New conditions for delay-derivative-dependent stability

Two recent Lyapunov-based methods have significantly improved the stability analysis of time-delay systems: the delay-fractioning approach of Gouaisbaut and Peaucelle (2006) for systems with constant delays and the convex analysis of systems with time-varying delays of Park and Ko (2007). In this paper we develop a convex optimization approach to stability analysis of linear systems with interval time-varying delay by using the delay partitioning-based Lyapunov–Krasovskii Functionals (LKFs). Novel LKFs are introduced with matrices that depend on the time delays. These functionals allow the derivation of stability conditions that depend on both the upper and lower bounds on delay derivatives.     

Stability analysis for linear delayed systems via an optimally dividing delay interval approach

This paper addresses the problem of stability for linear systems with time-varying delay. A novel augmented Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional is constructed by using the idea of optimally dividing the delay interval [0,τ(t)] into some variable sub-intervals and line integral technology. Using the novel augmented functional, the new delay-dependent stability criteria are proposed for linear systems with time-varying delay. The gain is that this stability criterion can lead to much less conservative stability results compared to other methods for linear systems with delay. Two numerical examples are provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed criteria.     

Design of robust H ∞ controller for a half-vehicle active suspension system with input delay

This article is concerned with the problem of robust H _∞ control for a half-vehicle active suspension system with input delay. The delay is assumed to be interval time-varying delay with unknown derivative. The vehicle front sprung mass and the rear unsprung mass are assumed to be varying due to vehicle load variation and may result in parameter uncertainties being modelled by polytopic uncertainty. First of all, regarding the heave and pitch accelerations as the optimisation objectives, and suspension deflection and relative tire load constraints as the output constraints, we build the corresponding suspension systems. Then, by constructing a novel Lyapunov functional involved with the lower and upper bounds of the delay, sufficient condition for the existence of robust H _∞ controller is given to ensure robust asymptotical stability of the closed-loop system and also guarantee the constrained performance. The condition can be converted into convex optimisation problem and verified easily by means of standard software. Finally, a design example is exploited to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed design method.     

On stability and stabilisation for uncertain stochastic systems with time-delay and actuator saturation

This article concerns the stability analysis and design for uncertain stochastic systems with time-varying delays in state and actuator saturation. The parameter uncertainties belong to a convex polytopic set, and the delays are time varying. A sufficient condition is obtained in terms of a priori designed feedback matrix for determining if a given set is in inside the domain of attraction. Using the linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach, an estimate of the domain of attraction is presented. The problem of designing a state feedback controller such that the domain of attraction is enlarged is formulated through solving an optimisation problem with LMI constraints. A numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed results.     

基于时滞分割法的区间变时滞不确定系统鲁棒稳定新判据

针对一类存在泛数有界不确性的区间变时滞线性系统, 利用Lyapunov-Krasovskii (L-K) 泛函方法并结合线性矩阵不等式(LMI) 技术建立一种新的保守性更低的鲁棒稳定性判据. 首先基于时滞分割方法将时滞区间均分成N 等分, 针对不同的子区间构造合适的L-K 泛函; 然后在各自的分割区间采用保守性较小的积分不等式处理泛函沿时间的导数, 基于凸组合技术建立了LMI 形式的时滞相关稳定性新判据; 最后通过数值实例验证了结论的有效性.

     

H ∞ filtering for nonlinear singular Markovian jumping systems with interval time-varying delays

The problem of H _∞ filtering for nonlinear singular Markovian jumping systems with interval time-varying delays is investigated. The delay factor is assumed to be time-varying and belongs to a given interval, which means that the lower and upper bounds of the interval time-varying delays are available. Furthermore, the derivative of the time-varying delay function can be larger than one. With partial knowledge of the jump rates of the Markov process, a new delay-range-dependent bounded real lemma for the solvability of the jump system is obtained based on the Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, which is in terms of strict linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). When these LMIs are feasible, an expression of a desired H _∞ filter is given. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the developed techniques.     

