Finite-time H∞ control of periodic piecewise linear systems

In this paper, the finite-time stability, stabilisation, L₂-gain and H_∞ control problems for a class of continuous-time periodic piecewise linear systems are addressed. By employing a time-varying control scheme in which the time interval of each subsystem constitutes a number of basic time segments, the finite-time controllers can be developed with periodically time-varying control gains. Based on a piecewise time-varying Lyapunov-like function, a sufficient condition of finite-time stability and the relevant time-varying controller are proposed. Considering the finite-time boundedness of the closed-loop periodic system, the L₂-gain criterion with continuous time-varying Lyapunov-like matrix function is studied. A finite-time H_∞ controller is proposed based on the L₂-gain analysis. Finally, numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed criteria.     

Discrete-time H∞ control of linear parameter-varying systems

We introduce new conditions for the H_∞ synthesis of discrete-time linear parameter-varying systems in the form of linear matrix inequalities. A distinctive feature of the proposed conditions is the ability to handle variation in both the dynamics and the input matrices without resorting to dynamic augmentation or iterative procedures. We show that this new condition contains the existing poly-quadratic H_∞ synthesis result as a particular case. We also derive a corollary which shows improvement even in the stronger case of quadratic H_∞ synthesis. Additionally, we show that, surprisingly, a dynamic gain-scheduled quadratic H_∞ controller can result in inferior performance compared to a static robust controller. Numerical examples illustrate our results.     

Robust H ∞ filtering for uncertain discrete piecewise time-delay systems

This paper investigates the problem of robust H _∞ filter design for uncertain discrete piecewise time-delay systems based on a piecewise Lyapunov functional. The parametric uncertainties are assumed to be time-varying but norm bounded. The purpose is the design of a piecewise filter such that, for all admissible uncertainties, the resulting filtering error system is asymptotically stable and satisfies a prescribed H _∞ performance level. By introducing some different extra matrix variables, a sufficient condition for the solvability of this problem is obtained in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). When these LMIs are feasible, the explicit expression of a desired piecewise filter is given. Two numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed design method.     

Satisfactory control of discrete-time linear periodic systems

In this paper satisfactory control for discrete-time linear periodic systems is studied. Based on a suitable time-invariant state sampled reformulation, periodic state feedback controller has been designed such that desired requirements of steady state covariance, H-infinity rejection bound and regional pole assignment for the periodic system are met simultaneously. By using satisfactory control theory, the problem of satisfactory periodic controller can be transformed into a linear programming problem subject to a set of linear matrix inequalities （LMIs）, and a feasible designing approach is presented via LMI technique. Numeric example validates the obtained conclusion.     

H∞ state-feedback control of time-delay systems using reciprocally convex approach

In this paper, state-feedback H_∞ control of systems with time-varying delay is considered. The time-delay is assumed to be a time-varying continuous function which is bounded below and above by positive constants. The reciprocally convex approach based on linear matrix inequality (LMI) optimization is adapted to design the H_∞ state feedback control law. For the illustrative examples the physical model of liquid monopropellant rocket motor with a pressure feeding system and the problem of controlling the yaw angles of a satellite system with delays are considered along with their numerical simulations to show effectiveness of derived results. Furthermore few other numerical examples are also given to illustrate the advantages of the derived results.     

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.     

Robust H∞ control for uncertain discrete stochastic time-delay systems

This paper deals with the problems of robust stabilization and robust H_∞ control for discrete stochastic systems with time-varying delays and time-varying norm-bounded parameter uncertainties. For the robust stabilization problem, attention is focused on the design of a state feedback controller which ensures robust stochastic stability of the closed-loop system for all admissible uncertainties, while for the robust H_∞ control problem, a state feedback controller is designed such that, in addition to the requirement of the robust stochastic stability, a prescribed H_∞ performance level is also required to be satisfied. A linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach is developed to solve these problems, and delay-dependent conditions for the solvability are obtained. It is shown that the desired state feedback controller can be constructed by solving certain LMIs. An example is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

On the controllability of linear time-delay systems with piecewise constant inputs †

An important problem in system theory is whether a dynamic system is controllable with inputs from the class of admissible controls. This paper treats the case whore the dynamic system is described by differential-difference equations and the class of admissible control inputs consists of piecewise constant functions. This situation arises in practice in the on-line control of some industrial processes. Euclidean space and function space controllability are studied, and controllability conditions which are both necessary and sufficient are derived for R ⁿ and R ⁿ null controllability. Simple algebraic conditions are also given for two special cases. In the study of function space null controllability the concept of j-controllability is introduced and a sufficiency theorem is stated in terms of this new concept.     

H_∞ controller synthesis of piecewise discrete time linear systems

This paper presents an H∞ controller design method for piecewise 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∞ performance and the controller can be obtained by solving a set of bilinear matrix inequalities. It has been shown that piecewise quadratic Lyapunov functions are less conservative than the global quadratic Lyapunov functions. A simulation example is also given to illustrate the advantage of the proposed approach.     

