New relaxed stabilization conditions for discrete‐time Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy control systems

This paper develops relaxed stabilization conditions for discrete‐time Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy control systems based on the extended nonquadratic Lyapunov function, the nonparallel distributed compensation law, and the convexity of the fuzzy blending coefficients. Three new main results are proposed to further reduce the conservatism by fully exploring the slack matrix technique and introducing new slack matrices and extra collection matrices. The new stabilization conditions are gradually less and less conservative, and more advantageous than the existing results by overall consideration of the conservatism and the computational efforts. A well‐known numerical case and a practical case are carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed stabilization conditions.     

H2 guaranteed cost fuzzy control design for discrete-time nonlinear systems with parameter uncertainty

This paper presents a design method of H₂ guaranteed cost (GC) fuzzy controllers for discrete-time nonlinear systems with parameter uncertainties. The Takagi and Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model with parameter uncertainties is employed to represent an uncertain discrete-time nonlinear system. A sufficient condition for the existence of H₂ GC fuzzy controllers is presented in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The resulting fuzzy controllers not only guarantee that the closed-loop fuzzy system is quadratically stable, but also provide a guaranteed cost on the H₂ performance index. Furthermore, an optimal H₂ GC fuzzy controller in the sense of minimizing a bound on the guaranteed cost is provided by means of an LMI optimization procedure. Finally, it is also demonstrated, through numerical simulations on the backing up control of a truck-trailer, that the proposed design method is effective.     

A systematic approach to improve multiple Lyapunov function stability and stabilization conditions for fuzzy systems

This paper presents a systematic approach for decreasing conservativeness in stability analysis and control design for Takagi-Sugeno (TS) systems. This approach is based on the idea of multiple Lyapunov functions together with simple techniques for introducing slack matrices. Unlike some previous approaches based on multiple Lyapunov functions, both the stability and the stabilization conditions are written as linear matrix inequality (LMI) problems. The proposed approach reduces the number of inequalities and guarantees extra degrees of freedom to the LMI problems. Numeric examples illustrate the effectiveness of this method.     

Stabilization of a class of discrete-time switched systems via observer-based output feedback

In this paper, observer-based static output feedback control problem for discrete-time uncertain switched systems is investigated under an arbitrary switching rule. The main method used in this note is combining switched Lyapunov function (SLF) method with Finsler’s Lemma. Based on linear matrix inequality (LMI) a less conservative stability condition is established and this condition allows extra degree of freedom for stability analysis. Finally, a simulation example is given to illustrate the efficiency of the result.     

Relaxed delay-dependent stabilization criteria for discrete-time fuzzy systems based on a switching fuzzy model and piecewise Lyapunov functions

This paper presents delay-dependent stability analysis and controller synthesis methods for discrete-time Takagi-Sugeno （T-S） fuzzy systems with time delays. The T-S fuzzy system is transformed to an equivalent switching fuzzy system. Consequently, the delay-dependent stabilization criteria are derived for the switching fuzzy system based on the piecewise Lyapunov function. The proposed conditions are given in terms of linear matrix inequalities （LMIs）. The interactions among the fuzzy subsystems are considered in each subregion, and accordingly the proposed conditions are less conservative than the previous results. Since only a set of LMIs is involved, the controller design is quite simple and numerically tractable. Finally, a design example is given to show the validity of the proposed method.     

Static output-feedback stabilization of discrete-time Markovian jump linear systems: A system augmentation approach

This paper studies the static output-feedback (SOF) stabilization problem for discrete-time Markovian jump systems from a novel perspective. The closed-loop system is represented in a system augmentation form, in which input and gain-output matrices are separated. By virtue of the system augmentation, a novel necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of desired controllers is established in terms of a set of nonlinear matrix inequalities, which possess a monotonic structure for a linearized computation, and a convergent iteration algorithm is given to solve such inequalities. In addition, a special property of the feasible solutions enables one to further improve the solvability via a simple D-K type optimization on the initial values. An extension to mode-independent SOF stabilization is provided as well. Compared with some existing approaches to SOF synthesis, the proposed one has several advantages that make it specific for Markovian jump systems. The effectiveness and merit of the theoretical results are shown through some numerical examples.     