H ∞ filtering for stochastic systems with time-varying delay

This article considers the problem of H _∞ filter design for stochastic systems with time-varying delay. The time delay is assumed to be of interval type. Attention is focused on the design of delay-dependent filters that guarantee the asymptotic stability in mean square and a prescribed noise attenuation level in an H _∞ sense for the filtering error dynamics. The delay-dependent H _∞ filter design scheme is proposed in terms of a linear matrix inequality. A numerical example is used to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Robust stability criteria for uncertain linear systems with interval time-varying delay

This paper considers the robust delay-dependent stability problem of a class of linear uncertain system with interval time-varying delay and proposes less conservative stability criteria for computing the maximum allowable bound of the delay range. Less conservatism of the proposed stability criteria is attributed to the delay-central point method of stability analysis, wherein the delay interval is partitioned into two subintervals of equal length, and the time derivative of a candidate Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional based on delay decomposition technique is evaluated in each of these delay segments. In deriving the stability conditions in LMI framework, neither model transformations nor bounding techniques using free-weighting matrix variables are employed for dealing the cross-terms that emerge from the time derivative of the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional; instead, they are dealt using tighter integral inequalities. The proposed analysis subsequently yields a stability condition in convex LMI framework that can be solved using standard numerical packages. For deriving robust stability conditions, two categories of system uncertainties, namely, time-varying structured and polytopic-type uncertainties, are considered. The effectiveness of the proposed stability criteria is validated through standard numerical examples.     

Delay-dependent robust stability for uncertain linear systems with interval time-varying delay

This paper is concerned with the delay-dependent robust stability problem for uncertain linear systems with interval time-varying delay. The time-varying delay is assumed to belong to an interval and no restriction on the derivative of the time-varying delay is needed, which allows the delay to be a fast time-varying function. The uncertainty under consideration is norm-bounded, and possibly time-varying, uncertainty. Based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional approach, a stability criterion is derived by introducing some relaxation matrices that can be used to reduce the conservatism of the criteria. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate effectiveness of the proposed method.     

H ∞ filter design for discrete delay systems: a new parameter-dependent approach

This article revisits the problem of H _∞ filtering for discrete-time systems with a time-varying delay in the state and parameter uncertainties residing in a polytope. By utilising the polynomially parameter-dependent idea, a new filter design procedure is proposed, which formulates the existence of admissible robust H _∞ filters into a set of linear matrix inequalities. These conditions are developed based on homogeneous polynomially parameter-dependent matrices of an arbitrary degree. As the degree grows, test of increasing precision is obtained providing less conservative filter designs. It is established that the results in the quadratic framework (that entail fixed matrices for the entire uncertainty domain), and the linearly parameter-dependent framework (that use linear convex combinations of matrices) are special cases of the proposed conditions for the zeroth degree and the first degree, respectively. Moreover, in addition to parameter dependence, the obtained conditions are also dependent on both the upper and lower bounds of the delay, which is obtained by using advanced techniques for achieving delay dependence. Several numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness and advantage of the proposed filter design methods.     

Novel Stability Criteria for Linear Time-Delay Systems Using Lyapunov-Krasovskii Functionals With A Cubic Polynomial on Time-Varying Delay

One of challenging issues on stability analysis of time-delay systems is how to obtain a stability criterion from a matrix-valued polynomial on a time-varying delay.The first contribution of this paper is to establish a necessary and sufficient condition on a matrix-valued polynomial inequality over a certain closed interval.The degree of such a matrix-valued polynomial can be an arbitrary finite positive integer.The second contribution of this paper is to introduce a novel LyapunovKrasovskii functional,which includes a cubic polynomial on a time-varying delay,in stability analysis of time-delay systems.Based on the novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and the necessary and sufficient condition on matrix-valued polynomial inequalities,two stability criteria are derived for two cases of the time-varying delay.A well-studied numerical example is given to show that the proposed stability criteria are of less conservativeness than some existing ones.     

