack variable, this proposed approach could lead to less conservative results than that of from the literature, especially for robust controller synthesis. The effectiveness and superiority are demonstrated by the comparison between this proposed approach and the existing results on a well‐known numerical example. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On characterizations of the input-to-state stability property

We show that the well-known Lyapunov sufficient condition for “input-to-state stability” (ISS) is also necessary, settling positively an open question raised by several authors during the past few years. Additional characterizations of the ISS property, including one in terms of nonlinear stability margins, are also provided.     

Improved results on stability analysis and controller synthesis for T-S fuzzy systems

This paper is concerned with the stability analysis and synthesis issues for T-S fuzzy systems. By fully using the properties of fuzzy weighting functions and matrix inequalities, two improved sufficient stability conditions are derived based on the common Lyapunov function and fuzzy Lyapunov function, respectively. It is not necessary to require every fuzzy subsystem to be stable in these conditions. Following the analysis, both parallel and non-parallel distributed compensation controllers are obtained by solving linear matrix inequalities. Finally, four examples are given to show the effectiveness of our proposed approach and the advantages of the approach over existing methods.     

New dilated LMI characterizations for continuous-time multiobjective controller synthesis

This paper provides new dilated linear matrix inequality (LMI) characterizations for continuous-time controller synthesis. The dilated LMIs enable us to parametrize controllers without involving the Lyapunov variables in the parametrizations. Taking advantage of this feature, we can readily design multiobjective controllers with non-common Lyapunov variables, whereas we are forced to employ a common one in the well-known Lyapunov shaping paradigm. In particular, it is shown that the proposed dilated-LMI-based approach to H₂/D-stability synthesis encompasses the corresponding Lyapunov shaping paradigm as a special case. In this sense, the results of this paper can be viewed as partial counterparts of those obtained in the discrete-time setting.     

基于Backstepping方法的移动机器人路径跟踪问题研究

针对轮式移动机器人的路径跟踪问题以及其非完整特性,引入一种新的虚拟反馈量,使用反演法设计了路径跟踪控制器.首先通过移动机器人的运动学模型得出其运动学位姿误差微分方程,然后基于Backstepping(逐步后推)方法设计控制器,通过构造的Lyapunov函数证明了所设计的控制器的稳定性;最后用Matlab进行仿真以及SM35机器人进行实验,结果表明,所设计的控制器能使移动机器人以任意小的误差跟踪任意给定的参考路径.     

速度受限的全方向康复步行训练机器人Backstepping补偿跟踪控制

全方向康复步行训练机器人需要跟踪医生指定的训练轨迹、针对运动过程中速度过快而影响康复者安全性问题,提出一种基于Backstepping补偿方法的速度受限型控制器设计方案,目的是保证康复者的安全训练.通过限制实际运动速度的幅值,并根据所提出轨迹跟踪误差和速度跟踪误差的实时补偿方法,实现了全方向康复步行训练机器人在安全速度下的轨迹跟踪.基于李亚普诺夫稳定性理论和LaSalle不变性原理,证明了补偿误差系统和跟踪误差系统的渐近稳定性.通过仿真结果对比分析,表明了所提控制器设计方法的有效性和可行性.     

H_∞ controller synthesis of piecewise discrete time linear systems

This paper presents an H∞ controller design method for pieccwise discrete time linear systems based on a piecewise quadratic Lyapunov function. It is shown that the resulting closed loop system is globally stable with guaranteed H∞ perfomiance and the controller can be obtained by solving a set of bilinear lnatrLx inequalities. It has been shown that piecewise quadratic Lyapunov functions are less conservative than the global qnadnmc Lyapunov functions. A simulation example is also given to illustrate the advantage of the proposed approach.     

Backstepping controller design for a class of stochastic nonlinear systems with Markovian switching

A more general class of stochastic nonlinear systems with irreducible homogenous Markovian switching are considered in this paper. As preliminaries, the stability criteria and the existence theorem of strong solutions are first presented by using the inequality of mathematic expectation of a Lyapunov function. The state-feedback controller is designed by regarding Markovian switching as constant such that the closed-loop system has a unique solution, and the equilibrium is asymptotically stable in probability in the large. The output-feedback controller is designed based on a quadratic-plus-quartic-form Lyapunov function such that the closed-loop system has a unique solution with the equilibrium being asymptotically stable in probability in the large in the unbiased case and has a unique bounded-in-probability solution in the biased case.     

Attractors and partial stability of nonlinear dynamical systems

This paper represents a study of the key concepts of attracting sets (submanifolds) and partially stable systems aimed at establishing relations between the local properties and the unification of the methodologies of their analysis. The use of recent results of stability theory and techniques of geometric control enables one to generalize Lyapunov-like sufficient conditions and propose simplified solutions for the problems of set attractivity and partial stability.     

