Robust reliable sampled-data control for switched systems with application to flight control

This paper addresses the robust reliable stabilisation problem for a class of uncertain switched systems with random delays and norm bounded uncertainties. The main aim of this paper is to obtain the reliable robust sampled-data control design which involves random time delay with an appropriate gain control matrix for achieving the robust exponential stabilisation for uncertain switched system against actuator failures. In particular, the involved delays are assumed to be randomly time-varying which obeys certain mutually uncorrelated Bernoulli distributed white noise sequences. By constructing an appropriate Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional (LKF) and employing an average-dwell time approach, a new set of criteria is derived for ensuring the robust exponential stability of the closed-loop switched system. More precisely, the Schur complement and Jensen's integral inequality are used in derivation of stabilisation criteria. By considering the relationship among the random time-varying delay and its lower and upper bounds, a new set of sufficient condition is established for the existence of reliable robust sampled-data control in terms of solution to linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Finally, an illustrative example based on the F-18 aircraft model is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed design procedures.     

New stability conditions for uncertain T-S fuzzy systems with interval time-varying delay

This paper focuses on the stability problem for uncertain T-S fuzzy systems with interval time-varying delay. The system uncertainties are assumed to be time-varying and norm-bounded. The time-varying delay is considered as either being differentiable uniformly bounded with delay-derivative bounded by constant interval, or being fast-varying case with no restrictions on the delay derivative. Since we employ a novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional (LKF) which contains the information on the time-varying delay, and estimate the upper bound of its derivative less conservatively and adopt the convex optimization approach, some less conservative delay-derivative-dependent stability conditions are obtained in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), without using any free weighting matrix. These conditions are derived that depends on both the upper and lower bounds of the delay derivatives. Finally, some numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and reduced conservatism of the proposed method.     

Robust fast adaptive fault estimation and tolerant control for T-S fuzzy systems with interval time-varying delay

This paper studies the problem of fault estimation (FE) and the active fault tolerant control (FTC) for Takagi–Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy systems with interval time-varying delay and norm-bounded external disturbance. Based on the fast adaptive fault estimation (FAFE) algorithm, our attention focuses on designing an adaptive observer-based controller to guarantee the filtering error system to be asymptotically stable and satisfy theH_∞ performance index. By constructing a new Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional including the information of the lower and upper delay bounds, the sufficient delay-dependent conditions have been established to guarantee the existence of adaptive observer-based controller in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Compared with the constant delay and time-varying delay, the interval time-varying delay is the less conservative form. Furthermore, we make full use of the information of the delay and no terms are ignored when the stability of the system is analysed. In addition, the results for the systems with time-varying structured uncertainties are established. The results of the active FTC are showed in terms of LMIs. Finally, two examples are given to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

具有区间时滞的不确定性随机时滞系统的时滞相关鲁棒稳定性

针对具有区间时滞的不确定性随机时滞系统, 进行稳定性分析. 通过考虑变时滞、时滞的上界及它们的差三者之间的关系, 并应用公式和Lyapunov稳定性理论, 在不忽略任何有用项的前提下, 得到改进的具有区间时滞的随机系统的稳定性判据. 数值实例验证了该方法的有效性.     

混合变时滞不确定中立型系统鲁棒稳定性分析

研究一类含混合变时滞不确定中立系统时滞相关鲁棒稳定性问题。基于时滞中点值,把时滞区间均分成两部分,通过构造包含时滞中点信息的增广泛函和三重积分项的Lyapunov-Krasovskii (L-K)泛函,利用L-K稳定性定理、积分不等式方法和自由权矩阵技术,建立了一种基于线性矩阵不等式(LMI)的、与离散时滞和中立时滞均相关的鲁棒稳定性判据。数值算例表明,该判据改善了已有文献的结论,具有更低的保守性。     

一类不确定时滞系统的时滞依赖型鲁棒控制器设计

本文研究了一类状态和控制同时存在滞后的不确定线性系统时滞依赖型鲁棒镇定２，针对所有容许的时变未知但有界的不确定性，得到了一种新的确保系统可鲁棒镇定的充分条件和相应的鲁棒镇定控制器设计方法，所得到的结果与时滞相关的，并且以线性矩阵不等式（ＬＭＩ）形式给出。     

