Fault tolerant control for modified quadrotor via adaptive type-2 fuzzy backstepping subject to actuator faults

In this paper, a robust attitude and position control of a novel modified quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) which has higher drive capability as well as greater robustness against actuator faults than conventional quad-rotor UAV has been developed. A robust backstepping controller with adaptive interval type-2 fuzzy logic is proposed to control the attitude and position of the modified quadrotor under actuator faults. Besides globally stabilizing the system amid other disturbances, the insensitivity to the model errors and parametric uncertainties are the asset of the backstepping approach. The adaptive interval type-2 fuzzy logic as fault observer can effectively estimate the lumped faults without the knowledge of their bounds for the modified quadrotor UAV. Additionally, the type-2 fuzzy systems are utilized to approximate the local nonlinearities of each subsystem under actuator faults, next and in order to achieve the expected tracking performance, we used Lyapunov theory stability and convergence analysis to online adjust adaptive laws. As a result, the uniformly ultimate stability of the modified quadrotor system is proved. Finally, the performances of the proposed control method are evaluated by simulation and the results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy for the modified quadrotor in vertical flights in presence of actuator faults.     

FPGA-based adaptive backstepping fuzzy control for a micro-positioning Scott-Russell mechanism

This paper utilizes the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and Nios II embedded processor technologies to design a controller IC for a micro-positioning Scott-Russell (SR) mechanism, which is driven by a piezoelectric actuator (PA) and its hysteresis phenomenon is described by Bouc-Wen hysteresis model. For the controller design, the adaptive backstepping fuzzy control (ABFC) method is developed to compensate the PA's hysteresis and achieve the motion tracking control. The fuzzy logic method (FLM) is utilized to find the best adaptation gain of the adaptation law and control gain of the stabilization controls. This ABFC controller method can improve the transient and asymptotic tracking performances, and make the SR mechanism keep good working performance when external disturbances is added in the control system. Finally, we successfully apply the system-on-a-programmable-chip (SoPC) technologies to develop the motion controller IC, and achieve the advantages of reduced space, high performance and low cost.     

Optimal adaptive interval type-2 fuzzy fractional-order backstepping sliding mode control method for some classes of nonlinear systems

In this research, a novel adaptive interval type-2 fuzzy fractional-order backstepping sliding mode control (AIT2FFOBSMC) method is presented for some classes of nonlinear fully-actuated and under-actuated mechanical systems with uncertainty. The AIT2FFOBSMC method exploits the advantages of backstepping and sliding mode methods to improve the performance of closed-loop control systems by lowering the tracking error and increasing robustness. To mitigate chattering and the tracking error, a fractional sliding surface is designed. In addition to the fractional sliding surface, an adaptive interval type-2 fuzzy compensator is used to estimate the uncertainty and perturbation of the nonlinear system in order to further reduce chattering caused by switching term as well as to enhance the perturbation rejection. In order to achieve an optimal performance, the multi-tracker optimization algorithm (MTOA) is used. Finally, a number of simulations and experimental tests are carried out to examine the performance of the AIT2FFOBSMC method.     

Indirect adaptive fuzzy fault-tolerant tracking control for MIMO nonlinear systems with actuator and sensor failures

In this paper, an active fuzzy fault tolerant tracking control (AFFTTC) scheme is developed for a class of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) unknown nonlinear systems in the presence of unknown actuator faults, sensor failures and external disturbance. The developed control scheme deals with four kinds of faults for both sensors and actuators. The bias, drift, and loss of accuracy additive faults are considered along with the loss of effectiveness multiplicative fault. A fuzzy adaptive controller based on back-stepping design is developed to deal with actuator failures and unknown system dynamics. However, an additional robust control term is added to deal with sensor faults, approximation errors, and external disturbances. Lyapunov theory is used to prove the stability of the closed loop system. Numerical simulations on a quadrotor are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Adaptive backstepping-based tracking control design for nonlinear active suspension system with parameter uncertainties and safety constraints

