Anti‐windup design for uncertain nonlinear systems subject to actuator saturation and external disturbance

A novel anti‐windup design method is provided for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems subject to actuator saturation and external disturbance. The controller considered incorporates both an active disturbance rejection controller as well as an anti‐windup compensator. The dynamical uncertainties and external disturbance are treated as an extended state of the plant, and then estimate it using an extended state observer and compensate for it in the control action, in real time. The anti‐windup compensator produces a signal based on the difference between the controller output and the saturated actuator output, and then augment the signal to the control to deal with the windup phenomenon caused by actuator saturation. We first show that, with the application of the proposed controller, the considered nonlinear system is asymptotically stable in a region including the origin. Then, in the case that the controller in linear form, we establish a linear matrix inequality‐based framework to compute the extended state observer gain and the anti‐windup compensation gain that maximize the estimate of the domain of attraction of the resulting closed‐loop system. The effectiveness of the proposed method is illustrated by a numerical example. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dynamic anti‐windup method for a class of time‐delay control systems with input saturation

An anti‐windup‐based approach is newly attempted to deal with time‐delay control systems with input saturation. Following the anti‐windup paradigm, we assume that controllers have been designed beforehand for time‐delay control systems based on existing design techniques which will show desirable performance. Then, an additional compensator is designed to provide graceful performance degradation under control input saturation. By taking the difference of controller states in the absence and presence of input saturation as a performance index, a dynamic compensator which minimizes it is derived. The resulting anti‐windup compensator is expressed in plant and controller parameters. The proposed method not only provides graceful performance degradation, but also guarantees the stability of the overall systems. Illustrative examples are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed method. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

双入双出延迟系统模型辅助自抗扰控制研究

本文针对一类双入双出时延系统进行了模型辅助自抗扰控制设计.通过静态解耦矩阵矩阵可以将双入双出系统解耦,同时两回路间的干扰作为"总扰动"的一部分,可以由模型辅助的扩张状态观测器进行估计补偿.将可以获得的模型信息加入到控制器中,可以减少状态观测器的估计负担和相应的带宽需求,从而提高系统抗干扰以及时延的能力.本文通过对3种典...     

Analytical design of active disturbance rejection control for nonlinear uncertain systems with delay

For first-order nonlinear uncertain systems with delay, the analytical design of active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) with matched time delay is rigorously studied. The conditions of stabilizing the closed-loop system are studied in the form of parameters’ explicit sets such that the tuning laws of ADRC can be directly obtained and intuitively demonstrated in engineering practice. The necessary and sufficient condition of the asymptotical stability for the closed-loop system in the case of linear time-invariant is explicitly given. The condition of stabilizing the closed-loop system with nonlinear uncertain dynamics is quantitatively presented. Moreover, the water tank experiment illustrates the proposed tuning laws.     

Dynamic anti‐windup compensator for fractional‐order system with time‐delay

This paper describes the results of introducing an additional dynamic element to an anti‐windup compensator from control quality and stability area anslysis viewpoint. The analyzed system consists of a first‐order plant with time delay and a fractional‐order PI controller, to present the discussed approach. The controller is tuned based on Hermite‐Biehler and Pontryagin theorems. In the paper, the stability analysis and tracking performance are presented based on both simulation and experimental results. The experiments have been performed using Inteco Modular Servo System with performance evaluated on the basis of the selected performance criterion, namely the Integral of Absolute Error, to verify the applicability of the proposed method. The results have proven that use of the additional dynamic element provides a wider range of controller parameters to ensure stability of the closed‐loop system and better tracking performance in comparison to the system without anti‐windup compensation or system with a standard anti‐windup compensator. It is actually the first time that this type of analysis for dynamic element compensation in anti‐windup framework has been presented for fractional‐order systems. In addition, all the obtained results are referred to the experimental data.     

一阶时滞系统线性自抗扰控制器参数稳定域分析

当使用线性自抗扰控制器(linear active disturbance rejection controller,LADRC)控制时滞系统时,闭环系统的稳定性与控制器参数的选取有较大的关系.如何定量求取线性自抗扰针对时滞系统的参数稳定域还没有有效的方法.本文针对线性自抗扰控制器控制一阶时滞系统,利用双轨迹法精确求解出了线性自抗扰控制器参数的稳定域.该方法利用双轨迹的图形性质,有效地将求解具有时滞的控制系统闭环特征方程根的分布问题转化为求解双轨迹交点频率的问题,从而得到能够保证闭环系统稳定性的控制器参数稳定域.求得的稳定域为时滞系统线性自抗扰控制器的整定提供了理论依据.仿真结果验证了所提出方法的有效性.     

时滞系统的自抗扰控制综述

时滞系统的控制一直是具有挑战性的普遍问题, 而自抗扰控制思想近年来被广泛地应用于时滞系统中. 在简要概述自抗扰控制原理的基础上, 介绍了应用自抗扰控制思想解决时滞系统问题的常用设计方法, 总结了自抗扰控制器的参数整定方法. 最后, 对今后的进一步研究进行了展望.     

