Robust Adaptive Fuzzy Control of Nonlinear Systems with Unknown and Time‐Varying Saturation

In this paper, a robust adaptive fuzzy control approach is proposed for a class of nonlinear systems in strict‐feedback form with the unknown time‐varying saturation input. To deal with the time‐varying saturation problem, a novel controller separation approach is proposed in the literature to separate the desired control signal from the practical constrained control input. Furthermore, an optimized adaptation method is applied to the dynamic surface control design to reduce the number of adaptive parameters. By utilizing the Lyapunov synthesis, the fuzzy logic system technique and the Nussbaum function technique, an adaptive fuzzy control algorithm is constructed to guarantee that all the signals in the closed‐loop control system remain semiglobally uniformly ultimately bounded, and the tracking error is driven to an adjustable neighborhood of the origin. Finally, some numerical examples are provided to validate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme in the literature.     

具有输入饱和的非线性系统的分散输出控制

考虑了一类具有输入饱和的非线性组合大系统的镇定问题。利用李雅普诺夫稳定理论和矩阵理论研究了这类非线性组合大系统的分散输出镇定问题,并给出了一种分散输出镇定控制器的设计。考虑了另一类具有输入饱和的非线性相似组合大系统,由于相似组合系统的结构特点,给出了简洁的分散输出镇定的条件。     

一类非线性系统的间接自适应输出反馈模糊控制

针对一类未知非线性系统,提出一种输出反馈控制方法。首先在假设系统状态已知的情况下设计状态反馈控制器,实现跟踪性能。然后在系统状态不完全可测的情况下,通过设计高增益观测器对系统的状态进行估计,实现输出反馈控制器设计。最后证明所设计的输出反馈控制器可获得状态反馈控制器所取得的最大最小问题的跟踪性能。     

Recursive Back‐Stepping Design of An Adaptive Fuzzy Controller for Strict Output Feedback Nonlinear Systems

In this paper, a back‐stepping adaptive fuzzy controller is proposed for strict output feedback nonlinear systems. The unknown nonlinearity and external disturbances of such systems are considered. We assume that only the output of the system is available for measurement. As a result, two filters are constructed to estimate the states of strict output feedback systems. Since fuzzy systems can uniformly approximate nonlinear continuous functions to arbitrary accuracy, the adaptive fuzzy control theory combined with a tuning function scheme is developed to derive the control laws of strict output feedback systems that possess unknown functions. Moreover, the H∞ performance condition is introduced to attenuate the effect of the modeling error and external disturbances. Finally, an example is simulated in order to confirm the applicability of the proposed method.     

一类模糊非线性系统的直接鲁棒自适应输出反馈控制

针对一类未知非线性系统,利用模糊逻辑系统、H^∞控制和高增益观测器,提出一种模糊直接鲁棒自适应输出反馈控制方法。证明了所设计的输出反馈控制方法不但能保证闭环控制系统稳定,而且可获得在状态反馈控制器下的性能。仿真结果进一步验证了所提出方法的有效性。     

输入饱和及输出受限的纯反馈非线性系统控制

针对具有输入饱和和输出受限的纯反馈非线性系统,设计了神经网络自适应控制器.首先利用隐函数定理和中值定理将非仿射形式的纯反馈非线性系统转换成有显式输入的非线性系统,基于李雅普诺夫第二方法以及反推法并采用障碍型李雅普诺夫函数进行控制器的设计,最后通过稳定性分析证明了闭环控制系统是半全局一致最终有界的,利用仿真例子验证了控制...     

Adaptive Leader‐Following Consensus for Uncertain Nonlinear Multi‐Agent Systems

This paper is concerned with the adaptive leader‐following consensus for first‐ and second‐order uncertain nonlinear multi‐agent systems (NMASs) with single‐ and double‐integrator leader, respectively. Remarkably, the control coefficients of the followers need not belong to any known finite interval, which makes the systems in question essentially different from those in the related works. Moreover, parameterized unknowns exist in the nonlinearities of the followers, and unknown control input is imposed on the leader, which make the problems difficult to solve. To compensate for these uncertainties/unknowns, the leader‐following consensus protocols are constructed by employing adaptive technique for the first‐order and the second‐order NMASs. Under the designed adaptive consensus protocols and the connected graph, the leader‐following consensus is achieved. Finally, two examples are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed leader‐following consensus protocols.     