This paper proposes a novel constraint adaptive backstepping based tracking controller for nonlinear active suspension system with parameter uncertainties and safety constraints. By introducing the virtual control input and reference trajectories, the adaptive control law is developed to stabilize both of the vertical and pitch motions of vehicle body using backstepping technique and Lyapunov stability theory, and further to track the predefined reference trajectories within a finite time, which not only ensure the safety performance requirements, but also achieve improvements in riding comfort and handling stability of vehicle active suspension system. Next, the stability analysis on zero dynamics error system is conducted to ensure that all the safety performance indicators are all bounded and the corresponding upper bounds are estimable. Finally, a numerical simulation is provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed controller and to address the comparability between the classical Barrier–Lyapunov Function based adaptive tracking controller and the proposed controller.     

Global finite-time adaptive control for uncalibrated robot manipulator based on visual servoing

The paper addresses the finite-time convergence problem of a uncalibrated camera-robot system with uncertainties. These uncertainties include camera extrinsic and intrinsic parameters, robot dynamics and feature depth parameters, which are all considered as time-varying uncertainties. In order to achieve a better dynamic stability performance of the camera-robot system, a novel FTS adaptive controller is presented to cope with rapid convergence problem. Meanwhile, FTS adaptive laws are proposed to handle these uncertainties which exist both in robot and in camera model. The finite-time stability analysis is discussed in accordance with homogeneous theory and Lyapunov function formalism. The control method we proposed extends the asymptotic stability results of visual servoing control to a finite-time stability. Simulation has been conducted to demonstrate the performance of the trajectory tracking errors convergence under control of the proposed method.     

Recurrent fuzzy neural network backstepping control for the prescribed output tracking performance of nonlinear dynamic systems

This paper proposes a backstepping control system that uses a tracking error constraint and recurrent fuzzy neural networks (RFNNs) to achieve a prescribed tracking performance for a strict-feedback nonlinear dynamic system. A new constraint variable was defined to generate the virtual control that forces the tracking error to fall within prescribed boundaries. An adaptive RFNN was also used to obtain the required improvement on the approximation performances in order to avoid calculating the explosive number of terms generated by the recursive steps of traditional backstepping control. The boundedness and convergence of the closed-loop system was confirmed based on the Lyapunov stability theory. The prescribed performance of the proposed control scheme was validated by using it to control the prescribed error of a nonlinear system and a robot manipulator.     

Robust adaptive motion/force control scheme for crawler-type mobile manipulator with nonholonomic constraint based on sliding mode control approach

In this paper, a robust adaptive motion/force control (RAMFC) scheme is presented for a crawler-type mobile manipulator (CTMM) with nonholonomic constraint. For the position tracking control design, an adaptive sliding mode tracking controller is proposed to deal with the unknown upper bounds of system parameter uncertainties and external disturbances. Based on the position tracking results, a robust control strategy is also developed for the nonholonomic constraint force of CTMM. According to the Lyapunov stability theory, the stability of the closed-loop control system, the uniformly ultimately boundedness of position tracking errors, and the boundedness of the force error and adaptive coefficient errors are all guaranteed by using the derived RAMFC scheme. Simulation and experimental tests on a CTMM with two-link manipulator demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed control scheme.     

Real-time tracking control of electro-hydraulic force servo systems using offline feedback control and adaptive control

This paper focuses on an application of an electro-hydraulic force tracking controller combined with an offline designed feedback controller (ODFC) and an online adaptive compensator in order to improve force tracking performance of an electro-hydraulic force servo system (EHFS). A proportional-integral controller has been employed and a parameter-based force closed-loop transfer function of the EHFS is identified by a continuous system identification algorithm. By taking the identified system model as a nominal plant model, an H_∞ offline design method is employed to establish an optimized feedback controller with consideration of the performance, control efforts, and robustness of the EHFS. In order to overcome the disadvantage of the offline designed controller and cope with the varying dynamics of the EHFS, an online adaptive compensator with a normalized least-mean-square algorithm is cascaded to the force closed-loop system of the EHFS compensated by the ODFC. Some comparative experiments are carried out on a real-time EHFS using an xPC rapid prototype technology, and the proposed controller yields a better force tracking performance improvement.     

