Adaptive type-2 fuzzy sliding mode controller for SISO nonlinear systems subject to actuator faults

In this paper, an adaptive type-2 fuzzy sliding mode control to tolerate actuator faults of unknown nonlinear systems with external disturbances is presented. Based on a redundant actuation structure, a novel type-2 adaptive fuzzy fault tolerant control scheme is proposed using sliding mode control. Two adaptive type-2 fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the unknown functions, whose adaptation laws are deduced from the stability analysis. The proposed approach allows to ensure good tracking performance despite the presence of actuator failures and external disturbances, as illustrated through a simulation example.     

Observer‐based adaptive robust control of a class of nonlinear systems with dynamic uncertainties

In this paper, a discontinuous projection‐based adaptive robust control (ARC) scheme is constructed for a class of nonlinear systems in an extended semi‐strict feedback form by incorporating a nonlinear observer and a dynamic normalization signal. The form allows for parametric uncertainties, uncertain nonlinearities, and dynamic uncertainties. The unmeasured states associated with the dynamic uncertainties are assumed to enter the system equations in an affine fashion. A novel nonlinear observer is first constructed to estimate the unmeasured states for a less conservative design. Estimation errors of dynamic uncertainties, as well as other model uncertainties, are dealt with effectively via certain robust feedback control terms for a guaranteed robust performance. In contrast with existing conservative robust adaptive control schemes, the proposed ARC method makes full use of the available structural information on the unmeasured state dynamics and the prior knowledge on the bounds of parameter variations for high performance. The resulting ARC controller achieves a prescribed output tracking transient performance and final tracking accuracy in the sense that the upper bound on the absolute value of the output tracking error over entire time‐history is given and related to certain controller design parameters in a known form. Furthermore, in the absence of uncertain nonlinearities, asymptotic output tracking is also achieved. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On matching conditions for adaptive state tracking control ofsystems with actuator failures

In this paper, new necessary and sufficient conditions are derived for actuator failure compensation for linear time-invariant systems with actuator failures characterized by unknown input signals at some unknown fixed values and time instants, for state tracking with state feedback. It is shown that the number of fully functional actuators is crucial in determining the actuation range, which specifies the compensation design conditions in terms of system actuation structure. Such conditions are required for both a nominal design using system knowledge and an adaptive design without system knowledge. An adaptive actuator failure compensation control scheme based on relaxed system actuation conditions is developed for systems with unknown dynamic parameters and actuator failure parameters including failure values, times, and patterns. Simulation results are presented to verify the desired system performance with failure compensation     

Adaptive PID-like fault-tolerant control for robot manipulators with given performance specifications

ABSTRACT

This paper investigates the trajectory tracking problem of rigid robot manipulators with unknown dynamics and actuator failures. The goal is to achieve desirable tracking performance with a simple and low-cost control strategy. By introducing a new form of parameter estimation error, together with an error transformation, a robust adaptive and fault-tolerant control scheme is developed without the need for fault information nor precise robotic mathematical model. It is shown that, with the proposed control, the tracking error is ensured to converge to an adjustable residual set within prescribed finite time at a user pre-assignable decay rate. The appealing feature of the developed control also lies in its simplicity in structure (i.e. PID form) and effectiveness in dealing with modelling uncertainties as well as actuation faults.     

可反馈线性化系统的鲁棒自适应容错控制设计

针对存在不确定执行器故障和未知不匹配干扰的可反馈线性化非线性系统, 提出一种鲁棒自适应容错控 制策略. 首先分别给出系统输入和扰动关于系统输出的相对阶, 针对两种相对阶之间的不同关系设计鲁棒控制器, 抑制干扰对系统输出的影响; 然后针对各故障情况分别设计容错控制器; 最后将各控制器进行融合得到一个综合 故障补偿控制器, 从而有效解决故障模式、类型、大小、时间和外界干扰等多重不确定性, 保证闭环系统稳定和渐近 输出跟踪性能. 仿真结果验证了所设计控制方案的可行性与有效性.     

一类非仿射系统的 PI-like 容错控制

针对存在执行器故障的不确定非仿射动态系统,研究其跟踪控制问题. 在不太苛刻的Lipschitz条件下,提出了一种成本低、易于设计的用户友好类似比例积分(Proportion integration, PI)的控制策略, 和传统PI控制方法不同,这里的“比例”“积分”增益的确定无需反复试凑过程, 并且在系统可能出现执行器失效故障的情况下可以确保稳定跟踪.     