Dynamic Output Feedback Control for Systems Subject to Actuator Saturation via Event‐Triggered Scheme

In this paper, the event‐triggered dynamic output feedback control problem for linear systems with actuator saturation is investigated. Event‐triggered scheme only transmits the corresponding signal when the event‐triggered condition is violated. Due to its advantage of saving communication resources, it is utilized to design the dynamic output feedback controller. A criterion is established to guarantee the stability of the closed‐loop system by introducing an exponential term for the Lyapunov function, which corresponds to the exponential term in the event‐triggered condition. The explicit design of the coefficient matrices of the controller is presented. Furthermore, a lower bound of the inter‐event time is calculated to avoid Zeno behavior. An optimization algorithm is then formulated to maximize the estimation of the domain of attraction. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of our methods and to show the trade‐off between the size of the domain of attraction and communication resources saving.     

一类不确定非线性系统的模糊动态输出反馈控制

利用模糊T－S模型对一类不确定非线性系统进行模糊建模,在此基础上研究基于观测器的模糊动态输出反馈控制,给出了模糊闭环系统二次稳定的充分条件及其反馈控制增益和观测器的求法,以及输出反馈控制器的设计方法,仿真结果证明所提出的控制方法是有效的。     

Synchronization of Heterogeneous Multi‐Agent Systems by Adaptive Iterative Learning Control

In this work, under a repeatable control environment, an adaptive iterative learning control method is applied to synchronize a group of uncertain heterogeneous agents. The agent dynamics are modeled by nonlinear equations, which contain both parametric and non‐parametric uncertainties. Furthermore, the uncertainties are assumed to be general nonlinear terms instead of the global Lipschitz functions. The communication among the followers is depicted by an undirected and connected graph, meanwhile, the virtual leader's trajectory is only accessible to a small portion of the followers. The proposed learning rules enable all the followers to learn and handle both parametric and non‐parametric uncertainties based on the local information such that the followers can synchronize their trajectories to the desired one. In comparison with the existing literature, most works assume first or second order nonlinear systems, and perfect initial conditions. In order to mitigate the identical initialization condition, the applicability of alignment condition and initial rectifying action are further explored. In addition, our developed algorithms can be applied to general high order nonlinear systems. Finally, synchronization examples of networked robotic manipulators are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed methods.     

非线性系统的模糊自适应输出反馈控制

针对一类未知非线性系统,考虑系统状态不完全可测的情况,利用Lyapunov综合方法设计了一种基于高增益观测器的模糊鲁棒自适应输出反馈控制器,并证明在一定条件下,所设计的输出反馈控制器能获得状态反馈控制器的性能。     

Exponential Consensus for Nonlinear Multi‐Agent Systems with Communication and Input Delays via Hybrid Control

This paper aims to investigate the exponential leader‐following consensus for nonlinear multi‐agent systems with time‐varying communication and input delays by using hybrid control. Based on the Lyapunov functional method, impulsive differential equation theory and matrix analysis, we show that all the followers can achieve leader‐following consensus with the virtual leader exponentially even if only a fraction of followers can obtain the leader's information. Two classes of exponential consensus criteria as well as the convergence rates for the controlled multi‐agent systems are presented under very relaxed interaction topology conditions, i.e., the directed interaction topology among the followers is only required to have p(p>1) disjoint strong components. Finally, two numerical examples are given to validate the proposed theoretical results.     

Simultaneous Design of Parallel Distributed Output Feedback and Anti‐windup Compensators for Constrained Takagi‐Sugeno Fuzzy Systems

This paper is devoted to developing a novel approach to deal with constrained continuous‐time nonlinear systems in the form of Takagi‐Sugeno fuzzy models. Here, the disturbed systems are subject to both input and state constraints. The one‐step design method is used to simultaneously synthesize the dynamic output feedback controller and its anti‐windup strategy. A parameter‐dependent version of the generalized sector condition is used together with Lyapunov stability theory to derive linear matrix inequality design conditions. Based on this result and for different design specifications, the synthesis of an anti‐windup based dynamic output feedback controller is expressed on the form of convex optimization problems. A physically motivated example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Dynamic Output‐Feedback Control for T‐S Fuzzy Systems with Input Time‐Varying Delay

This paper considers the problem of the control for T‐S fuzzy systems with input time‐varying delay via dynamic output feedback. Firstly, by applying the reciprocally convex approach, new delay‐dependent sufficient condition for performance analysis is obtained. Then, a less conservative condition for the existence of the controllers is given in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Moreover, in the considered system, the time‐delay term is included in the measured output. This results in the difficulty in designing the controllers being increased and the obtained results being applied to a wider class of fuzzy systems than the most existing ones. The main contribution of this work lies in the application of the reciprocally convex inequality and the time‐delay term included in the measured output. Finally, the advantages and effectiveness of the present results are shown by several numerical examples.     

