An LMI approach to robust H-infinity control for uncertain singular time-delay systems

The problem of robust H-infinity control for a class of uncertain singular time-delay systems is studied in this paper. A new approach is proposed to describe the relationship between slow and fast subsystems of singular time- delay systems, based on which, a sufficient condition is presented for a singular time-delay system to be regular, impulse free and stable with an H-infinity performance. The robust H-infinity control problem is solved and an explicit expression of the desired state-feedback control law is also given. The obtained results are formulated in terms of strict linear matrix inequalities （LMIs） involving no decomposition of system matrices. A numerical example is given to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

A new delay-dependent absolute stability criterion for a class of nonlinear neutral systems

This paper deals with absolute stability for a class of nonlinear neutral systems using a discretized Lyapunov functional approach. A delay-dependent absolute stability criterion is obtained and formulated in the form of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The criterion is valid not only for systems with small delay, but also for systems with non-small delay. Neither model transformation nor bounding technique for cross terms, nor free weighting matrix method is involved through derivation of the stability criterion. Numerical examples show that for small delay case, the results obtained in this paper significantly improve the estimate of the stability limit over some existing result in the literature; for non-small delay case, the ideal results can also be achieved.     

Absolute stability of time-delay systems with sector-bounded nonlinearity

This paper deals with the problem of absolute stability of time-delay systems with sector-bounded nonlinearity. Some new delay-dependent stability criteria are obtained and formulated in the form of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Neither model transformation nor bounding technique for cross terms is involved through derivation of the stability criteria. Numerical examples show that the results obtained in this paper improve the estimate of the stability limit over some existing result.     

Reliable synchronization of nonlinear chaotic systems

This article addresses the reliable synchronization problem for a general class of chaotic systems. By combining the Lyapunov stability theory with the linear matrix inequality (LMI) optimization technique, a reliable feedback controller is established to guarantee synchronization between the master and slave chaotic systems even though some control component (actuator) failures occur. Finally, an illustrative example is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the results developed in this paper.     

混沌系统的模糊-混沌混合控制

提出一种新的混沌系统控制方法,控制策略分为两个阶段：第一阶段利用混沌系统固有性质开环控制,系统状态到达预定区域后,进入第二阶段,切换至状态反馈模糊控制器。采用线性矩阵不等式方法设计了模糊控制器反馈增益。最后,通过一个Lorenz混沌系统设计实例验证了这种方法的有效性。     

A discrete delay decomposition approach to stability of linear retarded and neutral systems

This paper is concerned with stability of linear time-delay systems of both retarded and neutral types by using some new simple quadratic Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals. These Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals consist of two parts. One part comes from some existing Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals employed in [Han, Q.-L. (2005a). Absolute stability of time-delay systems with sector-bounded nonlinearity. Automatica, 41, 2171-2176; Han, Q.-L. (2005b). A new delay-dependent stability criterion for linear neutral systems with norm-bounded uncertainties in all system matrices. International Journal of Systems Science, 36, 469-475]. The other part is constructed by uniformly dividing the discrete delay interval into multiple segments and choosing proper functionals with different weighted matrices corresponding to different segments. Then using these new simple quadratic Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals, some new discrete delay-dependent stability criteria are derived for both retarded systems and neutral systems. It is shown that these criteria for retarded systems and neutral systems are always less conservative than the ones in Han (2005a) and Han (2005b) cited above, respectively. Numerical examples also show that the results obtained in this paper significantly improve the estimate of the discrete delay limit for stability over some other existing results.     

LMI-based relaxed nonquadratic stabilization conditions for nonlinear systems in the Takagi-Sugeno's form

This paper presents the stabilization analysis for a class of nonlinear systems that are represented by a Takagi and Sugeno (TS) discrete fuzzy model (Takagi and Sugeno IEEE Trans. Systems Man Cybern. 15(1)(1985)116). The main result given here concerns their stabilization using new control laws and new nonquadratic Lyapunov functions. New relaxed conditions and linear matrix inequality-based design are proposed that allow outperforming previous results found in the literature. Two examples are also provided to demonstrate the efficiency of the approaches.     