Command filter based adaptive fuzzy bipartite output consensus tracking of nonlinear coopetition multi-agent systems with input saturation

This paper is concerned with the adaptive bipartite output consensus tracking problem of high-order nonlinear coopetition multi-agent systems with input saturation under a signed directed graph. A distributed fuzzy-based command filtered backstepping scheme is proposed, where the unknown nonlinear dynamics are approximated by the fuzzy logic system (FLS). The errors compensation mechanism is constructed to eliminate the errors caused by filters. Under the proposed control scheme, we only need to design one adaptive law for each agent, and it is proved that the bipartite output tracking errors converge into the desired neighborhood and all the closed-loop signals are bounded although the input saturation exists. Two numerical examples are included to verify the effectiveness of given scheme.     

DSP-based adaptive backstepping using the tracking errors for high-performance sensorless speed control of induction motor drive

This paper presents a modified structure of the backstepping nonlinear control of the induction motor (IM) fitted with an adaptive backstepping speed observer. The control design is based on the backstepping technique complemented by the introduction of integral tracking errors action to improve its robustness. Unlike other research performed on backstepping control with integral action, the control law developed in this paper does not propose the increase of the number of system state so as not increase the complexity of differential equations resolution. The digital simulation and experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed control compared to the conventional PI control. The results analysis shows the characteristic robustness of the adaptive control to disturbances of the load, the speed variation and low speed.     

Modeling and control compensation of nonlinear friction using adaptive fuzzy systems

System performance in terms of control accuracy and stability is usually negatively affected by friction occurrences in mechanical systems. Thus, it is important to model the friction properly so that it can be used in controller design. This paper employs adaptive fuzzy systems to approximate unknown nonlinear friction functions, and applies the estimation of friction in proportional-derivative (PD) control law to enhance the control performance. On the basis of Lyapunov stability theory, a bound of tracking errors of the closed-loop control system is derived. Techniques proposed in this paper have been applied to a typical motion control system for simulation studies. The results obtained demonstrate that our proposed method in this paper has good potential in controlling many mechanical systems with unknown nonlinear friction.     

Adaptive fuzzy approach for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems in strict-feedback form

Adaptive fuzzy control is proposed for a class of affine nonlinear systems in strict-feedback form with unknown nonlinearities. The unknown nonlinearities include two types of nonlinear functions: one satisfies the "triangularity condition" and can be directly approximated by fuzzy logic system, while the other is assumed to be partially known and consists of parametric uncertainties. Takagi-Sugeno type fuzzy approximators are used to approximate unknown system nonlinearities and the design procedure is a combination of adaptive backstepping and generalized small gain design techniques. It is proved that the proposed adaptive control scheme can guarantee the uniformly ultimately bounded (UBB) stability of the closed-loop systems. Simulation studies are shown to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Adaptive backstepping sliding mode control with fuzzy monitoring strategy for a kind of mechanical system

A novel adaptive backstepping sliding mode control (ABSMC) law with fuzzy monitoring strategy is proposed for the tracking-control of a kind of nonlinear mechanical system. The proposed ABSMC scheme combining the sliding mode control and backstepping technique ensure that the occurrence of the sliding motion in finite-time and the trajectory of tracking-error converge to equilibrium point. To obtain a better perturbation rejection property, an adaptive control law is employed to compensate the lumped perturbation. Furthermore, we introduce fuzzy monitoring strategy to improve adaptive capacity and soften the control signal. The convergence and stability of the proposed control scheme are proved by using Lyaponov′s method. Finally, numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.     