非线性系统的间接自适应模糊输出反馈监督控制

In this paper, an indirect adaptive fuzzy output feedback controller with supervisory mode for a class of unknown nonlinear systems is developed. The proposed approach does not need the availability of the state variables, moreover, a supervisory controller is appended to the adaptive fuzzy controller to force the state to be within the constraint set. Therefore, if the adaptive fuzzy controller cannot maintain the stability, the supervisory controller starts to work to guarantee stability. On the other hand, if the adaptive fuzzy controller works well, the supervisory controller will be deactivated. The overall adaptive fuzzy control scheme guarantees the stability of the whole closed-loop systems. The simulation results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Adaptive Dynamic Output Feedback Stabilisation of Nonlinear Systems

An adaptive dynamical output feedback controller is introduced for a class of nonlinear non‐minimum phase systems. This adaptive controller achieves practical stabilisation, that means the output will asymptotically tend to a pre‐specified neighbourhood of the origin. In case of linear systems, we can even prove adaptive stabilisation.     

Indirect Adaptive Fuzzy Output Feedback Control with Supervisory Controller for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems

In this paper, an indirect adaptive fuzzy output feedback controller with supervisory mode for a class of unknown nonlinear systems is developed. The proposed approach does not need the availability of the state variables, moreover, a supervisory controller is appended to the adaptive fuzzy controller to force the state to be within the constraint set. Therefore, if the adaptive fuzzy controller cannot maintain the stability, the supervisory controller starts to work to guarantee stability. On the other hand, if the adaptive fuzzy controller works well, the supervisory controller will be de-activated. The overall adaptive fuzzy control scheme guarantees the stability of the whole closed-loop systems. The simulation results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Adaptive Output‐Feedback Control of Nonlinear Systems with Multiple Uncertainties

This paper addresses the global stabilization via adaptive output‐feedback for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems. Remarkably, the systems under investigation are with multiple uncertainties: unknown control directions, unknown growth rates and unknown input bias, and can be used to describe more physical plants. Multiple uncertainties, which usually cannot be compensated by a sole compensation technique, may give rise to big technical difficulty for controller design. To overcome such difficulty and to achieve the global stabilization, a new adaptive output‐feedback scheme is proposed in this paper, by flexibly combining Nussbaum‐type function, tuning function technique and extended state observer. It is shown that, under the designed controller, the system states globally converge to zero. A simulation example on non‐zero set‐point regulation is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.     

Neural Network Based Adaptive Tracking Control for a Class of Pure Feedback Nonlinear Systems With Input Saturation

In this paper, an adaptive neural networks (NNs) tracking controller is proposed for a class of single-input/singleoutput (SISO) non-affine pure-feedback non-linear systems with input saturation. In the proposed approach, the original input saturated nonlinear system is augmented by a low pass filter. Then, new system states are introduced to implement states transformation of the augmented model. The resulting new model in affine Brunovsky form permits direct and simpler controller design by avoiding back-stepping technique and its complexity growing as done in existing methods in the literature. In controller design of the proposed approach, a state observer, based on the strictly positive real (SPR) theory, is introduced and designed to estimate the new system states, and only two neural networks are used to approximate the uncertain nonlinearities and compensate for the saturation nonlinearity of actuator. The proposed approach can not only provide a simple and effective way for construction of the controller in adaptive neural networks control of non-affine systems with input saturation, but also guarantee the tracking performance and the boundedness of all the signals in the closed-loop system. The stability of the control system is investigated by using the Lyapunov theory. Simulation examples are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed controller.      

Global Robust Stabilization via Sampled‐Data Output Feedback for Nonlinear Systems with Uncertain Measurement and Control Gains

This paper studies the problem of using a sampled‐data output feedback controller to globally stabilize a class of nonlinear systems with uncertain measurement and control gains. A reduced‐order observer and a linear output control law, both in the sampled‐data form, are designed without the precise knowledge of the measurement and control gains except for their bounds. The observer gains are chosen recursively in a delicate manner by utilizing the output feedback domination approach. The allowable sampling period is determined by estimating and restraining the growth of the system states under a zero‐order‐hold input with the help of the Gronwall–Bellman Inequality. A DC–DC buck power converter as a real‐life example will be shown by numerical simulations to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control method.