Delay‐dependent anti‐windup strategy for linear systems with saturating inputs and delayed outputs

This paper addresses the problem of the determination of stability regions for linear systems with delayed outputs and subject to input saturation, through anti‐windup strategies. A method for synthesizing anti‐windup gains aiming at maximizing a region of admissible states, for which the closed‐loop asymptotic stability and the given controlled output constraints are respected, is proposed. Based on the modelling of the closed‐loop system resulting from the controller plus the anti‐windup loop as a linear time‐delay system with a dead‐zone nonlinearity, constructive delay‐dependent stability conditions are formulated by using both quadratic and Lure Lyapunov–Krasovskii functionals. Numerical procedures based on the solution of some convex optimization problems with LMI constraints are proposed for computing the anti‐windup gain that leads to the maximization of an associated stability region. The effectiveness of the proposed technique is illustrated by some numerical examples. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Improved disturbance rejection for predictor-based control of MIMO linear systems with input delay

In this paper, we are concerned with the predictor-based control of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) linear systems with input delay and disturbances. By taking the future values of disturbances into consideration, a new improved predictive scheme is proposed. Compared with the existing predictive schemes, our proposed predictive scheme can achieve a finite-time exact state prediction for some smooth disturbances including the constant disturbances, and a better disturbance attenuation can also be achieved for a large class of other time-varying disturbances. The attenuation of mismatched disturbances for second-order linear systems with input delay is also investigated by using our proposed predictor-based controller.     

Active disturbance rejection control for nonlinear fractional‐order systems

This paper investigates active disturbance rejection control involving the fractional‐order tracking differentiator, the fractional‐order PID controller with compensation and the fractional‐order extended state observer for nonlinear fractional‐order systems. Firstly, the fractional‐order optimal‐time control scheme is studied to propose the fractional‐order tracking differentiator by the Hamilton function and fractional‐order optimal conditions. Secondly, the linear fractional‐order extend state observer is offered to acquire the estimated value of the sum of nonlinear functions and disturbances existing in the investigated nonlinear fractional‐order plant. For the disturbance existing in the feedback output, the effect of the disturbance is discussed to choose a reasonable parameter in fractional‐order extended state observer. Thirdly, by this observed value, the nonlinear fractional‐order plant is converted into a linear fractional‐order plant by adding the compensation in the controller. With the aid of real root boundary, complex root boundary, and imaginary boot boundary, the approximate stabilizing boundary with respect to the integral and differential coefficients is determined for the given proportional coefficient, integral order and differential order. By choosing the suitable parameters, the fractional‐order active disturbance rejection control scheme can deal with the unknown nonlinear functions and disturbances. Finally, the illustrative examples are given to verify the effectiveness of fractional‐order active disturbance rejection control scheme. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Disturbance‐prediction–based control of input time delay systems for rejection of unknown frequency disturbances

In this paper, a novel disturbance rejection approach is presented for a class of input time‐delay systems subject to sinusoidal disturbances with unknown frequency. In particular, an auxiliary observer is proposed to represent the periodic disturbance in a parametric uncertainty form, where the unknown factor related to disturbance frequency can be estimated. Furthermore, the correlation between the future disturbance and the auxiliary observer output is analyzed, such that the future disturbances can be predicted and rejected through the input channel. Based on the aforementioned observer and predictor structure, the overall control architecture can be established as a framework of disturbance‐prediction–based control for systems with input time delays, where the conditions on the asymptotic stability of the closed‐loop systems are also derived. Finally, numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control approach.     

基于定量反馈理论的时滞系统自抗扰控制参数整定

工业过程对象普遍存在时滞、模型参数不确定性和外部扰动多等特点,传统Smith预估控制方法难以设计出满足期望性能的鲁棒控制器.针对模型参数不确定性和外部扰动,本文采用自抗扰控制技术进行估计和补偿.针对系统存在时滞的特点,本文提出改进Smith预估器结构,提升扩张状态观测器对于扰动估计的实时性.在此基础上,本文以一阶时滞系统为例提出了控制器参数整定方法.首先根据最优参数选取准则确定预估器模型,然后在等效模型框架下采用定量反馈理论整定自抗扰控制器参数,确保控制系统达到预期性能指标.在仿真实验中,将所提出方法与几种常见时滞系统控制方法进行比较,通过设定值跟踪、抗扰及蒙特卡罗实验验证了所提出方法具有良好抗扰能力与鲁棒性.     

The active disturbance rejection control approach to stabilisation of coupled heat and ODE system subject to boundary control matched disturbance

We consider stabilisation for a linear ordinary differential equation system with input dynamics governed by a heat equation, subject to boundary control matched disturbance. The active disturbance rejection control approach is applied to estimate, in real time, the disturbance with both constant high gain and time-varying high gain. The disturbance is cancelled in the feedback loop. The closed-loop systems with constant high gain and time-varying high gain are shown, respectively, to be practically stable and asymptotically stable.     

