T–S fuzzy model with nonlinear consequence and PDC controller for a class of nonlinear control systems

In this paper a new Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model with nonlinear consequence (TSFMNC) is presented which can approximate a class of smooth nonlinear systems, nonlinear dynamical systems and nonlinear control systems. It is also proved that Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy controller with nonlinear consequence (TSFCNC) can be used to approximate a class of nonlinear state-feedback controllers using the so-called parallel distributed compensation (PDC) method. The inverted pendulum problem has been simulated with TSFCNC and compared with Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy controller with linear consequence (TSFCLC) and the results show that TSFCNC performs better than TSFCLC. A real-life example of dynamic positioning of ship is simulated and the results also show that TSFCNC performs better than TSFCLC.     

A novel criterion for nonlinear time-delay systems using LMI fuzzy Lyapunov method

This study presents a kind of fuzzy robustness design for nonlinear time-delay systems based on the fuzzy Lyapunov method, which is defined in terms of fuzzy blending quadratic Lyapunov functions. The basic idea of the proposed approach is to construct a fuzzy controller for nonlinear dynamic systems with disturbances in which the delay-independent robust stability criterion is derived in terms of the fuzzy Lyapunov method. Based on the robustness design and parallel distributed compensation (PDC) scheme, the problems of modeling errors between nonlinear dynamic systems and Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy models are solved. Furthermore, the presented delay-independent condition is transformed into linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) so that the fuzzy state feedback gain and common solutions are numerically feasible with swarm intelligence algorithms. The proposed method is illustrated on a nonlinear inverted pendulum system and the simulation results show that the robustness controller cannot only stabilize the nonlinear inverted pendulum system, but has the robustness against external disturbance.     

Open loop dynamic trajectory generator for a fuzzy gain scheduler

This paper presents a dynamic trajectory generator for a nonlinear system to be controlled by a fuzzy gain scheduler composed of a set of local linear Takagi–Sugeno (TS) fuzzy controllers. The local control laws are designed for the error system including the desired state and the corresponding desired control input. The task of the open loop dynamic trajectory generator is the generation of a sequence of control inputs along a predefined dynamic trajectory of the nominal nonlinear system. While the desired state is normally given, the corresponding desired control input may not always be computable in an explicit or unique way. With the proposed method the desired control input is approximated by an inverse fuzzy model of the nominal system. The model is built on the basis of a combination of c-elliptotype and Gustafson–Kessel clustering and a subsequent identification of local linear and affine TS models. In a next one-step ahead optimization loop the approximated control input is corrected by an analytical forward model of the nominal system.     

Analysis of stability and robust stability of polynomial fuzzy model-based control systems using a sum-of-squares approach

The well known Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model can be extended in different ways including the polynomial fuzzy model, whose consequent parts are polynomial sub-systems. Compared with the traditional T–S fuzzy model, the polynomial fuzzy model can represent a nonlinear system more accurately with a smaller number of fuzzy logic rules. It is worth emphasizing that the stability analysis and controller design of polynomial fuzzy model-based (PFMB) control systems are not based on the linear matrix inequalities but the recently developed sum-of-squares decompositions. In this paper, based on an existing result for traditional fuzzy control systems, we propose a new stability condition for the stability analysis of PFMB control systems. Furthermore, the stability of PFMB control systems with parameter uncertainties is investigated. The popular inverted pendulum and an unstable nonlinear system are employed to demonstrate the quality of the proposed stability conditions.     

Robust fuzzy control for continuous perturbed time‐delay affine takagi–sugeno fuzzy models

The stability analysis and controller synthesis methodology for a continuous perturbed time‐delay affine (CPTDA) Takagi–Sugeno (T‐S) fuzzy model is proposed in this paper. The CPTDA T‐S fuzzy models include both linear nominal parts and uncertain parameters in each fuzzy rule. The proposed fuzzy control approach is developed based on an iterative linear matrix inequality (ILMI) algorithm to cope with the stability criteria and H_∞ performance constraints for the CPTDA T‐S fuzzy models. Finally, a numerical simulation for the nonlinear inverted pendulum system is given to show the application and availability of the present design approach. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society     

Dynamic modeling of SOFC based on a T–S fuzzy model

The operating temperature and voltage are the key parameters affecting the performance of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC). In this article a Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model is proposed to describe the nonlinear temperature and voltage dynamic properties of the SOFC system. During the process of modeling, a Fuzzy Clustering Means (FCM) method is used to determine the nonlinear antecedent parameters, and the linear consequent parameters are identified by a recursive least squares algorithm. The validity and accuracy of modeling are tested by simulations. The simulation results show that it is feasible to establish the dynamic model of SOFC by using the T–S fuzzy identification method.     

