Robust filtering under stochastic parametric uncertainties

This paper is concerned with a polynomial approach to robust deconvolution filtering of linear discrete-time systems with random modeling uncertainties. The modeling errors appear in the coefficients of the numerators and denominators of both the input signal and system transfer function models in the form of random variables with zero means and known upper bounds of the covariances. The robust filtering problem is to find an estimator that minimizes the maximum mean square estimation error over the random parameter uncertainties and input and measurement noises. The key to our solution is to quantify the effect of the random parameter uncertainties by introducing two fictitious noises for which a simple way is given to calculate their covariances. The optimal robust estimator is then computed by solving one spectral factorization and one polynomial equation as in the standard optimal estimator design using a polynomial approach. An example of signal detection in mobile communication is given to illustrate the effectiveness of our approach.     

Adaptive divided difference filtering for simultaneous state and parameter estimation

A novel adaptive version of the divided difference filter (DDF) applicable to non-linear systems with a linear output equation is presented in this work. In order to make the filter robust to modeling errors, upper bounds on the state covariance matrix are derived. The parameters of this upper bound are then estimated using a combination of offline tuning and online optimization with a linear matrix inequality (LMI) constraint, which ensures that the predicted output error covariance is larger than the observed output error covariance. The resulting sub-optimal, high-gain filter is applied to the problem of joint state and parameter estimation. Simulation results demonstrate the superior performance of the proposed filter as compared to the standard DDF.     

Event-triggered maximum likelihood state estimation

The event-triggered state estimation problem for linear time-invariant systems is considered in the framework of Maximum Likelihood (ML) estimation in this paper. We show that the optimal estimate is parameterized by a special time-varying Riccati equation, and the computational complexity increases exponentially with respect to the time horizon. For ease in implementation, a one-step event-based ML estimation problem is further formulated and solved, and the solution behaves like a Kalman filter with intermittent observations. For the one-step problem, the calculation of upper and lower bounds of the communication rates from the process side is also briefly analyzed. An application example to sensorless event-based estimation of a DC motor system is presented and the benefits of the obtained one-step event-based estimator are demonstrated by comparative simulations.     

Interval observer design for continuous-time switched systems under known switching and unknown inputs

ABSTRACT

This paper deals with unknown input estimation for switched linear systems in an unknown but bounded error (UBBE) framework. Based on a known switching signal and under the fulfilment of the relative degree property by all the subsystems, a decoupling method is used to make the state partially affected by the unknown input. Assuming that the disturbances and the measurement noises are unknown but bounded with a priori known bounds, lower and upper bounds of the unmeasured state and unknown input are then computed. A numerical example illustrates the efficiency of the proposed methodology.     

具有不确定噪声的连续时间广义系统确保估计性能的鲁棒Kalman滤波器

讨论了一类具有不确定噪声的连续时间广义随机控制系统的鲁棒Kalman滤波器的设计问题,文中给出了确保估计误差性能指标的不确定噪声协方差矩阵扰动上界,文章研究结果表明,在此界限内采用最坏情况下的最优滤波器实现对状态的估计,它不仅能极小化不确定下的最坏性能,而且也能确保估计误差性能指标达到给定的某个自由度。     

线性连续时变系统的状态和输入混合估计:一种对策方法

The $H_\infty$ hybrid estimation problem for linear continuous time-varying systems is investigated in this paper, where estimated signals are linear combination of state and input. Design objective requires the worst-case energy gain from disturbance to estimation error be less than a prescribed level. Optimal solution of the hybrid estimation problem is the saddle point of a two-player zero sum differential game. Based on the differential game approach, necessary and sufficient solvable conditions for the hybrid estimation problem are provided in\hfill terms\hfill of\hfill solutions\hfill to\hfill a\hfill Riccati\hfill diffe-\\rential equation. Moreover, one possible estimator is proposed if the solvable conditions are satisfied. The estimator is characterized by a gain matrix and an output mapping matrix that reflects the internal relations between the unknown input and output estimation error. Both state and unknown inputs estimation are realized by the proposed estimator. Thus, the results in this paper are also capable of dealing with fault diagnosis problems of linear time-varying systems. At last, a numerical example is provided to illustrate the proposed approach.     

