Criteria for dichotomy and gradient-like behavior of a class of nonlinear systems with multiple equilibria

This paper considers global properties of a class of nonlinear systems with infinite equilibria. Time-domain and frequency-domain criteria for dichotomy and gradient-like behavior are established. Similar to the sector condition in absolute stability problems, the bounded derivative condition of nonlinear functions can be used to reduce the conservativeness of the given criteria. Compared with the frequency-domain conditions, the time-domain inequalities can be solved easily by linear matrix inequality (LMI) toolbox and used to discuss controller design problems. Several examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the results.     

Robust learning control for a class of nonlinear systems with periodic and aperiodic uncertainties

This paper addresses the robust learning control problem for a class of nonlinear systems with structured periodic and unstructured aperiodic uncertainties. A recursive technique is proposed which extends the backstepping idea to the robust repetitive learning control systems. A learning evaluation function instead of a Lyapunov function is formulated as a guideline for derivation of the control strategy which guarantees the asymptotic stability of the tracking system. A design example is given.     

Robust H-infinity control for constrained uncertain systems and its application to active suspension

This paper presents an LMI based robust H-infinity control scheme for constrained systems with normbounded uncertainties.The uncertainties are incorporated in the evaluation of the H-infinity norm and the time-domain constraints.The robust closed-loop properties inclusive of stability,H-infinity performance and the satisfaction of the timedomain constraints are discussed.Analysis and simulation results for a 2 DOF quarter-car model show possible improvements on ride comfort,while robustly respecting safety related constraints such as good road holding,limited suspension strokes and actuator saturation.     

Robust global stabilization of a class of uncertain feedforward nonlinear systems

The problem of global asymptotically stabilizing a certain class of uncertain feedforward nonlinear systems is considered. The control law is obtained by nesting saturation functions whose amplitude can be rendered arbitrarily small. With respect to previous works on the subject the design procedure is able to deal with uncertain (possibly time-varying) parameters ranging within the prescribed compact sets which can affect also the linear approximation of the system. The small gain theorem for nonlinear systems which are input to state stable “with restrictions” is shown to be a key tool for designing a state feedback saturated control law.     

Robust controllability and observability degrees of polynomially uncertain systems

This paper deals with the class of polynomially uncertain continuous-time linear time-invariant (LTI) systems whose uncertainties belong to a semi-algebraic set. The objective is to determine the minimum of the smallest singular value of the controllability or observability Gramian over the uncertainty region. This provides a quantitative measure for the robust controllability or observability degree of the system. To this end, it is shown that the problem can be recast as a sum-of-squares (SOS) problem. In the special case when the uncertainty region is polytopic, the corresponding SOS formulation can be simplified significantly. One can apply the proposed method to any large-scale interconnected system in order to identify those inputs and outputs that are more effective in controlling the system, in a robust manner. This enables the designer to simplify the control structure by ignoring those inputs and outputs whose contribution to the overall control operation is relatively weak. A numerical example is presented to demonstrate the efficacy of the results.     

Robust analysis and control for a class of uncertain nonlinear discrete-time systems

This paper deals with the problem of robust analysis and control of a class of nonlinear discrete-time systems with (constant) uncertain parameters. For the analysis problem we use a polynomial Lyapunov function and we generalize, for nonlinear systems, the “extended stability” notion proposed by Oliveira et al. (1999) in the context of linear discrete-time uncertain systems. As a result, we propose an LMI optimization problem to maximize an estimate of the domain of attraction, and also extend this approach to the synthesis problem by considering parameter-dependent Lyapunov functions and nonlinear multipliers. Numerical examples illustrate the approach and show its potential for solving analysis and control problems of nonlinear discrete-time systems.     