竞争式Takagi-Sugeno模糊再励学习

针对连续空间的复杂学习任务,提出了一种竞争式Takagi-Sugeno模糊再励学习网络 (CTSFRLN),该网络结构集成了Takagi-Sugeno模糊推理系统和基于动作的评价值函数的再 励学习方法.文中相应提出了两种学习算法,即竞争式Takagi-Sugeno模糊Q-学习算法和竞争 式Takagi-Sugeno模糊优胜学习算法,其把CTSFRLN训练成为一种所谓的Takagi-Sugeno模 糊变结构控制器.以二级倒立摆控制系统为例,仿真研究表明所提出的学习算法在性能上优于 其它的再励学习算法.     

T–S fuzzy model identification based on a novel fuzzy c-regression model clustering algorithm

This paper proposes a novel approach for identification of Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model, which is based on a new fuzzy c-regression model (FCRM) clustering algorithm. The clustering prototype in fuzzy space partition is hyper-plane, so FCRM clustering technique is more suitable to be applied in premise parameters identification of T–S fuzzy model. A new FCRM clustering algorithm (NFCRMA) is presented, which is deduced from the fuzzy clustering objective function of FCRM with Lagrange multiplier rule, possessing integrative and concise structure. The proposed approach consists mainly of two steps: premise parameter identification and consequent parameter identification. The NFCRMA is utilized to partition the input–output data and identify the premise parameters, which can discover the real structure of the training data; on the other hand, orthogonal least square is exploited to identify the consequent parameters. Finally, some examples are given to verify the validity of the proposed modeling approach, and the results show the new approach is very efficient and of high accuracy.     

CLUSTERED BASED TAKAGI‐SUGENO NEURO‐FUZZY MODELING OF A MULTIVARIABLE NONLINEAR DYNAMIC SYSTEM

This research frame work investigates the application of a clustered based Neuro‐fuzzy system to nonlinear dynamic system modeling from a set of input‐output training patterns. It is concentrated on the modeling via Takagi‐Sugeno (T‐S) modeling technique and the employment of fuzzy clustering to generate suitable initial membership functions. Hence, such created initial memberships are then employed to construct suitable T‐S sub‐models. Furthermore, the T‐S fuzzy models have been validated and checked through the use of some standard model validation techniques (like the correlation functions). Compared to other well‐known approximation techniques such as artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems provide a more transparent representation of the system under study, which is mainly due to the possible linguistic interpretation in the form of rules. Such intelligent modeling scheme is very useful once making complicated systems linguistically transparent in terms of fuzzy if‐then rules. The developed T‐S Fuzzy modeling system has been then applied to model a nonlinear antenna dynamic system with two coupled inputs and outputs. Validation results have resulted in a very close antenna sub‐models of the original nonlinear antenna system. The suggested technique is very useful for development transparent linear control systems even for highly nonlinear dynamic systems.     

Gas Turbine Modeling Based on Fuzzy Clustering Algorithm Using Experimental Data

The development of reliable mathematical models for nonlinear systems has been a primary topic in several industrial applications. This work proposes to examine the application of fuzzy logic to represent the control parameters of a gas turbine based on the fuzzy clustering method using Gustafson–Kessel algorithms. The results obtained from data classification of construction with associated models indicate applications in modeling the examined system.     