Disturbance-observer-based robust control for time delay uncertain systems

A robust control scheme is proposed for a class of systems with uncertainty and time delay based on disturbance observer technique. A disturbance observer is developed to estimate the disturbance generated by an exogenous system, and the design parameters of the disturbance observer are determined by solving linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Based on the output of the disturbance observer, a robust control scheme is proposed for the time delay uncertain system. The disturbance-observer-based robust controller is combined of two parts: one is a linear feedback controller designed using LMIs and the other is a compensatory controller designed with the output of the disturbance observer. By choosing an appropriate Lyapunov function candidate, the stability of the closed-loop system is proved. Finally, simulation example is presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.     

执行器饱和T-S模糊系统的鲁棒耗散容错控制

研究了一类执行器饱和状态变时滞T-S模糊系统的鲁棒容错控制问题. 通过时滞相关Lyapunov函数和对状态的椭球域约束, 基于线性矩阵不等式技术, 提出了非线性系统稳定的不变集条件和模糊鲁棒耗散容错控制器存在的充分条件. 控制方案的设计结果不仅为执行器饱和状态变时滞T-S模糊系统的无源控制和H1鲁棒控制建立了统一框架, 而且保证了闭环控制系统对执行器故障的稳定性和容错性. 最后以时滞倒车系统的控制仿真验证了方法 的有效性.     

Robust guaranteed cost control of uncertain fuzzy systems under time-varying sampling

In practice, the system is often modeled as a continuous-time fuzzy system, while the control input is applied only at discrete instants. This system is called a sampled-data control system. In this paper, robust guaranteed cost control for uncertain sampled-data fuzzy systems is discussed. A guaranteed cost control where a quadratic cost function is bounded by a certain scalar, not only stabilizes a system but also considers a control performance. A typical sampled-data control is the zero-order input, which can be represented as a piecewise-continuous delay. Here we take a delay system approach to the sampled-data guaranteed cost control problem. The closed-loop system with a sampled-data state feedback controller becomes a system with time-varying delay. First, guaranteed cost control performance conditions for the closed-loop system are given in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Such conditions are derived by using Leibniz–Newton formula and free weighting matrix method for fuzzy systems under the assumption that sampling time is not greater than some prescribed scalar. Then, a design method of robust guaranteed cost state feedback controller for uncertain sampled-data fuzzy systems is proposed. Examples are given to illustrate our robust sampled-data guaranteed cost control design.     

Stabilization of a class of uncertain time-delay systems containing saturating actuators

The delay-dependent robust stabilization problem for a class of uncertain linear timedelay systems containing saturating actuator is considered in this paper. The uncertain time-delay systems under consideration are described by state differential equations with time-varying unknown-but-bounded uncertain parameters and delayed state. The delay is assumed to be constant bounded but unknown. New robust stability criteria and a sufficient condition for the existence of memoryless robust stabilizing control law are derived. The results depend on the size of the delay and are given in terms of several linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). A numerical example is presented to illustrate the obtained results.     

GUARANTEED COST CONTROL FOR A CLASS OF UNCERTAIN SWITCHED DELAY SYSTEMS: AN AVERAGE DWELL-TIME METHOD

This paper deals with the problem of guaranteed cost robust control for a class of uncertain switched delay systems composed of controllable and uncontrollable subsystems. By making use of the scheme of average dwell time and under the condition that the activation time ratio between controllable subsystems and uncontrollable ones is not less than a specified constant, the state feedback controllers are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) such that the resulting closed-loop system is exponentially stable for all admissible uncertainties and has a weighted guaranteed cost upper bound. As an example, the controller design for an AV-8A Harrier VTOL aircraft illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Robust fuzzy tracking control for nonlinear networked control systems with integral quadratic constraints

This paper investigates the robust tracking control problem for a class of nonlinear networked control systems (NCSs) using the Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model approach. Based on a time-varying delay system transformed from the NCSs, an augmented Lyapunov function containing more useful information is constructed. A less conservative sufficient condition is established such that the closed-loop systems stability and time-domain integral quadratic constraints (IQCs) are satisfied while both time-varying network-induced delays and packet losses are taken into account. The fuzzy tracking controllers design scheme is derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) and parallel distributed compensation (PDC). Furthermore, robust stabilization criterion for nonlinear NCSs is given as an extension of the tracking control result. Finally, numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the effectiveness and merits of the proposed method.     

