Robust MPC for polytopic uncertain systems with time-varying delays

This paper addresses robust model predictive control (MPC) for time-delay systems with polytopic uncertainty. Uncertain time-varying input delay and state delays are considered, and the infinite horizon control moves are parametrised into an augmented state feedback law at each time instant. A receding horizon implementation of this state feedback law renders satisfaction of input/state constraints and closed-loop stability. For time-invariant delays and known delays, simplified results are obtained. A numerical example and a benchmark problem on continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed techniques.     

Partial state and unknown input estimation for time-delay systems

This article considers the problem of estimating a partial set of the state vector and/or unknown input vector of linear systems driven by unknown inputs and time-varying delay in the state variables. Three types of reduced-order observers, namely, observers with delays, observers without internal delays and delay-free observers are proposed in this article. Existence conditions and design procedures are presented for the determination of parameters for each case of observers. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the design procedures.     

广义系统区间观测器设计

对于不确定或者未知输入系统, 常规鲁棒观测器设计对系统和干扰有较多限制条件. 区间观测器对系统具有宽松的前提条件, 且对干扰只要求有界, 因而区间观测器更具有广泛性. 针对离散和连续的广义未知输入系统, 研究区间观测器的设计问题, 通过对离散系统和连续系统进行不同的变换, 将系统转化为易于求取区间观测器系数矩阵的形式; 然后基于相同的参数求取方式, 给出广义系统区间观测器的设计方法. 仿真结果表明了所提出方法的有效性和正确性.

     

A robust estimation approach for uncertain systems with perturbed measurements

This paper deals with state estimation problem for uncertain continuous‐time systems. A numerical treatment is proposed for designing interval observers that ensures guaranteed upper and lower bounds on the estimated states. In order to take into account possible perturbations on the system and its outputs, a new type of interval observers is introduced. Such interval observers consist of two coupled general Luenberger‐type observers that involve dilatation functions. In addition, we provide an optimality criterion in order to find optimal interval observers that lead to tight interval error estimation. The proposed existence and optimality conditions are expressed in terms of linear programming. Also, some illustrative examples are given. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

output feedback control for uncertain stochastic systems with time-varying delays

This paper deals with the problem of H_∞ output feedback control for uncertain stochastic systems with time-varying delays. The parameter uncertainties are assumed to be time-varying norm-bounded. The aim is the design of a full-order dynamic output feedback controller ensuring robust exponential mean-square stability and a prescribed H_∞ performance level for the resulting closed-loop system, irrespective of the uncertainties. A sufficient condition for the existence of such an output feedback controller is obtained and the expression of desired controllers is given.     

Preserving order observers for nonlinear systems

Preserving Order Observers provide an estimation that is always above or below the true variable, and in the absence of uncertainties/perturbations, the estimation converges asymptotically to the true value of the variable. In this paper, we propose a novel methodology to design preserving order observers for a class of nonlinear systems in the nominal case or when perturbations/uncertainties are present. This objective is achieved by combining two important systemic properties: dissipativity and cooperativity. Dissipativity is used to guarantee the convergence of the estimation error dynamics, whereas cooperativity of the error dynamics assures the order‐preserving properties of the observer. The use of dissipativity for observer design offers a big flexibility in the class of nonlinearities that can be considered while keeping the design simple: it leads in many situations to the solution of a linear matrix inequality (LMI). Cooperativity of the observer leads to an LMI. When both properties are considered simultaneously, the design of the observer can be reduced, in most cases, to the solution of both a bilinear matrix inequality and an LMI. Because a couple of preserving order observers, one above and one below, provide an interval observer, the proposed methodology unifies several interval observers design methods. The design methodology has been validated experimentally in a three‐tanks system, and it has also been tested numerically and compared with an example from the literature.Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

一类不确定中立型变时滞系统的鲁棒稳定性

研究了一类不确定中立型变时滞系统的鲁棒稳定性问题。不确定性满足范数有界条件且时变。基于Lyapunov和自由权矩阵的方法,得到了系统的鲁棒稳定性判据,并表示成线性矩阵不等式的形式。最后,仿真结果表明本结论比一些现存的结果有了重要提高。     

Robust stability for uncertain neutral systems with mixed time-varying delays

The robust stability of uncertain neutral systems with mixed time-varying delays is investigated in this paper. The uncertainties under consideration are norm-bounded and time-varying. Based on the Lyapunov stability theory, a delay-dependent stability criterion is derived and given in the form of a linear matrix inequality （LMI）. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate significant improvement over some existing results.     

Improved stability conditions for uncertain neutral-type systems with time-varying delays

This paper investigates the robust stability problem for a class of uncertain neutral-type delayed systems. The systems under consideration contain parameter uncertainties and time-varying delays. We aim at designing less conservative robust stability criteria for such systems. A new second-order reciprocally convex inequality is first proposed in order to deal with double integral terms. Then, by constructing a new Lyapunov– Krasovskii functional and employing the improved Wirtinger-based integral inequality and the reciprocally convex combination approaches, novel stability criteria are obtained. Moreover, the stability conditions for standard time-delay system are obtained as by-product results. Comparisons in three numerical examples illustrate the effectiveness of our results.     