Flatness-based active disturbance rejection control for linear systems with unknown time-varying coefficients

A flatness-based active disturbance rejection control approach is proposed to deal with the linear systems with unknown time-varying coefficients and external disturbances. By selecting appropriate nominal values for the parameters of the system, all the deviation between the nominal and actual dynamics of the controlled process, as well as all the external disturbances can be viewed as a total disturbance. Based on the accurately estimated total disturbance with the aid of the proposed extended state observer, a linear proportional derivative feedback control law taking into account the derivatives of the desired output is designed to eliminate the effect of the total disturbance on the system performance. Finally, the load frequency control problem of a single-area power system with non-reheated unit is employed as an illustrative example to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Stability of active disturbance rejection control for uncertain systems: A Lyapunov perspective

In this work, we introduce a simple stability analysis to justify, under some suitable assumptions, the active disturbance rejection control method, used in the feedback regulation of a substantially uncertain plant. A criterion is obtained that allows us to define under what conditions closed‐loop stability can be assured. When the plant is mostly unknown, the criterion allows us to guarantee exponential convergence for the output‐feedback regulation problem, in the presence of a constant external perturbation, and practical stability when the external perturbation and the tracking reference signal are both time‐varying. In the latter case, the confinement error can be made as small as desired. To carry out the corresponding stability analysis, we derive the tracking error equation, and the observation error equation. To decouple these error equations, we use the Sylvester equation. Finally, we applied the direct Lyapunov method to analyze the corresponding convergence of the observation error and of the tracking error. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Anti‐disturbance control for nonlinear system via adaptive disturbance observer

This paper addresses the problems of disturbance estimation and anti‐disturbance control for nonlinear system with exogenous disturbance, which is generated from an unknown exogenous system. The state observer and the adaptive disturbance observer are designed, simultaneously. Compared with the existing methods, which assumed that the exogenous system parameter matrix was known, our disturbance observer is more applicable in practice. Utilizing the estimation information, an observer‐based dynamic output feedback controller is designed, which avoids the influence of output disturbance on the closed‐loop system, and contains a disturbance compensation term to compensate the input disturbance. Finally, simulations are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

滑模控制和自抗扰控制的研究进展

本文概括了滑模控制和自抗扰控制的研究进展,进一步给出了复合控制的思想.滑模控制和自抗扰控制都有它们各自的优点,但是也都有它们各自的局限,例如:滑模控制中的抖振问题和自抗扰控制中的估计能力受限问题.复合控制结合了滑模控制和自抗扰控制的优点,并能提高闭环系统的性能.     

Guaranteed-cost active disturbance rejection control for uncertain systems with an integral controller

Guaranteed-cost active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) for uncertain systems is investigated in this study. Firstly, an integral action is introduced in the framework of ADRC to measure and reduce the tracking error. Then, a robust stability condition is presented, and a quadratic cost function where the tracking error is appearing explicitly is used for ADRC performance assessment. The cost bound is formulated by linear matrix inequality and optimised to obtain controller parameters. Full-dimension extended state observer is used, and thus, the proposed strategy is applicable to an uncertain system that allows relative-degree varying or right-half-plane zero. Finally, the validity of the proposed method and its advantages is demonstrated through the simulations of comparative examples and experiments on a motor speed control system.     

Optimal disturbance rejection control for singularly perturbed composite systems with time‐delay

The optimal control problem for a class of singularly perturbed time‐delay composite systems affected by external disturbances is investigated. The system is decomposed into a fast linear subsystem and a slow time‐delay subsystem with disturbances. For the slow subsystem, the feedforward compensation technique is proposed to reject the disturbances, and the successive approximation approach (SAA) is applied to decompose it into decoupled subsystems and solve the two‐point boundary value (TPBV) problem. By combining with the optimal control law of the fast subsystem, the feedforward and feedback composite control (FFCC) law of the original composite system is obtained. The FFCC law consists of analytic state feedback and feedforward terms and a compensation term which is the limit of the adjoint vector sequence. The compensation term can be obtained from an iteration formula of adjoint vectors. Simulation results are employed to test the validity of the proposed design algorithm. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society     

自抗扰控制对边界带有干扰的非线性sine-Gordon方程的镇定

本文讨论边界具有内部不确定和外部扰动的非线性sine-Gordon方程的镇定问题. 为处理sine-Gordon方程中的非线性项, 文章给出一个新的总扰动观测器在线估计未知扰动, 并通过自抗扰控制方法, 设计一个控制器使得在反馈控制中实时补偿(消除)总扰动. 闭环系统被证明适定的并且受控系统是指数稳定而扰动观测器是有界的. 数值模拟说明提出方法的有效性.