On the computation of the gap metric for LTV systems

In this paper, we consider the robust stabilization problem for linear discrete time-varying (LTV) systems using the gap metric. In particular, we show that the time-varying (TV) directed gap reduces to an operator with a TV Hankel plus Toeplitz structure. Computation of the norm of such an operator can be carried out using an iterative scheme involving a TV Hankel operator defined on a space of Hilbert–Schmidt causal operators. The “infimization” in the TV directed gap formula is shown to be, in fact, a minimum by using duality theory. The latter holds as well in the time-invariant case.     

Sufficient conditions for robust BIBO stabilization: Given by the gap metric

A relation between coprime fractions and the gap metric is presented. Using this result we provide some sufficient conditions for robust BIBO stabilization for a wide class of systems. These conditions allow the plant and the compensator to be disturbed simultaneously.     

The time-varying gap and coprime factor perturbations

The connection between the time-varying gap metric and two-block problems is utilized to obtain criteria for robust stabilization of linear, discretetime, time-varying systems. In particular we give a formula for the optimal minimal angle for a stabilizable linear time-varying system and show that it has a maximally stabilizing controller.     

基于互质因子摄动的系统非脆弱鲁棒解耦控制

研究对象和控制器存在互质因子不确定性时闭环系统鲁棒稳定和非脆弱鲁棒解耦控制问题,得到了闭环系统具有鲁棒稳定性和鲁棒解耦性能的充分条件,给出了鲁棒控制器的优化设计方法.     

Performance bounds for coprime factor controller reductions

This paper investigates the performance of coprime factor based controller reduction methods. We show that under some mild conditions closed-loop performance bounds can be derived for observer-based controllers. The results in this paper lay a mathematical foundation for using coprime factor controller reduction methods in certain classes of controller reduction problems.     

On the computation of the gap metric

This paper deals with the computation of the gap metric introduced by Zames and El-Sakkary [17]. It is shown that the gap between two systems (P₁, P₂) is precisely the maximum of the two expressions for (i, j) equal to (1, 2) and (2, 1), and (N_i, D_i) being normalized right coprine factorizations of P_i, I = 1, 2, in the sense of Vidyasagar [12]. This expression is computable using well-known techniques from interpolation theory.     

Designing robustly stabilising controllers for LTI spatially distributed systems using coprime factor synthesis

This paper considers the design of feedback controllers for linear, time-invariant, spatially distributed systems in an approach which generalises the H^∞-framework and in particular the H^∞ loop-shaping method. To this end, we introduce a class of spatially distributed system models called finite dimensional, distributed, linear, time-invariant systems. Sensors and actuators are considered to be part of the controller, rather than part of the plant, and thus the controller we wish to design is itself a spatially distributed system. Optimising over placements and shapes of the sensor and actuator spatial distribution functions is an integrated part of the controller design procedure. As an illustrative design example, we present the feedback stabilisation of an electrostatically destabilised, electrically conducting membrane.     

Transitivity in simultaneous stabilization for a family of time-varying systems

This paper develops necessary and sufficient conditions for the so-called transitivity and strong transitivity (precise definitions later) for a family of discrete time-varying linear systems, which when satisfied lead to characterizations for simultaneous stabilizability and simultaneously stabilizing feedback controllers. Some criteria for the strong transitivity are established in terms of single coprime factorizations of only one plant and one controller, the resulting characterization involves coprime factorizations of fewer systems compared to previous work.     

Simultaneous controller design for time-varying linear systems

In this paper, we establish the parametrization of all simultaneously stabilizing controllers for two time-varying linear systems. A new approach to the simultaneous stabilization of three time-varying linear systems is also provided.     