控制量前具有不确定系数的电液伺服系统自适应控制

针对控制输入前具有不确定系数的电液伺服位置系统精确跟踪控制问题, 提出了一种改进的自适应Backstepping控制器设计方法. 该方法通过对系统模型的等价变换和选择合适的Lyapunov函数, 有效解决了系统模型中控制输入前存在不确定系数而导致所设计的控制器存在参数自适应律, 而自适应律中存在控制量造成的嵌套难题. 以驱动连铸结晶器的电液伺服位置系统为例, 进行了控制器的设计和稳定性证明. 仿真研究结果表明, 所提出的改进设计方法是可行的, 设计的控制器具有较强的鲁棒性和良好的跟踪性能.     

Adaptive control of nonlinear systems with nonlinear parameterization

An adaptive feedback regulation scheme is proposed for a class of single input nonlinear systems, with nonlinear parameterizations. A proof of local regulation is given. The results are validated through a simulation study.     

A new discrete-time robust stability condition

A new robust stability condition for uncertain discrete-time systems with convex polytopic uncertainty is given. It enables to check stability using parameter-dependent Lyapunov functions which are derived from LMI conditions. It is shown that this new condition provides better results than the classical quadratic stability. Besides the use of a parameter-dependent Lyapunov function, this condition exhibits a kind of decoupling between the Lyapunov and the system matrices which may be explored for control synthesis purposes. A numerical example illustrates the results.     

具有参数和负载不确定性的感应电机自适应反步控制

基于磁场定向坐标系下的感应电机模型,采用自适应反步方法设计控制器,通过选择适当的Lyapunov函数来保证整个系统的稳定性．进而逐步导出控制律和参数自适应律．该方法可在电机参数发生变化和出现负载扰动的情况下,实现转速和转子磁链的渐近跟踪．仿真结果证实了该方法的有效性．     

A sum of squares approach to backstepping controller synthesis for piecewise affine and polynomial systems

This paper develops a backstepping controller synthesis methodology for piecewise polynomial (PWP) systems in strict form. The main contribution of the paper is to formulate sufficient conditions for controller design for PWP systems in strict form as a sum of squares feasibility problem under the assumption that an initial control Lyapunov function exists to start the iterative backstepping procedure. This problem can then be translated into a convex SDP problem and solved by available software packages. The controller synthesis problem for PWP systems in strict feedback form is divided into two cases. The first case consists of the construction of a sum of squares polynomial control Lyapunov function for PWP systems with discontinuous vector fields. The second case addresses the construction of a PWP control Lyapunov function for PWP systems with continuous vector fields. One major advantage of the proposed method is the fact that it can handle systems with discontinuous vector fields and sliding modes. The new synthesis method is applied to several numerical examples. One of these examples offers the first convex optimization solution to piecewise affine (PWA) control of a benchmark circuit system addressed before in the literature using non‐convex PWA control solutions. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Backstepping design for global stabilization of switched nonlinear systems in lower triangular form under arbitrary switchings

This paper is concerned with the global stabilization problem for switched nonlinear systems in lower triangular form under arbitrary switchings. Two classes of state feedback controllers and a common Lyapunov function (CLF) are simultaneously constructed by backstepping. The first class uses the common state feedback controller which is independent of switching signals; the other class utilizes individual state feedback controllers for the subsystems. As an extension of the designed method, the global stabilization problem under arbitrary switchings for switched nonlinear systems in nested lower triangular form is also studied. An example is given to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

The advanced-step NMPC controller: Optimality, stability and robustness

Widespread application of dynamic optimization with fast optimization solvers leads to increased consideration of first-principles models for nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC). However, significant barriers to this optimization-based control strategy are feedback delays and consequent loss of performance and stability due to on-line computation. To overcome these barriers, recently proposed NMPC controllers based on nonlinear programming (NLP) sensitivity have reduced on-line computational costs and can lead to significantly improved performance. In this study, we extend this concept through a simple reformulation of the NMPC problem and propose the advanced-step NMPC controller. The main result of this extension is that the proposed controller enjoys the same nominal stability properties of the conventional NMPC controller without computational delay. In addition, we establish further robustness properties in a straightforward manner through input-to-state stability concepts. A case study example is presented to demonstrate the concepts.     

A power system nonlinear adaptive decentralized controller design

In this paper, a novel excitation control is designed for improvement of transient stability of power systems. The control algorithm is based on the adaptive backstepping method in a recursive way without linearizing the system model. Lyapunov function method is applied in designing the controller to ensure the convergence of the power angle, relative speed of the generator and the active electrical power delivered by the generator when a large fault occurs. Compared with the existing nonlinear decentralized control approaches, the proposed controller has no requirement for the bounds of interconnections in the power system. And the new approach does not need the existence of solution of a designed algebraic Riccati equation. Furthermore, the transient stability performance of power systems can also be improved by the designed control approach. The efficacy of the designed controller has been demonstrated in a multimachine power system. Simulation results show transient stability enhancement of a power system in the face of a large sudden fault.