Adaptive backstepping control that is equivalent to tuning functions design

In this paper, we present a new adaptive backstepping control design method to solve the overparametrization problem in parameter estimation. Unlike the existing schemes, the concept of tuning functions is not introduced. However, the number of parameter estimates is reduced to be minimal, which is exactly the same as that of unknown parameters. Subsequently, it is shown that the proposed control schemes are equivalent to the tuning functions design. Two class of common nonlinear systems, that is, parametric strict-feedback system and parametric output-feedback system are employed to illustrate our design procedure.     

Robustness of an adaptive backstepping controller without modification

This paper examines the robustness of the adaptive controller designed using the backstepping technique proposed in Kristic et al. (Nonlinear and Adaptive Control Design, Wiley, New York, 1995). It is shown that the adaptive controller without any modification still possesses some robustness against a class of unmodeled dynamics. Moreover, the system transient performance in the presence of unmodeled dynamics can be improved to an arbitrary level by adjusting the controller design parameters.     

Adaptive backstepping sliding mode control with tuning functions for nonlinear uncertain systems

An adaptive backstepping tuning functions sliding mode controller is proposed for a class of strict-feedback nonlinear uncertain systems. In this control design, adaptive backstepping is used to deal with unknown or uncertain parameters and the matching condition restricting the Lyapunov based design. The main drawback of the Lyapunov based adaptive backstepping which is the overparametrisation is eliminated by the tuning functions. The adaptive backstepping tuning functions design is combined with the sliding mode control in order to overcome quickly varying parametric and unstructured uncertainties, and to obtain chattering free control. The proposed controller not only provides robustness property against uncertainty but also copes with the overparametrisation problem. Experimental results of the proposed controller are compared with those of the standard sliding mode controller. The proposed controller exhibits satisfactory transient performance, good estimates of the uncertain parameters, and less chattering.     

Two conditions concerning common quadratic Lyapunov functions forlinear systems

Concerning a pair of linear systems, some triangle conditions for the existence of a common quadratic Lyapunov function are presented in this paper. These conditions are derived from a criterion for judging the semipositiveness of a linear map defined on symmetric matrices     

Hybrid-based adaptive NN backstepping control of strict-feedback systems

Hybrid-based adaptive NN backstepping tracking control designs for both the single-input/single-output (SISO) and the square multi-input/multi-output (MIMO) strict-feedback systems with unknown system nonlinearities are presented. Each virtual/actual controller in these designs contains four main parts: a single-layer radial basis function neural network (RBFNN) for re-parameterizing the unknown nonlinearity to render the adaptive control applicable; an adaptive linearizing controller for compensating the resembled nonlinearities; a supervisory agent which hands over temporarily the control authority to the fourth part of a robust controller during the singularity. The proposed design ensures the semiglobal uniform ultimate boundedness (SGUUB) of all the closed-loop signals and compared with existing schemes has a wider applicability with a simpler structure. Simulation results demonstrating the validity of the proposed design are given in the final section.     

Discrete-time robust backstepping adaptive control for nonlineartime-varying systems

This paper studies the problem of adaptive control for a class of nonlinear time-varying discrete-time systems with nonparametric uncertainties. The plant parameters considered here are not necessarily slowly time-varying in a uniform way. They are allowed to have a finite number of big jumps. By using the backstepping procedures with parameter projection update laws, a robust adaptive controller can be designed to achieve adaptive tracking of a reference signal for this class of systems. It is shown that the proposed controller can guarantee the global boundedness of the states of the whole adaptive system in the presence of parametric and nonparametric uncertainties. It can also ensure that the tracking error falls within a compact set whose size is proportional to the size of the uncertainties and disturbances. In the ideal case when there is no nonparametric uncertainties and time-varying parameters, perfect tracking can be achieved     

Dynamical adaptive integral backstepping variable structure controller design for uncertain systems and experimental application