An Indirect Adaptive Fuzzy Control Scheme for a Class of Nonlinear Systems

This paper presents an indirect adaptive control scheme, for a class of nonlinear systems in controller canonical form. Owing to the universal approximation property of a Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model, controller design is simplified by utilizing the T–S fuzzy model representation of a nonlinear system. An adaptation mechanism ensures that the estimator model asymptotically follow the actual T–S fuzzy model and thus removes the need of any a priori identification of the T–S fuzzy model of the system. The overall controller gain is a convex combination of the local linear gains which vary adaptively to ensure the convergence of the tracking error. Preliminary simulation results indicate the potential of the proposed method.     

A new approach to fuzzy modeling

This paper proposes a new approach to fuzzy modeling. The suggested fuzzy model can express a given unknown system with a few fuzzy rules as well as Takagi and Sugeno's model (1985), because it has the same structure as that of Takagi and Sugeno's model. It is also as easy to implement as Sugeno and Yasukawa's model (1993) because its identification mimics the simple identification procedure of Sugeno and Yasukawa's model. The suggested algorithm is composed of two steps: coarse tuning and fine tuning. In coarse tuning, fuzzy C-regression model (FCRM) clustering is used, which is a modified version of fuzzy C-means (FCM). In fine tuning, gradient descent algorithm is used to precisely adjust parameters of the fuzzy model instead of nonlinear optimization methods used in other models. Finally, some examples are given to demonstrate the validity of this algorithm     

Hydraulic turbine governing system identification using T–S fuzzy model optimized by chaotic gravitational search algorithm

Hydraulic turbine governing system (HTGS) is a complicated nonlinear system that controls the frequency and power output of hydroelectric generating unit (HGU). The modeling of HTGS is an important and difficult task, because some components, like hydraulic turbine and governor actuator, are with strong nonlinearity. In this paper, a novel Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model identification method based on chaotic gravitational search algorithm (CGSA) is proposed and applied in the modeling of HTGS. In the proposed method, fuzzy c-regression model clustering algorithm is used to partition the input space and identify the coarse antecedent membership function (MF) parameters at first. And then, a novel CGSA is proposed to search better MF parameters around the coarse results, in which chaotic search has been embedded in the iteration of basic GSA to search and replace the current best solution of GSA. The performance of the proposed fuzzy model identification method is validated by benchmark problems, and the results show that the accuracies of identified models have been improved significantly compared with the other existing models. Finally, the proposed approach has been applied to approximate the dynamic behaviors of HTGS of a HGU in a hydropower station of Jiangxi Province of China. The experimental results show that our approach can identify the HTGS satisfactorily with acceptable accuracy.     

Multiple fuzzy model-based temperature predictive control for HVAC systems

In this paper, a multiple model predictive control (MMPC) strategy based on Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy models for temperature control of air-handling unit (AHU) in heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems is presented. The overall control system is constructed by a hierarchical two-level structure. The higher level is a fuzzy partition based on AHU operating range to schedule the fuzzy weights of local models in lower level, while the lower level is composed of a set of T–S models based on the relation of manipulated inputs and system outputs correspond to the higher level. Following this divide-and-conquer strategy, the complex nonlinear AHU system is divided into a set of T–S models through a fuzzy satisfactory clustering (FSC) methodology and the global system is a fuzzy integrated linear varying parameter (LPV) model. A hierarchical MMPC strategy is developed using parallel distribution compensation (PDC) method, in which different predictive controllers are designed for different T–S fuzzy rules and the global controller output is integrated by the local controller outputs through their fuzzy weights. Simulation and real process testing results show that the proposed MMPC approach is effective in HVAC system control applications.     

Stability and robustness of fuzzy adaptive control of nonlinear systems

In this paper, we propose a new approach that guarantees the stability and robustness of an adaptive control law of a nonlinear system.The control diagram proposed contains a Takagi–Sugeno–Kang fuzzy controller (TSK-FC) and a training block allowing the online adaptation of the FC parameters. The adaptation algorithm used is based on the gradient with minimization of the quadratic error between the system output and that desired by using the direct method of Lyapunov. However, our approach considers the gradient step of each adaptive FC parameter to be bound. This approach was applied to the control of an inverted pendulum. The results obtained confirm well the validity of such an adaptation especially the guarantee of the pendulum stability and the robustness of its control with respect to the disturbances introduced on the FC parameters and the pendulum itself.     

