多通道约束下的网络控制系统的最优跟踪性能

本文针对双通道约束下的线性时不变网络控制系统的随机信号跟踪性能极限问题进行了研究.网络通信包含通信噪声和通信带宽两种信道因素.被控系统考虑是非最小相位和不稳定系统,并且系统包含多个不同的非最小相位零点和多个不同的不稳定极点.对上行通道和下行通道都存在通信带宽约束及高斯白噪声影响的情形,从频域角度,通过采用双自由度控制器和尤拉参数化方法,获得了此类网络控制系统的最优可达的跟踪性能.研究结果表明网络控制系统的跟踪性能极限完全由被控对象的结构特征(非最小相位零点、不稳定极点以及被控对象的系统增益),参考输入信号和网络特性(高斯白噪声的统计特征、通信信道带宽)所决定.最后,仿真结果检证了所得结果的正确性.     

多通道网络化系统跟踪性能极限

本文基于白噪声和编码影响研究多通道网络化系统跟踪性能极限.网络化系统的跟踪性能指标是通过跟踪误差的能量来定义的,采用谱分解技术和范数矩阵理论得到多通道网络化系统跟踪性能极限的下界表达式.研究结果显示了对象的固有特性(非最小相位零点、零点方向、不稳定极点和极点方向)和多通道的编码器及白噪声决定网络化系统跟踪性能极限;同时也说明了多通道网络是如何影响系统跟踪性能极限.仿真结果验证了该结论的正确性.     

具有随机延时的网络控制系统的均方可镇定性分析

针对网络系统的可镇定性问题,研究整数步随机延时离散时间线性系统的均方可镇定性.利用Youla参数化与内外分解方法,结合均方小增益定理得到系统输出反馈均方可镇定的充分必要条件.该条件明确给出系统可镇定性与被控对象特性(不稳定极点、非最小相位零点、相对阶)和信道特性(频域信噪比函数)的关系,其中频域信噪比函数在被控对象不稳定极点的取值对可镇定影响甚大.利用仿真算例量化被控对象的非最小相位零点及相对阶对可镇定性的影响,验证可镇定性条件的正确性.     

多变量自校正控制器的状态空间设计

本文针对输入、输出维数相同的多变量随机系统提出了两种状态空间自校正控制器-- 多变量状态空间极点配置自校正控制器和多变量状态空间自校正跟踪控制器.文中给出两种 控制器结构和理论分析,前者适用于稳定/不稳定、最小相位/非最小相位线性时不变多变量系 统,后者适用于稳定/不稳定、最小相位线性时不变多变量系统,简单的结构和优良的性能使两 种算法能较好地应用于实时系统.     

基于丢包和带宽限制网络化系统稳定性分析

基于数据包丢失和网络带宽限制研究了网络化系统稳定性问题.通信网络的特征通过数据包丢失、带宽和加性白噪声来体现.采用频域的方法得到了网络化系统稳定所需信噪比的最小(极限)值.该最小(极限)值说明了网络化系统稳定所需信噪比是由通信网络通道的丢包率、带宽、系统的不稳定极点的位置和非最小相位零点的位置决定.研究结果进一步揭示网络化系统稳定所需信噪比的最小(极限)值与系统本质特征(非最小相位零点的位置和不稳定极点的位置)和通信网络参数(数据包丢失和带宽)的关系.仿真结果说明该理论的正确性.     

编解码和时延约束下的网络化控制系统最优跟踪性能

本文研究了具有丢包、时延、编解码等通信资源受限下多输入多输出离散时间网络控制系统的最优跟踪性能. 基于频域方法, 采用二元随机过程来模拟数据包丢失, 并假设信道噪声是加性高斯白噪声(AWGN), 推导了在丢包、信道噪声、时延和编解码影响下的跟踪性能极限. 采用单参数补偿器(SDOF), 利用互质分解、Youla参数化等工具得到了编解码和时延约束下的网络控制系统最优跟踪性能的显式表达式. 结果表明, 跟踪性能与对象的固有特性(非最小相位零点与不稳定极点的位置和方向)、时延、丢包率和AWGN 功率谱密度密切相关.     