Robust adaptive control of a class of nonlinear uncertain systems

A smooth robust dynamic feedback controller is constructed, and the problem of robust H∞ almost disturbance attenuation with internal stability is solved for high-order nonlinear systems with parameter uncertainties. Finally, illustrative example and simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Output-feedback stabilization of a class of uncertain non-minimum-phase nonlinear systems

The problem of global output-feedback stabilization for a class of nonlinear systems whose zero dynamics are not necessarily stable is addressed in this paper. It is shown that, using a novel observer design tool together with standard backstepping and small-gain techniques, it is possible to design a stabilizing output feedback controller which ensures robustness with respect to dynamic uncertainties. The proposed stabilization method generalizes existing tools in several directions. As an example, the method is applied to the stabilization of the benchmark translational oscillator/rotational actuator (TORA) using only measurements of the rotational position.     

Robust adaptive fault-tolerant control for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with multiple time delays

This study is concerned with the problem of robust adaptive fuzzy fault-tolerant control for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with mismatching parameter uncertainties, external disturbances, multiple state time delays perturbations and actuator failures, which include loss of effectiveness, outage and stuck modes. A novel direct adaptive fuzzy tracking control scheme is developed to achieve the fault-tolerant control objective. First, by introducing a positive nonlinear control gain function, the effects of state time delays and actuator failures are effectively compensated. Then, a suitable fuzzy logic system (FLS), which is used to approximate the corresponding nonlinear function, is constructed to eliminate the influences on mismatched parameter uncertainty and external disturbance. Moreover, it is shown that all the closed-loop system signals are uniformly bounded and that the tracking error converges to a small neighborhood of the origin via Lyapunov–Krasovskii stability analysis. Finally, the proposed adaptive fuzzy fault-tolerant tracking design approach is illustrated on a two stage chemical reactor system with delayed recycle streams.     

Unknown inputs observer for a class of nonlinear uncertain systems: An LMI approach

This paper deals with the simultaneous estimation of states and unknown inputs for a class of Lipschitz nonlinear systems using only the measured outputs. The system is assumed to have bounded uncertainties that appear on both the state and output matrices. The observer design problem is formulated as a set of linear constraints which can be easily solved using linear matrix inequalities (LMI) technique. An application based on manipulator arm actuated by a direct current (DC) motor is presented to evaluate the performance of the proposed observer. The observer is applied to estimate both state and faults.     

一类不确定性系统的鲁棒正实性分析与综合

考虑一类具有多项式型不确定性系统的鲁棒正实性分析和综合问题。这类不确定模型是区间摄动和范数有界摄动系统的自然推广。给出了一个系统具有鲁棒扩展严格正实性 (ESPR)的充分条件 ,利用该条件可估计出使系统保持 ESPR的最大参数摄动范围。在 ESPR分析的基础上 ,进一步给出了ESPR控制器的存在条件和控制器的构造方法。通过凸优化算法 ,得到了所提出方法意义下具有最大摄动界的 ESPR控制器设计方法。     

Robust adaptive control for nonlinear uncertain systems

A direct robust adaptive control framework for nonlinear uncertain systems with constant linearly parameterized uncertainty and nonlinear state-dependent uncertainty is developed. The proposed framework is Lyapunov-based and guarantees partial asymptotic robust stability of the closed-loop system; that is, asymptotic robust stability with respect to part of the closed-loop system states associated with the plant. Finally, a numerical example is provided to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed approach.     

Robust control of a class of uncertain nonlinear systems

This paper considers the robust control of a class of nonlinear systems with real time-varying parameter uncertainty. Interest is focused on the design of linear dynamic output feedback control and two problems are addressed. The first one is the robust stabilization and the other is the problem of robust performance in an H_∞ sense. A technique is proposed for designing stabilizing controllers for both problems by converting them into ‘scaled’ H_∞ control problems which do not involve parameter uncertainty.     