基于LMI 的线性时滞系统输出动态反馈镇定

考虑线性时滞系统的输出动态反馈镇定问题.利用自由参数矩阵对闭环系统进行适当变换,并结合相应的Lyapunov-Krasovskii泛函得到了时滞相关的控制器存在性判据.利用控制器参数化方法,将控制器参数与泛函参数的求解归结为线性矩阵不等式解的形式,从而克服了时滞无关性及求解非凸优化问题所导致的保守性.仿真算例验证了结论的有效性.     

基于矩阵测度的非线性广义时滞系统鲁棒模糊控制

研究T-S模糊广义时滞系统的鲁棒控制问题.不同于传统的寻求公共正定矩阵的方法,基于矩阵测度给出保证系统鲁棒稳定的充分条件,并将此条件进一步转化为线性矩阵不等式.通过求解线性矩阵不等式,得到状态反馈控制器和静态输出反馈控制器.最后通过算例仿真验证了方法的有效性.     

基于观测器的滑模控制非线性中立型时滞系统

针对一类状态不可测的非线性不确定中立型时滞系统,基于滑模控制理论,采用线性矩阵不等式的处理方法,提出了滑动模态鲁棒渐近稳定时滞相关的充分条件,设计了一类滑模观测器,同时给出了该观测器存在的充分条件;然后应用滑模控制的趋近率方法和基于观测器所得到的系统估计状态,综合了一类滑模控制器,该控制器同时保证了估计状态下滑模面和估计误差状态下滑模面的渐近可达性;最后通过数值实例证明了该控制方案的可行性.     

A new delay system approach to network-based control

This paper presents a new delay system approach to network-based control. This approach is based on a new time-delay model proposed recently, which contains multiple successive delay components in the state. Firstly, new results on stability and H_∞ performance are proposed for systems with two successive delay components, by exploiting a new Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and by making use of novel techniques for time-delay systems. An illustrative example is provided to show the advantage of these results. The second part of this paper utilizes the new model to investigate the problem of network-based control, which has emerged as a topic of significant interest in the control community. A sampled-data networked control system with simultaneous consideration of network induced delays, data packet dropouts and measurement quantization is modeled as a nonlinear time-delay system with two successive delay components in the state and, the problem of network-based H_∞ control is solved accordingly. Illustrative examples are provided to show the advantage and applicability of the developed results for network-based controller design.     

Improved delay-dependent bounded real lemma for uncertain time-delay systems

This paper concerns reducing the conservatism of delay-dependent bounded real lemma (BRL) of time-delay systems with uncertainty described by a linear fractional form. By introducing an augmented Lyapunov functional, an improved BRL is established in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Theoretical comparisons show that the obtained BRL is less conservative than some previous ones and the recent results in [S.Y. Xu, L. James, Y. Zou, New results on delay-dependent robust H_∞ control for systems with time-varying delays, Automatica 42 (2006) 343-348; T. Li, L. Guo, C. Lin, Y.M. Zhang, Delay-range-dependent bounded real lemma for time-delay systems, Asian Journal of Control 10 (2008) 708-717] are actually equivalent to the special cases of the obtained BRL. Numerical examples are also given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed result.     

Reliable guaranteed cost sampling control for nonlinear time-delay systems

The problem of reliable guaranteed cost sampling control is investigated for nonlinear time-delay systems in this paper. Sufficient conditions for the existence of state feedback controller are derived in terms of linear matrix inequities (LMIs), which guarantee asymptotic stability with the provided performance index for the normal and possible actuator faults cases. The related optimization problem is also offered to minimize the guaranteed cost performance bound. Illustrative examples are given to show the validity of the present control scheme.