T–S fuzzy model-based tracking control of a one-dimensional manipulator actuated by pneumatic artificial muscles

Pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) has highly nonlinear and time-varying behavior due to gas compression and nonlinear elasticity of the bladder containers. Hence, it is difficult to achieve excellent tracking performance when using classical control methods. This study proposes a Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model-based control for improving control performance. The proposed approach decomposes the model of a nonlinear system into a set of linear subsystems. This allows, the T–S fuzzy model-based controller to use simple linear control techniques providing a systematic framework for the design of a state feedback controller. Stability analysis is carried out using Lyapunov direct method. The powerful LMI Toolbox in MATLAB is employed to solve linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) to obtain the controller gains. Experimental results verified that the proposed controller can achieve excellent tracking performance under different disturbances.     

A new LMI condition for robust stability of discrete-time uncertain systems

In this paper, a new robust stability condition is derived for uncertain discrete-time linear systems with convex polytopic uncertainties. The condition is expressed in terms of a set of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) involving only the vertices of the polytope domain. It enables us to determine robust stability of uncertain systems easily by solving some LMIs. A rigorous proof is given to show that an interesting result appeared recently is a special case of the proposed condition. Numerical examples also demonstrate the merit of the present condition in the aspect of conservativeness over other results in the literature.     

Stability analysis for T–S fuzzy systems with interval time‐varying delays and nonlinear perturbations

This paper is concerned with the problem of the robust stability for T–S fuzzy systems with interval time‐varying delay and nonlinear perturbations. The key features of the approach include the introduction of uncorrelated augmented matrix items into the Lyapunov functional and the use of some appropriate integral inequalities. Unlike the existing methodologies, the proposed approach involves neither free weighting matrices nor any model transformation. It can, however, lead to much less conservative stability criteria than the existing ones for the systems under consideration. The cases of perturbations are assumed to both nonlinear time‐varying perturbations and time‐varying uncertainties in linear fractional form. Numerical examples show that the obtained results are less conservative than the existing ones in the literature. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Relaxed stabilization conditions for continuous-time Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy control systems

This paper deals with the stabilization of continuous-time Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy control systems. Based on fuzzy Lyapunov functions and nonparallel distributed compensation (non-PDC) control laws, new stabilization conditions are represented in the form of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The theoretical proof shows that the proposed conditions can provide less conservatism than the existing results in the literature. Moreover, in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the non-PDC control laws, the problem of H_∞ controller design for T-S fuzzy systems is also studied. Simulation examples are given to illustrate the merits of the proposed methods.     

H-infinity filtering for discrete-time switched linear systems under arbitrary switching

This paper is concerned with the problem of H-infinity filtering for discrete-time switched linear systems under arbitrary switching laws.New sufficient conditions for the solvability of the problem are given via switched quadratic Lyapunov functions.Based on Finsler’s lemma,two sets of slack variables with special structure are introduced to provide extra degrees of freedom in optimizing the guaranteed H-infinity performance.Compared to the existing methods,the proposed one has better performances and less conservatism.An example is given to illustrate its effectiveness.     

An improved robust stability and robust stabilization method for linear discrete-time uncertain systems

This paper addresses the problems of the robust stability and robust stabilization of a discrete-time system with polytopic uncertainties. A new and simple method is presented to directly decouple the Lyapunov matrix and the system dynamic matrix. Combining this method with the parameter-dependent Lyapunov function approach yields new criteria that include some existing ones as special cases. A numerical example illustrates the improvement over the existing ones.     

An improved robust stability and robust stabilization method for linear discrete-time uncertain systems

This paper addresses the problems of the robust stability and robust stabilization of a discrete-time system with polytopic uncertainties.A new and simple method is presented to directly decouple the Lyapunov matrix and the system dynamic matrix.Combining this method with the parameter-dependent Lyapunov function approach yields new criteria that include some existing ones as special cases.A numerical example illustrates the improvement over the existing ones.     