On control for linear systems with interval time-varying delay

This paper deals with the problem of delay-dependent robust H_∞ control for linear time-delay systems with norm-bounded, and possibly time-varying, uncertainty. The time-delay is assumed to be a time-varying continuous function belonging to a given interval, which means that the lower and upper bounds for the time-varying delay are available, and no restriction on the derivative of the time-varying delay is needed, which allows the time-delay to be a fast time-varying function. Based on an integral inequality, which is introduced in this paper, and Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional approach, a delay-dependent bounded real lemma (BRL) is first established without using model transformation and bounding techniques on the related cross product terms. Then employing the obtained BRL, a delay-dependent condition for the existence of a state feedback controller, which ensures asymptotic stability and a prescribed H_∞ performance level of the closed-loop systems for all admissible uncertainties, is proposed in terms of a linear matrix inequality (LMI). A numerical example is also given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Stability analysis for linear switched systems with time-varying delay.

This correspondence considers the stability problem for a class of linear switched systems with time-varying delay in the sense of Hurwitz convex combination. The bound of derivative of the time-varying delay can be an unknown constant. It is concluded that the stability result for linear switched systems still holds for such systems with time-varying delay under a certain delay bound. Moreover, the delay bound of guaranteeing system stability can be easily obtained based on linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). As a special case, when the time-varying delay becomes constant, the criterion obtained in this correspondence is less conservative than existing ones. The reason for less conservativeness is also explicitly explained in this correspondence. Simulation examples illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Fault detection for nonlinear networked control systems with stochastic interval delay characterisation

In this article, we are concerned with the fault detection (FD) problem for nonlinear networked control systems (NCSs) with network-induced stochastic interval delay. By employing the information of probabilistic distribution of networked-induced time-varying delay, nonlinear constraint and the FD filter, nonlinear stochastic delay system model is established. Based on the obtained nonlinear model, utilising FD filter as residual generator, FD of nonlinear NCSs is formulated as nonlinear H _∞-filtering problem. Especially, the stochastic stability and prescribed H _∞ attenuation level are achieved using the Lyapunov functional approach, the desired FD filter is constructed in terms of certain linear matrix inequalities, which depends on not only nonlinear level but also on delay-interval and delay-interval-occurrence-rate. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness and applicability of proposed technique.     

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.     

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.     

On ℓ∞ and L∞ gains for positive systems with bounded time-varying delays

This paper is devoted to the analysis of the ?_∞ and L_∞ gains for positive linear systems with interval time-varying delays. Through exploiting the monotonicity of the state trajectory, we first prove that for positive systems with constant delays, the ?_∞ and L_∞ gains are fully governed by the system matrices but independent of the delay size. Moreover, for positive systems with bounded time-varying delays, by comparing with the nominal systems with constant delays, it turns out that the ?_∞ and L_∞ gains are exactly the same as that of the constant delay systems. The results in this paper reveal that the ?_∞ and L_∞ gains of positive linear systems are not sensitive to the magnitude of time delays and hence the computation of ?_∞ and L_∞ gains of positive systems with bounded time-varying delays can be reduced to computing the ?_∞ and L_∞ gains of the corresponding delay-free systems. Both continuous-time and discrete-time cases are considered in this paper.     

H ∞ control of networked control systems with state quantisation

This article addresses the problem of controller design for networked control systems over digital communication. The systems under consideration are stabilised via state feedback, where the effects of sampled signal, state quantisation, network-induced delay and packet dropout are considered. The proposed delay-dependent stability criteria are formulated in the form of a linear matrix inequality, which ensure asymptotic stability and a prescribed H _∞ performance level for networked control systems with admissible uncertainties. Maximum allowable delay bound of networked control systems is obtained by solving a convex optimisation problem. Furthermore, a numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the main result.     

Optimal partitioning method for stability analysis of continuous/discrete delay systems

This paper is concerned with the problem of stability analysis for continuous‐time/discrete‐time systems with interval time‐varying delay. Based on the idea of partitioning the delay interval into l nonuniform subintervals, new Lyapunov functionals are established. By utilizing the reciprocally convex approach to deal with the delay information in each subinterval, sufficient stability conditions are proposed in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Based on these criteria, the optimal partitioning method is given on the basis of the genetic algorithm. Finally, the reduced conservatism of the results in this paper is illustrated by numerical examples. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.