间隙度量与跟踪系统中的鲁棒控制器设计

为定量研究鲁棒控制器允许对象有尽可能大的不确定性.在引入间隙度量的基础上,定义了跟踪系统鲁棒控制器的鲁棒边界,并对某跟踪系统设计了基于间隙度量的鲁棒控制器.该控制器能兼顾对象的不确定性与控制器的不确定性.由仿真结果可以看出,与普通的PID控制器相比,具有较大鲁棒边界的鲁棒控制器不仅具有较强的干扰抑制能力.而且能够在模型加性不确定性存在的情况下具有很好的跟踪性能.     

Normalized coprime factorizations for linear time-varying systems

In this paper we show that a finite dimensional linear time-varying continuous-time system admits normalized coprime factorizations if and only if it admits a stabilizable and detectable realization. We construct state-space formulas for these factorizations using the stabilizing solutions to standard Riccati differential equations. In the process, we give a simple proof that stabilizability and detectability are sufficient to ensure the existence of such solutions. Based on these results, and on recent advances in the theory of _∞ optimization, we present an algorithm to compute the distance between two systems in the gap metric.     

Controller tuning freedom under plant identification uncertainty: double Youla beats gap in robust stability

In iterative schemes of identification and control one of the particular and important choices to make is the choice for a model uncertainty structure, capturing the uncertainty concerning the estimated plant model. Structures that are used in the recent literature encompass e.g. gap metric uncertainty, coprime factor uncertainty, and the Vinnicombe gap metric uncertainty. In this paper, we study the effect of these choices by comparing the sets of controllers that guarantee robust stability for the different model uncertainty bounds. In general these controller sets intersect. However in particular cases the controller sets are embedded, leading to uncertainty structures that are favourable over others. In particular, when restricting the controller set to be constructed as metric-bounded perturbations around the present controller, the so-called double Youla parametrization provides a set of robustly stabilizing controllers that is larger than corresponding sets that are achieved by using any of the other uncertainty structures. This is particularly of interest in controller tuning problems.     

Equivalence of a behavioral distance and the gap metric

In this article it is shown that for the class of stable linear state space systems with a fixed MacMillan degree, the topology of the gap between the graphs of the systems is equivalent to the topology of the gap between the extended graphs of the systems.     

On strong stabilization for linear time-varying systems

This paper deals with the strong stabilization problem for linear time-varying systems and gives a sufficient condition, in terms of the coprime factors, for the existence of strong stabilizers for such a system.     

A gap metric based weighting method for multimodel predictive control of MIMO nonlinear systems

A novel weighting method is proposed for multimodel predictive control of nonlinear systems with multiple scheduling variables (MIMO nonlinear systems), in which the gap metric is employed to formulate weighting functions for local controller combination. Compared to existent weighting functions, the proposed weighting method has two major advantages: firstly, there is only one tuning parameter, which makes it simpler. Secondly, the weights depend only on the scheduling vector and can be calculated off-line and stored in a look-up table. Therefore, the computational load can be reduced, especially for nonlinear systems with multiple scheduling variables. A MIMO CSTR system is studied to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed weighting method.     

Guaranteed cost LQG control for uncertain systems with a normalized coprime factor uncertainty structure

The paper extends the robust minimax LQG control design methodology to stochastic uncertain systems with a general uncertainty structure, which includes normalized coprime factor uncertainty, passive uncertainty and sector norm-bounded uncertainty as special cases. The derivation of the result uses a special parameter-dependent Girsanov measure transformation. The efficacy of the proposed methodology is illustrated using the problem of frequency locking of an optical cavity which occurs in the area of experimental quantum optics.     

Coprime factor model reduction for discrete-time uncertain systems

This paper presents a contractive coprime factor model reduction approach for discrete-time uncertain systems of LFT form with norm bounded structured uncertainty. A systematic approach is proposed for coprime factorization and contractive coprime factorization of the underlying uncertain systems. The proposed coprime factor approach overcomes the robust stability restriction on the underlying systems which is required in the balanced truncation approach. Our method is based on the use of LMIs to construct the desired reduced dimension uncertain system model. Closed-loop robustness is discussed under additive coprime factor perturbations.