Tracking control of robot manipulators via output feedback linearization

This paper presents a robot manipulator tracking controller based on output feedback linearization. A sliding mode perturbation observer (SPO) is designed to estimate unmeasurable states and system perturbations that involve system nonlinearities, disturbances and unmodelled dynamics. The use of SPO allows to input/output linearize and decouple the strongly coupled nonlinear robot manipulator system merely by the feedback of joint angles. The controller design does not need an accurate model of the robot manipulator. Simulation studies are undertaken based on a two-link robot manipulator to evaluate the proposed approach. The simulation results show that the proposed controller has more superior tracking control performance, with payload changing in a wide range, in comparison with a sliding mode controller (SMC) designed based on state feedback linearization with full states available. Selected from Journal of Shenzhen University (Science & Engineering), 2005, 22(3)     

固高工业机器人力/位混合控制

针对固高工业机器人末端主动柔顺控制实现问题,改进并设计了力/位混合控制系统.采用PC+PCI总线采集控制卡的结构,给出了相应的硬件及软件实现方法.实验表明该系统具有良好的稳定性和动态性能.     

基于模糊自整定PD控制器的机器人计算力矩控制

设计了应用于计算力矩控制方案中的模糊PD控制器(FLC),进一步提出了模糊自整定PD控制器(SFLC).用带有末端执行器的平面3自由度机器人为例进行了动力学仿真,并将采用固定PD控制器、模糊PD控制器和模糊自整定PD控制器的计算力矩控制方案进行了比较.仿真结果表明,采用模糊自整定PD控制器(SFLC)后能有效的克服模型不确定所造成的影响,得到比较小的轨迹跟踪误差,为机器人的实际控制提供了理论基础.     

数控凸轮磨床磨削力的模糊适应控制研究

以数控凸轮磨床的磨削过程为研究对象,建立了凸轮磨削过程的磨削力数学模型,研究了磨削力的间接检测和控制方法,并在此基础上提出一种基于模糊策略的适应控制方法对凸轮磨削过程的磨削力给予控制,采用MATALAB进行了控制器的设计和磨削加工的仿真验证,结果表明该方法能有效地解决凸轮磨削过程中的磨削力的波动问题,控制器具有良好的动态特性,实现了磨削过程中的最优金属切除率的目的,提高了凸轮磨削的表面质量。     

柔性臂空间机器人的神经网络自适应控制及振动模态分级模糊控制

由于太空中的在轨作业一般要求空间机器人具有手臂长、负载大,对空间机器人动力学及控制进行分析时必须考虑到机械臂杆件的柔性问题。为此探讨了参数未知柔性臂空间机器人载体姿态、关节协调运动控制及柔性振动抑制问题。由系统动量守恒关系及假设模态法,利用Lagrange方法建立了漂浮基柔性臂空间机器人的系统动力学方程。运用奇异摄动理论的双时间刻度分解,导出了适用于控制系统算法设计的奇异摄动数学模型。利用该模型,针对慢时标子系统——等价刚性空间机械臂,设计了系统参数不确定情况下的径向基函数神经网络补偿控制算法,以控制柔性臂空间机器人的载体姿态及机械臂关节铰协调地来完成各自在关节空间的期望运动;神经网络控制算法的研究目的是基于神经网络良好的在线自学习能力,大大提高整个系统的控制精度。针对快时标子系统——柔性臂的振动,设计了分级模糊控制算法来主动抑制柔性杆的振动。分级模糊控制算法的研究目的是为了减少模糊规则库的大小,有效提高模糊控制器的计算效率。通过计算机仿真验证了提出方法的有效性和可行性。     

基于模糊控制导盲机器人控制方法

导盲机器人作为服务机器人中的一种代表性产品,集合了先进的机械设计和控制理论.本文首先概述性的介绍了导盲机器人的机械结构,然后重点介绍了基于模糊控制的导盲机器人的控制方法.在认真分析导盲机器人在避障过程中可能遇到的各种障碍的基础上设计了控制算法流程图,并用VC 编写了仿真软件对算法进行了可行性分析.为导盲机器人控制系统的开发打下了良好的基础.