An improved robust stability and robust stabilization method for linear discrete-time uncertain systems

This paper addresses the problems of the robust stability and robust stabilization of a discrete-time system with polytopic uncertainties. A new and simple method is presented to directly decouple the Lyapunov matrix and the system dynamic matrix. Combining this method with the parameter-dependent Lyapunov function approach yields new criteria that include some existing ones as special cases. A numerical example illustrates the improvement over the existing ones.     

LMI-based relaxed nonquadratic stabilization conditions for nonlinear systems in the Takagi-Sugeno's form

This paper presents the stabilization analysis for a class of nonlinear systems that are represented by a Takagi and Sugeno (TS) discrete fuzzy model (Takagi and Sugeno IEEE Trans. Systems Man Cybern. 15(1)(1985)116). The main result given here concerns their stabilization using new control laws and new nonquadratic Lyapunov functions. New relaxed conditions and linear matrix inequality-based design are proposed that allow outperforming previous results found in the literature. Two examples are also provided to demonstrate the efficiency of the approaches.     

Decentralized H-infinity state feedback control for discrete-time singular large-scale systems

The decentralized H-infinity control problem for discrete-time singular large-scale systems is considered. Based on the bounded real lemma of discrete-time singular systems, a sufficient condition for the existence of decentralized H-infinity controller for discrete-time singular large-scale systems is presented in terms of the solvability to a certain system of linear matrix inequalities by linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach, and the feasible solutions to the system of LMIs provide a parameterized representation of a set of decentralized H-infinity controller. The given example shows the application of the method.     

离散T-S模糊广义系统的H∞控制

研究了离散T-S模糊广义系统的H_∞控制问题. 首先引入辅助矩阵变量得到新的容许性条件, 解决了由于矩阵P的不定性, 无法运用Schur补引理处理非线性Lyapunov不等式的问题, 进而得到严格不等式表示的H_∞控制条件.基于模糊Lyapunov函数方法, 分别研究了状态反馈控制器、静态输出反馈控制器、动态输出反馈控制器的构造方法. 所得结论可推广到系统具有范数有界不确定性的情况. 最后通过算例验证方法的有效性.     

Robust stabilization of linear discrete-time systems with time-varying input delay

This paper presents a sufficient condition to stabilize linear discrete-time systems with time-varying input delay and model uncertainties. The key idea consists of applying Artstein’s reduction method and the scaled bounded real lemma; the robust stabilization problem is cast as a set of linear matrix inequalities on a transformed delay-free system. Hence, a novel convex characterization of the problem, an alternative to bilinear matrix inequalities in prior literature, is provided. Predictor-based controllers and robust state-feedback stabilization are particular cases of the proposal. Furthermore, numerical examples show that this proposal may improve tolerance against delay variations when compared to other methods available in literature.     

Robust H-infinity filtering for uncertain discrete-time systems using parameter-dependent Lyapunov functions

This paper deals with H-infinity filtering of discrete-time systems with polytopic uncertainties. The un- certain parameters are supposed to reside in a polytope. By using the parameter-dependent Lyapunov function approach and introducing some slack matrix variables, a new sufficient condition for the H-infinity filter design is presented in terms of solutions to a set of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). In contrast to the existing results for H-infinity filter design, the main advantage of the proposed design method is the reduced conservativeness. An example is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

LMI conditions for quadratic and robust D-stability of interval systems

Sufficient conditions for the quadratic D-stability and further robust D-stability of interval systems are presented in this paper. This robust D-stability condition is based on a parameter-dependent Lyapunov function obtained from the feasibility of a set of linear matrix inequalities （LMIs） defined at a series of partial-vertex-based interval matrices other than the total vertex matrices as in previous results. The results contain the usual quadratic and robust stability of continuous-time and discrete-time interval systems as particular cases. The illustrative example shows that this method is effective and less conservative for checking the quadratic and robust D-stability of interval systems.