Application of evolving Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy model to nonlinear system identification

In this paper, a new encoding scheme is presented for learning the Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model from data by genetic algorithms (GAs). In the proposed encoding scheme, the rule structure (selection of rules and number of rules), the input structure (selection of inputs and number of inputs), and the antecedent membership function (MF) parameters of the T–S fuzzy model are all represented in one chromosome and evolved together such that the optimisation of rule structure, input structure, and MF parameters can be achieved simultaneously. The performance of the developed evolving T–S fuzzy model is first validated by studying the benchmark Box–Jenkins nonlinear system identification problem and nonlinear plant modelling problem, and comparing the obtained results with other existing results. Then, it is applied to approximate the forward and inverse dynamic behaviours of a magneto-rheological (MR) damper of which identification problem is significantly difficult due to its inherently hysteretic and highly nonlinear dynamics. It is shown by the validation applications that the developed evolving T–S fuzzy model can identify the nonlinear system satisfactorily with acceptable number of rules and appropriate inputs.     

Data mining in forecasting PVT correlations of crude oil systems based on Type1 fuzzy logic inference systems

Pressure–volume–temperature properties are very important in the reservoir engineering computations. There are many empirical approaches for predicting various PVT properties based on empirical correlations and statistical regression models. Last decade, researchers utilized neural networks to develop more accurate PVT correlations. These achievements of neural networks open the door to data mining techniques to play a major role in oil and gas industry. Unfortunately, the developed neural networks correlations are often limited, and global correlations are usually less accurate compared to local correlations. Recently, adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems have been proposed as a new intelligence framework for both prediction and classification based on fuzzy clustering optimization criterion and ranking. This paper proposes neuro-fuzzy inference systems for estimating PVT properties of crude oil systems. This new framework is an efficient hybrid intelligence machine learning scheme for modeling the kind of uncertainty associated with vagueness and imprecision. We briefly describe the learning steps and the use of the Takagi Sugeno and Kang model and Gustafson–Kessel clustering algorithm with K-detected clusters from the given database. It has featured in a wide range of medical, power control system, and business journals, often with promising results. A comparative study will be carried out to compare their performance of this new framework with the most popular modeling techniques, such as neural networks, nonlinear regression, and the empirical correlations algorithms. The results show that the performance of neuro-fuzzy systems is accurate, reliable, and outperform most of the existing forecasting techniques. Future work can be achieved by using neuro-fuzzy systems for clustering the 3D seismic data, identification of lithofacies types, and other reservoir characterization.     

Adaptive fuzzy sliding mode controller for a class of SISO nonlinear time-delay systems

In this paper, we propose an adaptive fuzzy controller for a class of nonlinear SISO time-delay systems. The plant model structure is represented by a Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) type fuzzy system. The T–S fuzzy model parameters are adjusted online. The proposed algorithm utilizes the sliding surface to adjust online the parameters of T–S fuzzy model. The controller is based on adjustable T–S fuzzy parameters model and sliding mode theory. The stability analysis of the closed-loop system is based on the Lyapunov approach. The plant state follows asymptotically any bounded reference signal. Two examples have been used to check performances of the proposed fuzzy adaptive control scheme.     

神经模糊系统中模糊规则的优选

提出一种基于两级聚类算法的自组织神经模糊系统，该系统采用两级聚类算法（改进的最近邻域聚类算法和Gustafson-Kessel模糊聚类算法）对输入／输出数据进行模糊聚类，并由模糊聚类的划分熵确定最优划分，建立模糊模型，模型精度可由梯度下降法进一步提高。仿真结果表明，这种神经模糊系统具有结构简单、规则数少、学习速度快以及建模精度高等特点。     

Air management in a diesel engine using fuzzy control techniques

Air management for diesel engines is a major challenge from the control point of view because of the highly nonlinear behavior of this system. For this reason, linear control techniques are unable to provide the required performance, and nonlinear controllers are used instead. This article discusses two fundamental steps when designing a control system. Firstly, a methodology to identify Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) structures using experimental data is proposed. Secondly, the design of a fuzzy controller in PDC structure (Parallel Distributed Compensation) is presented. The parameters of this controller are obtained from a LMI (Linear Matrix Inequalities) minimization problem.