基于量化控制信号的线性系统的跟踪性能极限

研究基于量化控制信号的线性系统的跟踪性能极限. 所研究的被控对象是稳定的线性时不变(LTI)系统, 参考跟踪信号是阶跃信号. 跟踪性能通过对象输出与参考信号之差的能量来衡量. 为了达到渐近跟踪, 提出了一个新的量化方案. 方案包括两部分: 一部分是在初始时刻将控制信号的稳态值通过网络传输给被控对象并且存储在其输入端; 另一部分则是通过对数量化器, 对控制信号的瞬态部分(即控制信号与其稳态值之差)进行量化, 然后传输给被控对象. 最后该量化信号与稳态控制信号相加后作用于被控对象. 这里, 假设对数量化误差是     

一种新型自校正控制算法

本文提出一种新型自校正控制器,它兼有最小方差和极点配置控制器的优点.用本算法设计的控制系统,可得到优于用其他最优算法设计系统所获得的跟踪特性,同时又具有对噪声的最小方差控制能力.本算法适用于任何稳定、非稳定、最小相位、非最小相位被控系统.与一般最小方差和极点配置控制算法相比较,本算法具有跟踪精度高、稳态方差小、适用范围广等特点.     

网络化系统周期信号的跟踪

研究线性时不变、单变量、离散网络化系统对周期信号的跟踪问题.与现有文献考虑的参考输入信号大都为常见的能量信号所不同的是,本文参考输入信号是离散时间周期方波功率信号.相应地,研究系统对基于功率谱的参考输入信号功率的响应,系统的跟踪性能通过输入信号与受控对象输出之差的功率来衡量,而最优跟踪性能采用跟踪误差的平均功率来度量.考虑的网络化控制系统仅上行通道存在丢包误差的影响,把丢包过程看作两个信号的合成,一是确定性信号,二是随机过程,进而丢包误差描述为源信号和白噪声之间乘积.根据被控对象和随机过程的性质,采用Parseval等式、维纳–辛钦定理和范数矩阵理论得到该系统跟踪性能极限的下界表达式.仿真结果表明,所设计的控制器能实现对周期信号的有效跟踪,进而验证了结论的正确性.     

基于最优状态转移的非因果稳定逆

本文研宄非最小相位系统的精确跟踪问题.理想情况下,非最小相位系统针对参考轨迹的精确跟踪可以通过非因果稳定逆方法实现,但控制输入需从负无穷处开始作用.而在实际情况下应用非因果稳定逆算法时,控制输入通过延拓提前作用的时间是有限的,只能得到近似的跟踪效果.本文提出了一种基于最优状态转移的非因果稳定逆算法,能够在实际情况下实现非最小相位系统对参考轨迹的精确跟踪,放松了稳定逆方法对系统的初始状态和延拓时间的限制,而且在相同跟踪效果的条件下,比近似稳定逆方法的延拓时间更短.对比仿真结果验证了所提方法的性能.     

Optimal Performance in Tracking Stochastic Signal Under Disturbance Rejection

The analysis method of optimal tracking performance is proposed for multiple‐input multiple‐output (MIMO) linear time‐invariant (LTI) systems under disturbance rejection. An H₂ criterion of the error signal between the output of the plant and the reference signal is used as a measure for the tracking performance. Spectral factorization is applied to obtain the optimal solution of the system tracking error. The explicit expressions are derived for this minimal tracking error with respect to random reference signals under disturbance rejection. It is shown that the nonminimum phase zeros, the zero direction, the unstable poles, the pole direction of a given plant, statistical characteristics of the reference input signal, and disturbance signal have a negative effect on a feedback system's ability to reduce the system error with disturbance rejection. The results show that the optimal tracking performance will further be damaged because of disturbance rejection. Some typical examples are given to illustrate the theoretical results.     

Best Tracking Performance of Networked Control Systems Based on Communication Constraints

The best tracking problem for a single‐input‐single‐output (SISO) networked control system with communication constraints is studied in this paper. The tracking performance is measured by the energy of the error signal between the output of the plant and the reference signal. The communication constraints under consideration are finite bandwidth and networked induced‐delay. Explicit expressions of the minimal tracking error have been obtained for networked control systems with or without communication constraints. It is shown that the best tracking performance dependents on the nonminimum phase zeros, and unstable poles of the given plant, as well as the bandwidth and networked induced‐delay. It is also shown that, if the constraints of the communication channel do not exist, the best tracking performance reduces to the existing tracking performance of the control system without communication constraints. The result shows how the bandwidth and networked induced‐delay of a communication channel may fundamentally constrain a control system's tracking capability. Some typical examples are given to illustrate the theoretical results.     