Adaptive variable structure state estimation for uncertain systems with persistently bounded disturbances

This paper develops an adaptive state estimator design methodology for nonlinear systems with unknown nonlinearities and persistently bounded disturbances. In the proposed estimation scheme, the boundary layer strategy in variable structure techniques is utilized to design a continuous state estimator such that the undesirable chattering phenomenon is avoided; and the adaptive bounding technique is used for online estimation of the unknown bounding parameter. The existence condition of the adaptive estimators is provided in terms of linear matrix inequality (LMI). Since the orthogonal projection of the state estimation error onto the null space of the linear measurement distribution matrix is used in the derivation process, the update law of bounding parameter estimate is represented in terms of the available measurement error. The proposed estimator can ensure that the state estimation error is uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB) with an ultimate bound. Furthermore, using the existing LMI optimization technique, a suboptimal adaptive state estimator can be obtained in the sense of minimizing an upper bound of the peak gains in the ultimate bound. Finally, a simulation example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed design method. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

非高斯环境下基于最大相关熵的平滑估计器设计

针对Kalman平滑估计器在非高斯噪声环境下性能衰退问题, 本文提出了一种基于最大相关熵准则作为最优估计标准的平滑估计方法, 将其应用于固定滞后问题的状态估计, 称之为固定滞后最大相关熵平滑估计器(FLMCS). 首先, 使用矩阵变换, 给出最大相关熵Kalman滤波器的另一种形式; 然后, 以此为基础, 通过引入新的状态变量来增广系统, 并推导出所提平滑估计器的在线迭代方程; 进一步比较平滑前后状态估计误差协方差, 从理论上分析算法性能改进效果; 最后, 通过算例仿真验证所提平滑估计器在非高斯噪声干扰下的有效性和优越性.     

A bounded-error approach to simultaneous state and actuator fault estimation for a class of nonlinear systems

This paper proposes an approach for the joint state and fault estimation for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with simultaneous unknown input and actuator faults. This is achieved by designing an unknown input observer combined with a set-membership estimation in the presence of disturbances and measurement noise. The observer is designed using quadratic boundedness approach that is used to overbound the estimation error. Sufficient conditions for the existence and stability of the proposed state and actuator fault estimator are expressed in the form of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Simulation results for a quadruple-tank system show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

确保状态估计性能的离散时间鲁棒Kalman滤波器

讨论了一类具有不确定噪声的离散时间线性系统的鲁棒Kalman滤波器的设计思想和方 法.文中给出确保估计误差性能指标的不确定噪声协方差矩阵的扰动上界,并在此界限内采 用最坏情况下最优滤波器实现对状态的估计,它不仅能极小化不确定下的最坏性能,而且 还能确保估计误差性能指标达到给定的某个自由度.     

线性离散时变系统的状态和输入混合估计: 一种对策方法

本文研究了线性离散时变系统的混合估计问题, 估计信号是状态和输入的线性组合. 设计目标要求满足一个最坏性能指标, 即从扰动到估计误差的能量增益小于一个给定值. 混合估计问题的最优解是二人零和微分对策的鞍点解. 基于微分对策方法, 混合估计问题有解的充要条件表达为 Riccati 微分方程的可解性. 在问题有解时, 给出了符合要求的估计器. 估计器的结构表达为一个增益矩阵和一个输出映射矩阵, 后者反映了未知输入与输出估计误差之间的内在联系. 最后, 通过数值例子证明了本文方法的有效性.     

On Robust H2 Estimation

The problem of state estimation for uncertain systems has attracted a recurring interest in the past decade. In this paper, we shall give an overview on some of the recent development in the area by focusing on the robust H2 (Kalman) filtering of uncertain discrete-time systems. The robust H2 estimation is concerned with the design of a fixed estimator for a family of plants under consideration such that the estimation error covariance is of a minimal upper bound. The uncertainty under consideration includes norm-bounded uncertainty and polytopic uncertainty. In the finite horizon case, we shall discuss a parameterized difference Riccati equation approach for systems with norm-bounded uncertainty and pinpoint the difference of state estimation between systems without uncertainty and those with uncertainty. In the infinite horizon case, we shall deal with both the norm-bounded and polytopic uncertainties using a linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach. In particular, we shall demonstrate how the conservatism of design can be improved using a slack variable technique. We also propose an iterative algorithm to refine a designed estimator. An example will be given to compare estimators designed using various techniques.     

随机观测时滞系统的最优估计

研究了在观测中存在Markov跳跃时滞的离散时间系统的线性最小方差状态估计问题. 首先, 通过引入跳跃时滞的示性函数, 将带有跳跃时滞的观测方程转化为带有乘性噪声的定常时滞系统. 进一步采用状态扩维的方法, 将定常时滞系统转化为无时滞的Markov跳跃系统. 最后, 基于得到的无时滞系统, 采用Hilbert空间已有的几何论知识, 设计线性最优状态估计器, 得出基于Riccati方程的滤波器的表达式, 并证明了所得滤波器的渐渐收敛性.     