In this study, a dynamical adaptive integral backstepping variable structure control (DAIBVSC) system based on the Lyapunov stability theorem is proposed for the trajectory tracking control of a nonlinear uncertain mechatronic system with disturbances. In this control scheme, no prior knowledge is required on the uncertain parameters and disturbances because it is estimated by two types of dynamical adaptive laws. These adaptive laws are integrated into the dynamical adaptive integral backstepping control and variable structure control (VSC) parts of the DAIBVSC. The dynamical adaptive law in the dynamical adaptive integral backstepping control part updates parametric uncertainties, while the other in the VSC part adapts upper bounds of non‐parametric uncertainties and disturbances. In order to achieve a more robust output tracking and better parameter adaptation, the control system is extended by one integrator and sliding surface is augmented by an integral action. Experimental evaluation of the DAIBVSC is conducted with respect to performance and robustness to parametric uncertainties. Experimental results of the DAIBVSC are compared with those of a traditional VSC. The proposed DAIBVSC exhibits satisfactory output tracking performance, good estimation of the uncertain parameters and can reject disturbances with a chattering free control law. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

异步电机的非线性自适应反步控制器设计

针对描述异步电机的动态特性方程,在一些系统参数未知的情况下,应用分离子系统的方法和反向递推技术,设计了非线性自适应控制器.实现了电机对给定转速信号和磁通量信号的输出渐近跟踪控制,保证了整个系统的全局有界稳定性.仿真结果验证了该自适应控制策略的有效性.     

Observer-based adaptive fuzzy backstepping control of uncertain nonlinear pure-feedback systems

In this paper,a new fuzzy adaptive control approach is developed for a class of SISO uncertain pure-feedback nonlinear systems with immeasurable states.Fuzzy logic systems are utilized to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions;and the filtered signals are introduced to circumvent algebraic loop systems encountered in the implementation of the controller,and a fuzzy state adaptive observer is designed to estimate the immeasurable states.By combining the adaptive backstepping technique,an adaptive fuzzy output feedback control scheme is developed.It is proven that the proposed control approach can guarantee that all the signals of the resulting closed-loop system are semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded(SGUUB),and the observer and tracking errors converge to a small neighborhood of the origin by appropriate choice of the design parameters.Simulation studies are included to illustrate the efectiveness of the proposed approach.     

基于自适应Backstepping设计的TCSC非线性鲁棒控制器

电力系统是强非线性的动态大系统,在运行中总要受到外部干扰和内部干扰的影响,从而对其稳定运行造成严重威胁.本文针对带有TCSC单机无穷大母线系统的三阶鲁棒模型,在考虑阻尼系数未知及系统受外部扰动的情况下,将自适应backstepping方法与非线性L₂增益干扰抑制理论融合,构造出系统的存贮函数,并获得非线性自适应鲁棒控制器及参数替换律.所得控制器不仅能够保证系统状态有界,而且能够有效抑制干扰对系统输出的影响.通过对单机系统的仿真结果表明采用该方法的控制器优于传统的控制器.     

A robust adaptive backstepping scheme for nonlinear systems withunmodeled dynamics

This paper presents a constructive robust adaptive nonlinear control scheme which can be regarded as a robustification of the now popular adaptive backstepping algorithm. The allowed class of uncertainties includes nonlinearly appearing parametric uncertainty, uncertain nonlinearities, and unmeasured input-to-state stable dynamics. The adaptive control laws proposed in this paper do not require any dynamic dominating signal to guarantee the robustness property of Lagrange stability. The numerical example of a simple pendulum with unknown parameters and without velocity measurement illustrates our theoretical results     

Fuzzy adaptive high-gain-based observer backstepping control for SISO nonlinear systems

In this paper, a new fuzzy adaptive control approach is developed for a class of SISO strict-feedback nonlinear systems, in which the nonlinear functions are unknown and the states are not available for feedback. By fuzzy logic systems to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, a fuzzy adaptive high-gain observer is designed to estimate the unmeasured states. Under the framework of the backstepping design, fuzzy adaptive output feedback control is constructed recursively. It is shown that the proposed fuzzy adaptive control approach guarantees the semi-global boundedness property for all the signals of the resulting closed-loop system. Simulation results are included to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed techniques.     