Optimal tracking performance of MIMO discrete‐time systems with communication constraints

The optimal tracking problem for multiple‐input multiple‐output linear‐time‐invariant discrete‐time systems with communication constraints in the feedback path is studied in this paper. The tracking performance is measured by the energy of the error signal between the output of the plant and the reference signal. The objective is to obtain an optimal tracking performance, attainable by all possible stabilizing compensators. It is shown that the optimal tracking performance consists of two parts, one depends on the nonminimum phase zeros and zero direction of the given plant, as well as the reference input signal direction, and the other depends on the nonminimum phase zeros, unstable poles, and pole direction of the given plant, as well as the bandwidth and additive white Gaussian noise of the communication channel. It is also shown that, if the constraint of the communication channel does not exist, the optimal tracking performance reduces to the existing tracking performance of the control system without communication constraints. A typical example is given to illustrate the theoretical results. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Limitations in tracking systems

In this paper, we obtain information theoretical conditions for tracking in linear time-invariant control systems. We consider the particular case where the closed loop contains a channel in the feedback loop. The mutual information rate between the feedback signal and the reference input signal is used to quantify information about the reference signal that is available for feedback. This mutual information rate must be maximized in order to improve the tracking performance. The mutual information is shown to be upper bounded by a quantity that depends on the unstable eigenvalues of the plant and on the channel capacity. If the channel capacity reaches a lower limit, the feedback signal becomes completely uncorrelated with the reference signal, rendering feedback useless. We also find a lower bound on the expected squared tracking error in terms of the entropy of a random reference signal.We show a misleading case where the mutual information rate does not predict the expected effect of nonminimum phase zeros. However, mutual information rate helps generalize the concept that there is a tradeoff when tracking and disturbance rejection are simultaneous goals, and a constraint communication channel is present in the feedback loop. Examples and simulations are provided to demonstrate some of the results.     

Optimal tracking performance of MIMO control systems with communication constraints and a code scheme

This paper investigates the issue of the optimal tracking performance for multiple-input multiple-output linear time-invariant continuous-time systems with power constrained. An H₂ criterion of the error signal and the signal of the input channel are used as a measure for the tracking performance. A code scheme is introduced as a means of integrating controller and channel design to obtain the optimal tracking performance. It is shown that the optimal tracking performance index consists of two parts, one depends on the non-minimum phase zeros and zero direction of the given plant, as well as the reference input signal, while the other depends on the unstable poles and pole direction of the given plant, as well as on the bandwidth and additive white noise of a communication channel. It is also shown that when the communication does not exist, the optimal tracking performance reduces to the existing normal tracking performance of the control system. The results show how the optimal tracking performance is limited by the bandwidth and additive white noise of the communication channel. A typical example is given to illustrate the theoretical results.     

Performance Limitation of Networked Systems with Network‐Induced Delay and Packet‐Dropout Constraints

In this paper, we deeply investigate the tracking performance limitation of single‐input single‐output (SISO) networked systems with packet dropouts and network‐induced delay constrains, where the power of the tracking error is adopted to measure of the performance and is minimized by searching through all stabilizing one‐parameter controllers, with/without considering the channel input power. Moreover, the explicit expressions of the tracking performance limitation are obtained by applying the spectral factorization technique. Theoretical analysis shows that the tracking performance limitation is closely dependent on non‐minimum phase zeros, unstable poles of a given plant, the characteristics of the reference signals, network‐induced delay and packet dropouts probability of communication channel. Finally, some typical examples and simulations are conducted to illustrate the theoretical results.     

An Optimal Tracking Performance of MIMO NCS with Quantization and Bandwidth Constraints

This paper presents an optimal tracking performance of multiple‐input multiple‐output (MIMO) networked control systems (NCSs) with quantization and bandwidth constraints. In this study, we simultaneously consider the encoding‐decoding, quantization and bandwidth of communication channel. The optimal tracking performance of NCSs is obtained by spectral factorization technique and partial fraction. The obtained results demonstrate that the optimal tracking performance is influenced by the nonminimum phase zeros and unstable poles as well as their directions for a given plant. In addition, it is shown that characteristics of reference signal, encoding‐decoding, quantization, and bandwidth of communication channel are also closely related to tracking performance. Finally, the efficiency of proposed tracking performance is verified by typical examples.     

Best tracking and regulation performance under control energy constraint

This paper studies optimal tracking and regulation control problems, in which objective functions of tracking error and regulated response, defined by integral square measures, are to be minimized jointly with the control effort, where the latter is measured by the plant input energy. Our primary objective in this work is to search for fundamental design limitations beyond those known to be imposed by nonminimum phase zeros, unstable poles, and time delays. For this purpose, we solve the problems explicitly by deriving analytical expressions for the best achievable performance. It is found that this performance limit depends not only on the plant nonminimum phase zeros, time delays, and unstable poles-a fact known previously-but also on the plant gain in the entire frequency range. The results thus reveal and quantify another source of fundamental performance limitations beyond those already known, which are nonexistent when only conventional performance objectives such as tracking and regulation are addressed without taking into account the control energy constraint. Among other things, they exhibit how the lightly damped poles, the anti-resonant zeros, as well as the bandwidth of the plant may affect the performance.