Effective transfer function method for decentralized control system design of multi-input multi-output processes

In terms of relative gain and relative frequency, the effective transfer function for independent controller design for multi-input multi-output processes is provided in this paper. Differing from existing equivalent transfer functions, the proposed effective transfer function provides both gain and phase information for decentralized controller design in a simple and straightforward manner. The interaction effects for a particular loop from all other closed loops are directly incorporated into the effective transfer functions in four ways. Consequently, the decentralized controllers can be independently designed by employing the single loop tuning techniques. This design method is simple, straightforward, easy to understand and implement by field engineers. Several multivariable industrial processes with different interaction modes are employed to demonstrate the effectiveness and simplicity of the method.     

多输入/多输出系统动态矩阵控制鲁棒稳定性

研究了基于脉冲响应模型的动态矩阵预测控制(DMC)算法,针对多输入、多输出(MIMO)系统脉冲响应模型的特点,利用脉冲响应系数误差矩阵范数平方和定义预测模型的模型误差,以线性矩阵不等式(LMI)的形式提出了DMC闭环鲁棒稳定充要条件,将DMC算法闭环稳定问题转换为一类线性矩阵不等式的可解问题.并且研究了模型误差与闭环系统稳定性之间的关系,给出了保证系统稳定条件下模型误差界的求取方法,通过求解一个线性矩阵不等式约束的凸优化问题得到保证闭环系统稳定的误差界.最后,利用算例对本文方法的有效性进行了验证.     

Adaptive output feedback control of a class of multi-input multi-output systems using neural networks

For a class of uncertain multi-input multi-output non-linear systems an adaptive output feedback control methodology is developed using linearly parameterized neural networks. The neural network operates over a tapped delay line of memory units, comprised of system input/output signals. The adaptive laws for neural network parameters are written in terms of a linear observer of the nominal system's error dynamics. Ultimate boundedness of the error signals is shown through Lyapunov's direct method. Simulations illustrate the theoretical results.     

On the synthesis of an unknown input observer for a class of multi-input/output systems

A practical design procedure of an unknown input observer for a class of multi-input/output systems is presented, the fixed poles of this observer are shown to be given by the zeros of the McMillan form.     

Optimal PID-type fuzzy logic controller for a multi-input multi-output active magnetic bearing system

The performance of the fuzzy controllers depends highly on the proper selection of some design parameters which is usually tuned iteratively via a trial and error process based primarily on engineering intuition. With the recent developments in the area of global optimization, it has been made possible to obtain the optimal values of the design parameters systematically. Nevertheless, it is well known that unless a priori knowledge is available about the optimization search-domain, most of the available time-domain objective functions may result in undesirable solutions. It is consequently important to provide guidelines on how these parameters affect the closed-loop behavior. As a result, some alternative objective functions are presented for the time-domain optimization of the fuzzy controllers, and the design parameters of a PID-type fuzzy controller are tuned by using the proposed time-domain objective functions. Finally, the real-time application of the optimal PID-type fuzzy controller is investigated on the robust stabilization of a laboratory active magnetic bearing system. The experimental results show that the designed PID-type fuzzy controllers provide much superior performances than the linear on-board controllers while retaining lower profiles of control signals.     

Observer design for a class of multi-input multi-output nonlinear systems

In this article, the problem of state observer design for a class of multi-input multi-output nonlinear systems is considered. Via state transformation and the constructive use of a Lyapunov function, the new observer design approach is addressed by introducing a parameter ? in the observer. Some sufficient conditions are given which guarantee the estimation error to asymptotically converge to zero under adaptive conditions. An example is included to illustrate the method.     

一类具有参数不确定n阶多输入多输出非线性系统的Terminal滑模控制

针对一类具有参数不确定的n阶MIMO非线性系统,提出了一种Terminal滑模控制方案.该方案通过对滑模超平面的选取和Terminal滑模控制律的设计,不但确保了闭环系统滑模阶段的存在性,而且还保证了系统状态误差在有限时间内的收敛性,由于无论何种情况下系统的初始状态均在Terminal滑模面上,从而消除了其他滑模控制方法常有的到达阶段,使得闭环系统具有全局鲁棒性和稳定性.除此之外,重点克服了控制输入的系数函数矩阵与不确定参数的关联问题.仿真结果表明,该控制方案可消除外部扰动及参数不确定的影响,控制系统各状态变量有效地跟踪期望状态.     

A self-tuning fuzzy controller for a class of multi-input multi-output nonlinear systems

This paper presents a systematic design procedure of a multivariable fuzzy controller for a general Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) nonlinear system with an input-output monotonic relationship or a piecewise monotonic relationship for each input-output pair. Firstly, the system is modeled as a Fuzzy Basis Function Network (FBFN) and its Relative Gain Array (RGA) is calculated based on the obtained fuzzy model. The proposed multivariable fuzzy controller is constructed with two orthogonal fuzzy control engines. The horizontal fuzzy control engine for each system input-output pair has a hierarchical structure to update the control parameters online and compensate for unknown system variations. The perpendicular fuzzy control engine is designed based on the system RGA to eliminate the multivariable interaction effect. The resultant closed-loop fuzzy control system is proved to be passive stable as long as the augmented open-loop system is input-output passive. Two sets of simulation examples demonstrate that the proposed fuzzy control strategy can be a promising way in controlling multivariable nonlinear systems with unknown system uncertainties and time-varying parameters.     