绳索牵引并联机器人的双空间自适应同步控制

在绳索牵引并联机器人(CDPR)的运动过程中,关键的问题就是绳索必须保持张紧,且多根绳索之间需要相互协调.而且,模型参数的不确定性也会在一定程度上影响其运动控制,必须加以考虑.为了解决这些挑战,将绳长空间自适应同步与工作空间自适应补偿结合起来,提出了一种新型的双空间自适应同步控制器.通过绳长同步误差来表示绳索之间的协调运动,并通过双空间自适应的方法来实时补偿不同空间中的模型参数不确定性.随后,严格证明了双空间自适应同步控制系统的闭环稳定性.将实验结果与现有的增广PD控制器进行对比发现,提出的双空间自适应同步控制器可以显著地提高绳长的跟踪精度、改善绳索之间的协调关系,从而最终提高动平台的控制精度.同时,控制器中的自适应作用可以有效地补偿末端动平台的质量变化带来的影响.     

Distributed attitude synchronization control for multiple flexible spacecraft without modal variable measurement

This paper solves the attitude synchronization and tracking problem for a group of flexible spacecraft without flexible‐mode variable measurement. The spacecraft formation is studied in a leader‐following synchronization scheme with a dynamic virtual leader. With the application of adaptive sliding‐mode control technique, a distributed modified Rodriguez parameters‐based dynamic controller is proposed for flexible spacecraft without requiring modal variable measurement. It is proved that the attitude synchronization and tracking can be achieved asymptotically under the control strategy through the Lyapunov's stability analysis. Furthermore, a distributed robust continuous control algorithm is designed to guarantee the ultimate boundedness of both the attitude tracking error and the modal variable observation error when bounded external disturbances exist. Some numerical simulation examples for multiple flexible spacecraft formation are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Robust adaptive control of a class of nonlinear systems including actuator hysteresis with Prandtl-Ishlinskii presentations

This paper deals with robust adaptive control of a class of nonlinear systems preceded by unknown hysteresis nonlinearities. By using a Prandtl-Ishlinskii model with play and stop operators, we attempt to fuse the model of hysteresis with the available control techniques without necessarily constructing a hysteresis inverse. A robust adaptive control scheme is therefore proposed. The global stability of the adaptive system and tracking a desired trajectory to a certain precision are achieved. Simulation results attained for a nonlinear system are presented to illustrate and further validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Design of a Robust Adaptive Neural Tracking Controller

A robust neural tracking controller is designed based on the conic sector theory. An adaptive dead zone scheme is employed to enhance robustness of the system. The proposed algorithm does not require knowledge of either the upper bound of disturbance or the bound on the norm of the estimate parameter. A complete convergence proof is provided based on the sector theory to deal with the nonlinear system. Simulation results are presented to control a two-link direct drive robot and show the performance of the tracking controller.     

Coordinate independent adaptive attitude tracking control design for spacecraft robust to time-varying system uncertainties

In this paper, we consider the adaptive attitude control of spacecraft with time-varying inertial properties. We use a coordinate independent approach for the purpose of designing the control and estimation laws in terms of the rotation matrices representing the spacecraft body frame and reference tracking signals. This method helps to overcome the difficulties regarding the attitude representation on SO(3) such as ambiguities associated with quaternion representation and inherent singularities inside Euler parameters. We model the time variations in inertial parameters in two different ways, and design adaptive control schemes for each case. As the first uncertain dynamic model, we consider a setting of spacecraft with multiple moving appendages, and based on this model, design an adaptive control scheme with three different versions, where Frobenious norm is used in measuring the deviation of the estimated inertia tensors from their actual values. The proposed adaptive control scheme is later extended for the more direct model where the inertia tensor of the spacecraft has a nonlinear relation with the norm of the input moment. Further, we derive the allowable sets of initial conditions to ensure the convergence of the tracking error. Simulation results are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of our proposed approach.     

A discrete-time parameter estimation based adaptive actuator failure compensation control scheme

This article studies discrete-time adaptive failure compensation control of systems with uncertain actuator failures, using an indirect adaptive control method. A discrete-time model of a continuous-time linear system with actuator failures is derived and its key features are clarified. A new discrete-time adaptive actuator failure compensation control scheme is developed, which consists of a total parametrisation of the system with parameter and failure uncertainties, a stable adaptive parameter estimation algorithm, and an on-line design procedure for feedback control. This work provides a new design of direct adaptive compensation of uncertain actuator failures, using an indirect adaptive control method. Such an adaptive design ensures desired closed-loop system stability and tracking properties despite uncertain actuator failures. Simulation results are presented to show the desired adaptive actuator failure compensation performance.     

Robust adaptive fault‐tolerant tracking control for uncertain linear systems with time‐varying performance bounds

In this paper, the problem of robust adaptive fault‐tolerant tracking control with time‐varying performance bounds is investigated for a class of linear systems subject to parameter uncertainties, external disturbances and actuator failures. In order to ensure the norm of the tracking error less than the user‐defined time‐varying performance bounds, we propose a new control strategy which is predicated on the generalized restricted potential function. Compared with the existing result, a novel method which provides two design freedoms is developed to reduce the tracking error. According to the online estimation information provided by adaptive mechanism, a fault‐tolerant tracking control method guaranteeing time‐varying performance bounds is developed for robust tracking of reference model. It is shown that the closed‐loop signals are bounded and the tracking error within an a priori given, time‐varying performance bounds. A simulation result is provided to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed fault‐tolerant tracking control method.     