State estimation and decoupling of unknown inputs in uncertain LPV systems using interval observers

This paper proposes a linear parameter varying (LPV) interval observer for state estimation and unknown inputs decoupling in uncertain continuous-time LPV systems. Two different problems are considered and solved: (1) the evaluation of the set of admissible values for the state at each instant of time; and (2) the unknown input observation, i.e. the design of the observer in such a way that some information about the nature of the unknown inputs affecting the system can be obtained. In both cases, analysis and design conditions, which rely on solving linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), are provided. The effectiveness and appeal of the proposed method is demonstrated using an illustrative application to a two-joint planar robotic manipulator.     

DDI-based finite-time stability analysis for nonlinear switched systems with time-varying delays

This paper investigates the finite-time stability (FTS) analysis problem for switched systems with both nonlinear perturbation and time-varying delays. For the system to be finite-time stable, a sufficient condition is proposed based on some delay differential inequalities (DDIs), rather than the Lyapunov-like functions which are commonly used in the FTS analysis of switched systems. Compared with the Lyapunov-like function method, the FTS conditions based on the DDI method are easier for checking and do not require FTS of each subsystem. Two examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the developed theory.     

Robust sliding mode control for uncertain discrete singular systems with time-varying delays

This paper investigates robust sliding mode control (SMC) for discrete singular systems which include time-varying delays, parameter uncertainties and nonlinear perturbations. An appropriate discrete sliding surface function is constructed such that the corresponding sliding mode dynamics are gained. By using some free-weighting matrices, a linear matrix inequality constraint is established to make sure that the closed-loop system is regular, causal and stable. Furthermore, in consideration of the improved discrete reaching condition, an SMC law is synthesised for reaching motion and the chattering can be weakened, while few existing papers focus on how to employ it to study the SMC problem for the discrete singular systems with time-varying delays. At last, the designed law is tested through an example.     

Robust adaptive tracking control of uncertain systems with time-varying input delays

In this paper, the problem of robust adaptive tracking control of uncertain systems with time-varying input delays is studied. Under some mild assumptions, a robust adaptive controller is designed by using adaptive backstepping technique such that the system is globally stable and the system output can track a given reference signal. At the same time, a root mean square type of bound is obtained for the tracking error as a function of design parameters and thus can be adjusted. Finally, one numerical example is given to show the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.     

Delay-range-dependent robust stabilization for uncertain T-S fuzzy control systems with interval time-varying delays

This paper is concerned with robust stabilization for a class of T-S fuzzy control systems with interval time-varying delays. An approach is proposed to significantly improve the system performance while reducing the number of scalar decision variables in linear matrix inequalities. The main points of the approach are: (i) two coupling integral inequalities are proposed to deal with some integral items in the derivation of the stability criteria; (ii) an appropriate Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional is constructed by including both the lower and upper bounds of the interval time-varying delays; and (iii) neither model transformation nor free weighting matrices are employed in the theoretical result derivation. As a result, some improved sufficient stability criteria are derived, and the maximum allowable delay bound and controller gains can be obtained simultaneously by solving an optimization problem. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Guaranteed cost output control for uncertain neutral systems with time-varying delays via LMI

In this paper, the robust guaranteed cost output control for a class of uncertain neutral system with time-varying delays is considered. Based on Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional theory, some stabilization criteria are derived and guaranteed costs are given. Delay-dependent and delay-independent criteria are proposed for the stabilization of the system. Static output linear feedback control is considered to stabilize the uncertain neutral system. Linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach and parametrizing transformation approach are used to solve the stabilization problems. A procedure for the controller design is provided. Optimal guaranteed cost output control will be achieved when the optimization problem under LMI conditions can be solved. Finally, two numerical examples are illustrated to show the use of the results.     

Adaptive output feedback control of a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with unknown time delays

This article studies the adaptive output feedback control problem of a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with unknown time delays. The systems considered are dominated by a triangular system without zero dynamics satisfying linear growth in the unmeasurable states. The novelty of this article is that a universal-type adaptive output feedback controller is presented to time-delay systems, which can globally regulate all the states of the uncertain systems without knowing the growth rate. An illustrative example is provided to show the applicability of the developed control strategy.     

Adaptive output-feedback control for a class of uncertain stochastic non-linear systems with time delays

In this paper, we investigate the adaptive output-feedback stabilisation for a class of stochastic non-linear systems with time-varying time delays. First, we give some sufficient conditions to ensure the existence and uniqueness of the solution process for stochastic non-linear systems with time delays, and introduce a new stability notion and the related criterion. Then, for a class of stochastic non-linear systems with time-varying time delays, uncertain parameters in both drift and diffusion terms, and general constant virtual control coefficients, we present a systematic design procedure for a memoryless adaptive output-feedback control law by using the backstepping method. It is shown that under the control law based on a memoryless observer, the closed-loop equilibrium of interest is globally stable in probability, and moreover, the solution process can be regulated to the origin almost surely.     

Interval observer framework for fault-tolerant control of linear parameter-varying systems

This paper addresses the problem of passive fault-tolerant control for linear parameter-varying systems subject to actuator faults. The FTC, based on a linear state feedback, is designed to compensate the impact of actuator faults on system performance by stabilising the closed-loop system using interval observers. The design of interval observers is based on the discrete-time Luenberger observer structure, where uncertainties and faults with known bounds are considered. Sufficient conditions for the existence of the proposed observer are explicitly provided. Simulation results are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.