ℒ1 adaptive controller for a class of non-affine multi-input multi-output nonlinear systems

In this article, an extension of the ?₁ adaptive control design is introduced for a class of non-affine Multi-Input Multi-Output nonlinear systems with unknown dynamics and unmeasured states. The system dynamics is represented in the normal form with the bounded-input-bounded-output internal dynamics. At first, a stable virtual reference counterpart is constructed. Thereafter, a piece-wise continuous adaptive law is introduced to the actual system along with a low-pass filtered control signal that allows for achieving arbitrarily close tracking of the input and the output signals of the reference system. Rigorous mathematical proof is provided, and the theoretical results are verified with the simulation.     

Digital sliding mode controller design for multiple time-delay continuous-time transfer function matrices with a long input–output delay

This paper extends the dominant eigenvector-based sliding mode control (SMC) design methodology, which was originally developed for delay-free continuous-time processes with known parameters, to the case of multiple time-delay continuous-time processes with known/unknown parameters. In addition, this paper presents a new prediction-based Chebyshev quadrature digital redesign methodology for indirect design of the digital counterpart of the analog sliding mode controller (ASMC) for multiple time-delay continuous-time transfer function matrices with either a long input delay or a long output delay. An approximated discrete-time model and its corresponding continuous-time model are constructed for multiple time-delay continuous-time stable/unstable dynamical processes with known/unknown parameters, using first the conventional observer/Kalman filter identification (OKID) method. Then, an optimal ASMC is developed using the linear quadratic regulator (LQR) approach, in which the corresponding sliding surface is designed using the user-specified eigenvectors and the scalar sign function. For digital implementation of the proposed non-augmented low-dimensional ASMC, a digital counterpart is designed based on the existing prediction-based digital redesign method and the newly developed prediction-based Chebyshev quadrature digital redesign method. Finally, a non-augmented low dimensional digital observer with a long input or output dead time is constructed for the implementation of the digitally redesigned sliding mode controller, to improve the performances of multiple time-delay dynamical processes. The effectiveness of the proposed method has been verified by means of two illustrative examples.     

A note on transmission zeros of a transfer function matrix

A new proof is provided to show that the numerator polynomials of the Smith-McMillan form of a rational transfer function matrix are the same as the invariant factors of a mapsI-A_{t}, with Ata map determined from the system state equations.     

基于极值搜索算法的一类多输入多输出非仿射型非线性系统输出跟踪控制

针对一类状态不可测的多输入多输出非仿射型非线性系统, 提出了基于极值搜索算法的输出跟踪控制方法. 此方法无需设计系统状态观测器, 仅利用系统的输出量和极值搜索向量形成控制律. 应用平均化理论分析平均化系统的稳定性, 然后利用奇异值扰动方法, 证明了所提出的控制方法可以保证闭环系统的稳定性和输出跟踪误差的收敛性. 仿真结果验证了本文方法的有效性.     

Optimal digital controller and observer design for multiple time-delay transfer function matrices with multiple input–output time delays

In this article, we address the optimal digital design methodology for multiple time-delay transfer function matrices with multiple input–output time delays. In our approach, the multiple time-delay analogue transfer function matrix with multiple input–output time delays is minimally realised using a continuous-time state-space model. For deriving an explicit form of the optimal digital controller, the realised continuous-time multiple input–output time-delay system is discretised, and an extended high-order discrete-time state-space model is constructed for discrete-time LQR design. To derive a low-order optimal digital observer for the multiple input–output time-delay system, the multiple time-delay state obtained from the multiple time-delay outputs is discretised. Then, the well-known duality concept is employed to design an optimal digital observer using the low-order discretised multiple input time-delay system together with the newly discretised multiple time-delay state. The proposed approach is restricted to multiple time-delay systems where multiple time delays arise only in the input and output, and not in the state.     

输出反馈实现一类带不确定输入动态非线性系统的鲁棒几乎干扰解耦

研究一类带不确定输入动态非线性系统的输出反馈干扰抑制问题并基于观测器给出了输出反馈控制器 构造性的设计方法.所设计的控制器具有对可允许不确定动态的鲁棒性.不仅在L₂增益意义上抑制了干扰对输出 的影响,同时在ISS镇定意义上抑制了干扰对状态的影响.     

Robust synchronization of linear multi-agent system with input/output constraints

This paper is concerned with distributed cooperative control of linear uncertain agents with constraints on the amplitudes of inputs and outputs. We derive a condition for achieving both state synchronization and input/output constraints in the presence of norm-bounded uncertainties in the agent models. We develop a synthesis method of the robustly synchronizing state feedback gain in terms of linear matrix inequalities based on the notion of positively invariant sets. The desired feedback gain can be efficiently obtained by solving a certain convex programming whose size is independent of the number of agents.     

多输入多输出非线性系统的最小二乘支持向量机广义逆控制

针对神经网络逆控制存在的不足, 对一类模型未知且某些状态量较难测得的多输入多输出(MIMO)非线性系统, 在状态软测量函数存在的前提下, 提出一种最小二乘支持向量机(LSSVM)广义逆辨识控制策略. 通过广义逆将原被控系统转化为伪线性复合系统, 并可使其极点任意配置, 采用LSSVM代替神经网络拟合广义逆系统中的静态非线性映射. 将系统的状态量辨识与LSSVM逆模型辨识结合, 通过LSSVM训练拟合同时实现软测量功能. 最后以双电机变频调速系统为对象, 采用该控制策略进行仿真研究, 结果验证了本文算法的有效性.     

The computation of a transfer function matrix from the given state equations for time-delays systems

An algorithm is established to compute the transfer function matrix from the state equations for linear multivariable system with constant noncommensurable delays. The proposed algorithm requires operations with constant matrices only and is suitable for computer programming. An example illustrating the proposed algorithm is given.