On the backstepping design procedure for multiple input nonlinear systems

In a recent paper, we developed a structural decomposition for multiple input multiple output nonlinear systems that are affine in control but otherwise general. In this paper, we exploit the structural properties of such a decomposition in the application of the backstepping design technique on multiple input nonlinear systems. In particular, this decomposition simplifies the conventional backstepping design and motivates new backstepping design procedures that are able to stabilize systems on which the conventional backstepping procedure is not applicable. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

动态不确定非线性系统直接自适应模糊backstepping控制

对一类单输入单输出动态不确定非线性系统,提出一种直接自适应模糊backstepping和小增益相结合的控制方法.设计中,首先用模糊逻辑系统逼近虚拟控制器:其次把自适应模糊控制和backstepping控制设计技术相结合.给出了直接自适应模糊控制设计方法.最后基于Lyapunov函数和小增益方法证明了整个闭环系统的稳定性.仿真实例进一步验证了所提方法的有效性.     

Platform tuning for embedded systems design

Parameterized SOC platforms solve numerous problems that face system designers. With platforms ranging from IP to IC variants and tuning tasks ranging from simple parameter configuration to aggressive architectural transformations, platform tuning issues can be daunting. UCR's Dalton Project shows that platform tuning can increase performance and reduce power consumption for system-on-chip embedded platforms     

A novel adaptive backstepping design of turbine main steam valve control

The problem of transient stability for a single machine infinite bus system with turbine main steam valve control is addressed by means of a novel adaptive backstepping method in this paper. The recursive design procedure of the proposed controller is much simpler than that of the existing controller based on conventional adaptive backstepping method. In the system, the damping coefficient is measured inaccurately, and the reactance of transmission line also contains a few uncertainties. A nonlinear robust controller and parameter updating laws are obtained simultaneously. The system does not need to be linearized, and the closed-loop error system is guaranteed to be asymptotically stable. The design procedure and simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed design.     

A new adaptive backstepping Coulomb friction compensator for servo control systems

A new Coulomb friction compensator is proposed for servo control systems in this paper. The novelty of the new approach lies in its capability of assigning the eigenvalues of the resulting closed loop system while attacking the problem. First, based on the standard backstepping methodology, an implicit Lyapunov function, with part of the components being only symbolically constructed at the very beginning, is utilized. To increase the robustness of the system against disturbance and model inaccuracy, an integral term is employed in the design. Using part of the variable gradient method, we are able to turn the implicit Lyapunov function into an explicit one, which is positive definite, and whose time‐derivative is negative definite. Second, it will be shown that the resulting closed loop error system is a switched linear system with two possible active modes that share the same set of eigenvalues, which is at our disposal. Unlike the common adaptive control design methods, such as the Control Lyapunov Function approach, in which the gains are typically positive but otherwise arbitrary, and are hence difficult to choose and have a lack of connection with the system's performance, our new scheme imposes two further constraints on the gains. It turns out that we can then match these gains with the coefficients of the desired characteristic equation of the closed loop system. In this respect, the gains are linked to the system's overall performance, which is a new and very appealing feature for such a scheme. Finally, a procedure of constructing a common Lyapunov function is provided to prove exponential stability of the aforementioned switched linear system. In addition, using the invariance principle, we will show the convergence of the estimated Coulomb friction coefficient to its real value. Numerical simulations are given to validate the effectiveness of the design and its robustness against friction time‐variations. Compared to existing results, the proposed scheme is much simpler, hence, much more advantageous computationally. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society     

Improved robust backstepping adaptive control for nonlinear discrete-time systems without overparameterization

This paper reports a robust backstepping adaptive controller for output tracking of nonlinear discrete-time systems. The result improves the previous one in Zhang, Wen, and Soh [(2001). Robust adaptive control for nonlinear discrete-time systems without overparameterization. Automatica, 37, 551-558] by removing the lower bound constraints on the system nonlinearities.     

受限指令预设性能自适应反演控制器设计

针对一类含参数不确定性的输入和状态受限的非线性系统,提出一种受限指令预设性能自适应反演控制器设计方法.采用自适应反演方法,同时考虑输入和状态受限构建受限指令滤波器,以解决“计算膨胀”的问题;引入伪控制减缓方法对误差进行补偿;最后考虑了补偿跟踪误差的瞬态性能.通过Lyapunov理论对所设计的控制器进行稳定性分析,并通过仿真实例验证了所提出方法的正确性和有效性.