H ∞ predictive control of networked control systems

This article is concerned with the problem of H _∞ predictive control of networked control system with random network delay. A new control scheme termed networked predictive control is proposed. This scheme mainly consists of the control prediction generator and network delay compensator. While designing the predictor, the control input to the actuator may be different due to networked induced time-delay and data dropout, and two cases are considered depending on the way that the observer obtains the plant control input u _t . The necessary and sufficient conditions are given for the closed-loop networked predictive control system to be stochastically stable for different u _t and random network delays in controller to actuator channel (CAC) and sensor to controller channel (SCC). A simulation study shows the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.     

Implementation of FIR control for H ∞ output feedback stabilisation of linear systems

In this article, finite impulse response (FIR) control is addressed for H _∞ output feedback stabilisation of linear systems. The problem we deal with is the construction of an output feedback controller with a certain FIR structure such that the resulting closed-loop system is asymptotically stable and a prescribed H _∞ norm bound constraint is guaranteed. Some solvability conditions are suggested in this article. Sufficient conditions are derived to obtain a suboptimal solution of the H _∞ FIR control problem via convex optimisation. Also, an equivalent condition for the existence of H _∞ FIR control is presented in the set of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) and a reciprocal matrices equality constraint. An effective computational algorithm involving LMIs is suggested to solve a concave minimisation problem characterising a local optimal solution of the H _∞ FIR control problem. Numerical examples demonstrate the validity of the proposed H _∞ FIR control and the numerical efficiency of the proposed algorithm for FIR control.     

An LMI approach for H ∞ analysis and control of discrete-time piecewise affine systems

In this paper we investigate some analysis and control problems for discrete-time hybrid systems in the piece-wise affine form. By using arguments from the dissipativity theory for non-linear systems, we show that H X analysis and synthesis problems can be formulated and solved via linear matrix inequalities by taking into account the switching structure of the considered system. In this paper we address the generalized problem of controlling hybrid systems whose switching structure does not depend only on the state but also on the control input.     

Event-triggered robust H∞ control for uncertain switched linear systems

In this paper, an event-triggering scheme is implemented in uncertain switched linear systems with time-varying delays and exogenous disturbance. Instead of standard periodically time-triggered, sampled-data control systems, the event-triggered control systems sample data only when an event, typically defined as some performance error exceeding a tolerant bound, occurs. Specifically, considering the disturbance existing in the system, the event-triggered robust H_∞ control problem is studied. In order to guarantee the robust H_∞ performance, the event-triggered full state feedback control, multiple Lyapunov functions method and state-dependent switching law are utilised to construct sufficient conditions in terms of linear matrix inequalities. In particular, since the event-triggered signals and switching signals may interlace with each other, the influence from them on the analysis of robust H_∞ performance is clarified. Subsequently, sufficient design conditions of the sub-controllers’ gains are further presented. Moreover, the Zeno problem is discussed to exclude continuously triggering and sampling. Finally, numerical simulations are provided to verify the feasibility of the proposed approach.     

Saturating composite disturbance-observer-based control and H ∞ control for discrete time-delay systems with nonlinearity

This note is concerned with a saturating composite disturbance-observer-based control (DOBC) and H _∞ control for a class of discrete time-delay systems with nonlinearity and disturbances. The disturbances are supposed to include two parts. One in the input channel is generated by an exogenous system with uncertainty, which can represent the harmonic signals with modeling perturbations. The other is supposed to have the bounded H ₂ norm, which can represent parametric uncertainties and external disturbance existing in the controlled object. The design approaches of reduced-order disturbance observer are presented for the estimation of the disturbance. By composite control law with saturation, the disturbances can be rejected and attenuated, simultaneously, the desired dynamic performances can be guaranteed for discrete time-delay systems with known and unknown nonlinear dynamics, respectively. Simulation for a flight control system is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed scheme compared with the previous schemes.     

Further results on H∞ control for discrete-time Markovian jump time-delay systems

This paper studies the problem of H_∞ control for a class of discrete-time Markovian jump systems with time delay. The purpose is to improve the existing results on H_∞ controller design for Markovian jump systems. A novel summation inequality is presented and an improved stability criterion for the system is derived by utilising the new inequality, which is proved to be less conservative than most results in the literature. Then the state feedback controller is designed, which guarantees the stochastic stability of the closed-loop system with a given disturbance attenuation. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness and advantages of the proposed techniques.     

Delay-dependent H ∞ control of linear discrete-time systems with an interval-like time-varying delay

The free-weighting-matrix approach is developed to study the H _∞ control of linear discrete-time systems with an interval-like time-varying delay. First, a delay- and range-dependent criterion for a given H _∞ performance is derived. Second, a memoryless H _∞ state-feedback controller is designed based on a performance analysis. Finally, two numerical examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method and show that both the upper bound and range of an interval-like time-varying delay affect the stability and/or H _∞ performance of a system.