An integrated robust iterative learning control strategy for batch processes based on 2D system

This paper studies the problem of integrated control in the 2-dimensional (2D) system with parameter uncertainties for batch processes. An integrated iterative learning control (ILC) strategy based on quadratic performance for batch processes is proposed. It realizes comprehensive control by combining robust ILC in batch-axis with model predictive control (MPC) in time-axis. The design of quadratic-criterion-based ILC for the system can be converted into a min-max problem. Then a model predictive controller with time-varying prediction horizon is designed based on a quadratic cost function. For an uncertain model, a novel integrated robust ILC scheme based on a nominal model is further proposed. As a result, the control law of the 2D system can be regulated during one batch, which leads to good tracking performance and strong robustness against the disturbance and the uncertainties. Moreover, the analyses of the convergence and tracking performance are given. The proposed methods are applied to batch reactor, and results demonstrate that the system has good robustness and convergence. This paper provides a new way for batch processes control.     

Decentralized H∞ control for large-scale interconnected nonlinear time-delay systems via LMI approach

In this paper, the problem of H_∞ control of nonlinear large-scale systems with interval time-varying delays in interconnection is considered. The time delays are assumed to be any continuous functions belonging to a given interval involved in both the state and observation output. By constructing a set of new Lyapunov–Krasovskii functionals, which are mainly based on the information of the lower and upper delay bounds, a new delay-dependent sufficient condition for the existence of decentralized H_∞ control is established in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The approach is applied to decentralized H_∞ control of uncertain linear systems with interval time-varying delay. Numerical examples are given to show the effectiveness of the obtained results.     

控制方向未知的时变非线性系统鲁棒控制

针对一类具有未知时变控制方向、不确定时变参数以及未知时变有界干扰的严反馈非线性系统,给出一种带有死区修正算法的鲁棒控制方法.在控制系数符号未知的情况下,通过在反步法中引入Nussbaum增益和死区修正技术,得到一种修正的鲁棒反步设计方法.该方法不需要未知时变控制系数的上下界先验知识以及不确定参数和外界干扰的上界信息.算法保证了闭环系统所有信号的有界性,同时使得跟踪误差收敛于零的任意小邻域内.     

Robustness of a discrete-time predictor-based controller for time-varying measurement delay

A predictor-based controller for time-varying delay systems is presented in this paper and its robustness properties for different uncertainties are analyzed. First, a time-varying delay dependent stability condition is expressed in terms of LMIs. Then, uncertainties in the knowledge of all plant-model parameters are considered and the resulting closed-loop system is shown to be robust with respect to these uncertainties. A significant improvement with respect to the same control strategy without predictor is achieved. The scheme is applicable to open-loop unstable plants and it has been tested in a real-time application to control the roll angle of a quad-rotor helicopter prototype. The experimental results show good performance and robustness of the proposed scheme even in the presence of long delay uncertainties.     

Stability of uncertain piecewise affine systems with time delay: delay-dependent Lyapunov approach

This article addresses the problem of robust stability of piecewise affine (PWA) uncertain systems with unknown time-varying delay in the state. It is assumed that the uncertainty is norm bounded and that upper bounds on the state delay and its rate of change are available. A set of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) is derived providing sufficient conditions for the stability of the system. These conditions depend on the upper bound of the delay. The main contributions of the article are as follows. First, new delay-dependent LMI conditions are derived for the stability of PWA time-delay systems. Second, the stability conditions are extended to the case of uncertain PWA time delay systems. Numerical examples are presented to show the effectiveness of the approach.