Optimal guaranteed cost filtering for uncertain discrete-time linear systems

This paper presents a result on the design of a steady-state robust state estimator for a class of uncertain discrete-time linear systems with normal bounded uncertainty. This result extends the steady state Kalman filter to the case in which the underlying system is uncertain. A procedure is given for the construction of a state estimator which minimizes a bound on the state error covariance. It is shown that this leads to a state estimator which is optimal with respect to a notion of quadratic guaranteed cost state estimation.     

Distributed moving horizon state estimation: Simultaneously handling communication delays and data losses

In this work, we consider distributed moving horizon state estimation of nonlinear systems subject to communication delays and data losses. In the proposed design, a local estimator is designed for each subsystem and the distributed estimators communicate to collaborate. To handle the delays and data losses simultaneously, a predictor is designed for each subsystem estimator. A two-step prediction-update strategy is used in the predictor design in order to get a reliable prediction of the system state. In the design of each subsystem estimator, an auxiliary nonlinear observer is also taken advantage of to calculate a reference subsystem state estimate. In the local estimator, the reference state estimate is used to generate a confidence region within which the local estimator optimizes its subsystem state estimate. Sufficient conditions under which the proposed design gives decreasing and ultimately bounded estimation error are provided. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is illustrated via the application to a chemical process example.     

Unknown disturbance inputs estimation based on a state functional observer design

We consider the problem of function of state plus unknown input estimation of a linear time-invariant system using only the measured outputs. Two reduced-order input estimators built upon a state functional observer are proposed. The first is an extension of a state/input estimator, while the second is based on adaptive observer design technique. The proposed estimator can be designed under less restrictive conditions than those of the previous work, and unlike some of the past studies the proposed observer can be designed for certain nonminimum phase systems.     

A note on interval observer design for unknown input estimation

This paper addresses the problem of interval observer design for unknown input estimation in linear time-invariant systems. Although the problem of unknown input estimation has been widely studied in the literature, the design of joint state and unknown input observers has not been considered within a set-membership context. While conventional interval observers could be used to propagate with some additional conservatism, unknown inputs by considering them as disturbances, the proposed approach allows their estimation. Under the assumption that the measurement noise and the disturbances are bounded, lower and upper bounds for the unmeasured state and unknown inputs are computed. Numerical simulations are presented to show the efficiency of the proposed approach.     

State estimation for linear discrete-time systems using quantized measurements

In this paper, we consider the problem of state estimation for linear discrete-time dynamic systems using quantized measurements. This problem arises when state estimation needs to be done using information transmitted over a digital communication channel. We investigate how to design the quantizer and the estimator jointly. We consider the use of a logarithmic quantizer, which is motivated by the fact that the resulting quantization error acts as a multiplicative noise, an important feature in many applications. Both static and dynamic quantization schemes are studied. The results in the paper allow us to understand the tradeoff between performance degradation due to quantization and quantization density (in the infinite-level quantization case) or number of quantization levels (in the finite-level quantization case).     

Event-triggered state estimation for Markovian jumping impulsive neural networks with interval time-varying delays

This paper investigates the event-triggered state estimation problem of Markovian jumping impulsive neural networks with interval time-varying delays. The purpose is to design a state estimator to estimate system states through available output measurements. In the neural networks, there are a set of modes, which are determined by Markov chain. A Markovian jumping time-delay impulsive neural networks model is employed to describe the event-triggered scheme and the network- related behaviour, such as transmission delay, data package dropout and disorder. The proposed event-triggered scheme is used to determine whether the sampled state information should be transmitted. The discrete delays are assumed to be time-varying and belong to a given interval, which means that the lower and upper bounds of interval time-varying delays are available. First, we design a state observer to estimate the neuron states. Second, based on a novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional (LKF) with triple-integral terms and using an improved inequality, several sufficient conditions are derived. The derived conditions are formulated in terms of a set of linear matrix inequalities , under which the estimation error system is globally asymptotically stable in the mean square sense. Finally, numerical examples are given to show the effectiveness and superiority of the results.     

Robust state estimation for uncertain linear systems with deterministic input signals

In this paper, we investigate state estimations of a dynamical system in which not only process and measurement noise, but also parameter uncertainties and deterministic input signals are involved. The sensitivity penalization based robust state estimation is extended to uncertain linear systems with deterministic input signals and parametric uncertainties which may nonlinearly affect a state-space plant model. The form of the derived robust estimator is similar to that of the well-known Kalman filter with a comparable computational complexity. Under a few weak assumptions, it is proved that though the derived state estimator is biased, the bound of estimation errors is finite and the covariance matrix of estimation errors is bounded. Numerical simulations show that the obtained robust filter has relatively nice estimation performances.