多线切割机的无模型自适应交叉耦合控制

为提高硅材料切割加工的精度,在分析多线切割机钢丝线张力波动的基础上,将无模型自适应控制和交叉耦合控制相结合,提出了一种多轴同步的间接张力控制策略。无模型自适应控制提高了系统动态响应的快速性,增强了系统的鲁棒性,减小了跟踪误差,实现了准确跟踪;交叉耦合控制用于消除各轴之间的增益参数和动态参数不匹配的影响,减小了同步误差,实现了多轴同步。实验结果表明所提出的控制方案十分有效,可提高多轴同步的运动精度,减小钢丝线张力波动。     

Robust dynamic surface control of flexible joint robots using recurrent neural networks

A robust neuro-adaptive controller for uncertain flexible joint robots is presented. This control scheme integrates H-infinity disturbance attenuation design and recurrent neural network adaptive control technique into the dynamic surface control framework. Two recurrent neural networks are used to adaptively learn the uncertain functions in a flexible joint robot. Then, the effects of approximation error and filter error on the tracking performance are attenuated to a prescribed level by the embedded H-infinity controller, so that the desired H-infinity tracking performance can be achieved. Finally, simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.     

A robust adaptive sliding-mode control for rigid robotic manipulators with arbitrary bounded input disturbances

In this paper, a robust adaptive sliding-mode control scheme for rigid robotic manipulators with arbitrary bounded input disturbances is proposed. It is shown that the prior knowledge on the upper bound of the norm of the input disturbance vector is not required in the sliding-mode controller design. An adaptive mechanism is introduced to estimate the upper bound of the norm of the input disturbance vector. The estimate is then used as a controller gain parameter to guarantee that the output tracking error asymptotically converges to zero and strong robustness with respect to bounded input disturbances can be obtained. A simulation example is given in support of the proposed control scheme.     

Generalized PI control design for a class of unknown nonaffine systems with sensor and actuator faults

This work deals with the tracking control problem of a class of unknown nonaffine dynamic systems that involve unpredictable sensor and actuation failures. As the control inputs enter into and influence the dynamic behavior of the nonaffine system through a nonlinear and implicit way, control design for such system becomes quite challenging. The underlying problem becomes even more complex if the system dynamics are unavailable for control design yet involving unanticipated sensor and/or actuator faults. In this work, a structurally simple and computationally inexpensive control scheme is proposed to achieve uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB) stable tracking control of a class of nonaffine systems. The proposed control is of a generalized PI form and is able to accommodate both sensor and actuator faults. The effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is confirmed by theoretical analysis and numerical simulations.     

不匹配不确定性系统的近似变结构输出跟踪控制

针对一类具有不匹配不确定性的非线性系统,提出一种结合变结构控制方法及自适应控制方法输出跟踪控制器。首先提出一种保证不确定性系统跟踪误差指数稳定的近似变结构控制器;进而得到一种具有不确定性范数上界估计能力的自适应近似变结构控制器,并证明了所提出的自适应近似变结构控制器使跟踪误差在时间趋于无穷时收敛于零。     

Bi-Objective Optimal Control Modification Adaptive Control for Systems with Input Uncertainty

This paper presents a new model-reference adaptive control method based on a bi-objective optimal control formulation for systems with input uncertainty. A parallel predictor model is constructed to relate the predictor error to the estimation error of the control effectiveness matrix. In this work, we develop an optimal control modification adaptive control approach that seeks to minimize a bi-objective linear quadratic cost function of both the tracking error norm and the predictor error norm simultaneously. The resulting adaptive laws for the parametric uncertainty and control effectiveness uncertainty are dependent on both the tracking error and the predictor error, while the adaptive laws for the feedback gain and command feedforward gain are only dependent on the tracking error. The optimal control modification term provides robustness to the adaptive laws naturally from the optimal control framework. Simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed adaptive control approach.      

基于复合自适应律的直线电机自适应鲁棒控制

自适应鲁棒控制(ARC)能克服参数不确定性与扰动对系统的影响, 具有良好的输出跟踪性能. 然而常规ARC的参数估计值难以逼近真值. 为实现高性能的控制与准确的参数估计, 本文提出了基于复合自适应律的自适应鲁棒控制(CAARC). 该方法同时采用了输出误差与参数估计误差的相关信息构造自适应律, 具有比常规ARC更好的参数估计效果. 本文在理论上证明了CAARC的闭环稳定性与参数估计误差的收敛性, 并通过分析表明CAARC具有比常规ARC更好的输出跟踪性能, 最后通过仿真验证了该方法的有效性.