Robust stabilization of uncertain nonholonomic systems with strong nonlinear drifts

This paper investigates the robust stabilization of the nonholonomic control systems with strongly non- linear uncertainties. In order to make the state scaling effective and to prevent the finite time escape phenomenon from happening, the switching control strategy based on the state measurement of the first subsystem is employed to achieve the asymptotic stabilization. The recursive integrator backstepping technique is applied to the design of the robust controller. The simulation example demonstrates the efficiency and robust features of the proposed method.     

线性离散时滞系统的鲁棒耗散控制

考虑线性离散时滞系统的二次型耗散控制问题.对于确定系统,给出渐近稳定且严格二次型耗散的条件和动态输出反馈控制器使闭环系统渐近稳定且严格二次型耗散.对于不确定系统,考虑不确定性具有耗散特性的情形,讨论鲁棒耗散性分析和动态输出反馈鲁棒耗散控制问题.通过构造增广系统,将不确定系统的鲁棒严格二次型耗散分析和设计转化为确定系统的情况.所得结果为离散时滞系统的无源控制和H∞控制提供了统一框架,且为离散时滞系统的分析和设计提供了一种更灵活、保守性更小的方法.     

Practical stabilization of a class of uncertain nonlinear systems

In this paper the problem of robust control of a class of nonlinear systems with internal and input channel uncertainties is addressed. The proposed control algorithm reflects the two-level structure of the plant and guarantees the system uniform asymptotic stability with respect to an arbitrary neighbourhood of the nominal system stability point.     

Supervisory fault tolerant control for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems

This paper focuses on the design of a unique scheme that simultaneously performs fault isolation and fault tolerant control for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with faults ranging over a finite cover. The proposed framework relies on a supervisory switching among a family of pre-computed candidate controllers without any additional model or filter. The states are ensured to be bounded during the switching delay, which ends when the correct stabilizing controller has been selected. Simulation results about a flexible joint robotic example illustrate the efficiency of the proposed method.     

一类不确定非线性离散时滞系统的鲁棒H∞滤波设计

考虑一类同时带有非线性动态和参数不确定性的离散时滞系统的鲁棒H-infinity滤波设计问题. 假设参数不确定性具有线性分式形式, 而非线性动态满足Lipschitz条件, 给出滤波器使误差系统鲁棒渐近稳定且达到指定的干扰抑制水平. 对参数已知情形, 先建立广义有界实引理, 然后给出H-infinity滤波器的存在条件, 证明了H-infinity滤波器的存在性可归结为线性矩阵不等式的可解性, 基于线性矩阵不等式给出了H-infinity滤波器的综合方法和步骤. 对参数不确定性情形, 通过引进标度参数, 将不确定非线性离散时滞系统的鲁棒H-infinity滤波问题转化为确定系统的H-infinity滤波设计. 最后给出仿真例子验证所得结果的有效性.     

Robust and active fault-tolerant control for a class of nonlinear uncertain systems

A novel integrated design strategy for robust fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control (FTC) of a class of nonlinear uncertain systems is proposed. The uncertainties considered in this paper are more general than those in other existing works, and faults are described in a new formulation. It is proven that the states of a closed-loop system converge asymptotically to zero even if there are uncertainties and faults in a system. Simulation results on a simple pendulum are presented for illustration.     

一类不确定非线性离散时滞系统的鲁棒H∞滤波设计

考虑一类同时带有非线性动态和参数不确定性的离散时滞系统的鲁棒H∞滤波设计问题．假设参数不确定性具有线性分式形式,而非线性动态满足Lipschitz条件,给出滤波器使误差系统鲁棒渐近稳定且达到指定的干扰抑制水平．对参数已知情形,先建立广义有界实引理,然后给出H∞滤波器的存在条件,证明了H∞滤波器的存在性可归结为线性矩阵不等式的可解性,基于线性矩阵不等式给出了H∞滤波器的综合方法和步骤．对参数不确定性情形,通过引进标度参数,将不确定非线性离散时滞系统的鲁棒H∞滤波问题转化为确定系统的H∞滤波设计．最后给出仿真例子验证所得结果的有效性．