Global finite-time stabilisation by output feedback for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems

This article considers the problem of global finite-time stabilisation by output feedback for a class of nonlinear systems comprised of a chain of power integrators perturbed by an uncertain vector field. To solve the problem, we first construct a homogeneous observer and controller in a recursive way for the nominal system without the perturbing nonlinearities. Then, using the homogeneous domination approach, we scale the homogeneous observer and controller with an appropriate choice of gain to render the uncertain nonlinear system globally finite-time stable. Due to the use of a reduced-order observer, the proposed output feedback controller is applicable to those systems with unknown gains associated with the power integrators.     

Global finite-time output feedback stabilisation for a class of uncertain nontriangular nonlinear systems

This article addresses the problem of global finite-time output feedback stabilisation for a class of nonlinear systems in nontriangular form with an unknown output function. Since the output function is not precisely known, traditional observers based on the output is not implementable. We first design a state observer and use the observer states to construct a controller to globally stabilise the nominal system without the perturbing nonlinearities. Then, we apply the homogeneous domination approach to design a scaled homogeneous observer and controller with an appropriate choice of gain to render the nonlinear system globally finite-time stable.     

Incremental Generalized Homogeneity,Observer Design and Semiglobal Stabilization

The notion of incremental generalized homogeneity is introduced, giving new results on semiglobal stabilization by output feedback and observer design and putting into a unifying framework the stabilization design for triangular (feedback/feedforward) and homogeneous systems. A state feedback controller and an asymptotic state observer are designed separately by dominating the generalized homogeneity degree of the nonlinearities with the degree of the linear approximation of the system and an output feedback controller is obtained according to a certainty‐equivalence principle.     

Global stabilisation for a class of more general high-order time-delay nonlinear systems by output feedback

This paper addresses the problem of global stabilisation by output feedback for a class of high-order time-delay nonlinear systems with more general uncertainties, which cover both high-order and low-order nonlinearities. By introducing sign function and necessarily modifying the homogeneous domination approach, an output feedback controller is successfully constructed to guarantee the global asymptotic stability of the resulting closed-loop system. Due to the versatility of the homogeneous domination approach and homogeneous properties, the proposed method is also utilised to the control design of upper-triangular systems.     

Global output feedback stabilisation of nonlinear time-delay systems with unknown output function

This paper studies the problem of global output feedback stabilisation for a class of nonlinear time-delay systems with the unknown output function. By constructing the appropriate Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional and observer, skillfully combining generalised adding a power integrator technique, sign function and homogeneous domination approach, an output feedback controller is designed to guarantee globally uniformly asymptotical stability of nonlinear time-delay systems with the unknown output function.     

Global output feedback stabilisation of stochastic high-order feedforward nonlinear systems with time-delay

This paper considers the problem of output feedback stabilisation for stochastic high-order feedforward nonlinear systems with time-varying delay. By using the homogeneous domination theory and solving several troublesome obstacles in the design and analysis, an output feedback controller is constructed to drive the closed-loop system globally asymptotically stable in probability.     

基于观测器的受扰多项式系统H∞输出跟踪控制

考虑一类受到外部扰动影响的多项式系统在状态不完全可测情况下的H_∞输出跟踪控制问题.首先,综合前馈-反馈复合控制思想,设计基于观测器的输出跟踪控制器,其中反馈镇定控制器用于保证闭环系统稳定,前馈补偿控制器用以实现对参考模型输出信号的跟踪;然后,提出具有输出反馈结构的跟踪控制方法,其优势在于实现了分离原则,可单独设计观测器和控制器,降低计算复杂度;接着,利用依赖全状态的齐次多项式Lyapunov函数导出使得闭环系统渐近稳定且满足H_∞跟踪性能的充分条件,借助多项式平方和凸优化技术可直接求得相应的观测器和控制器;最后,通过数值仿真实例验证所提出设计方法的有效性和优越性.     

Output tracking of stochastic nonlinear systems with unstable linearization

This paper studies the output tracking problem for a class of stochastic nonlinear systems whose linearization parts may have unstable modes via output‐feedback control. This is in contrast with most of the existing results where only state‐feedback control is considered. On the basis of the homogeneous domination technique, an output tracking controller is designed. It is shown that the expectation of tracking error can be made arbitrarily small while all the states of the closed‐loop system remain to be bounded in probability. Finally, a simulation example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the tracking controller.     

Global finite‐time stabilization for a class of high‐order switched nonlinear systems via sampled‐data control

This paper investigates the global finite‐time stabilization for a class of high‐order switched nonlinear systems via the sampled‐data output feedback control. Firstly, we design a continuous‐time output feedback controller for the nominal part via adding a power integrator technique. Based on the homogeneous theory, together with the Gronwall‐Bellman inequality, a sampled‐data output feedback controller is designed with suitable sampling periods to ensure that the closed‐loop system can be globally stabilized in finite time. In the meantime, the proposed control method can be extended to the switched nonlinear systems with an upper‐triangular growth condition. Finally, two examples are presented to illustrate the validity of the proposed control scheme.     

Global control of nonlinear systems with uncertain output function using homogeneous domination approach

This paper addresses the problem of using output feedback to globally control a class of nonlinear systems whose output functions are not precisely known. First, for the nominal linear system, we design a homogeneous state compensator without requiring precise information of the output function, and construct a nonlinear stabilizer with adjustable coefficients by using the generalized adding a power integrator technique. Then based on the homogeneous domination approach, a scaling gain is introduced into the proposed output feedback controller, which can be used by tuning the scaling gain to solve: (i) the problem of global output feedback stabilization for a class of upper‐triangular systems; and (ii) the problem of global practical output tracking for a class of lower‐triangular systems. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Global output feedback stabilisation of high-order nonlinear systems with low-order and high-order nonlinearities

In this paper, we study the global output feedback stabilisation of a class of high-order nonlinear systems with more general low-order and high-order nonlinearities. By constructing the novel Lyapunov function and observer, based on the homogeneous domination theory together with adding a power integrator method, an output feedback controller is developed to guarantee the equilibrium of the closed-loop system globally uniformly asymptotically stable.     

Output Feedback Stabilization for a Class of Stochastic High‐Order Feedforward Nonlinear Systems with Time‐Varying Delay

This paper considers the output feedback control problem for a class of stochastic high‐order feedforward nonlinear systems with time‐varying delay. Compared with existing works, the features of our system include different bounded time‐varying delays, more general high‐order power and homogeneous feedforward growth conditions. Firstly, we use the adding one power integrator technique to construct an output feedback controller without nonlinearities. Then, by introducing a scaling gain into the controller and choosing an appropriate Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, the closed‐loop system can be rendered globally asymptotically stable in probability. A simulation example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the designed controller.     

Semiglobal output feedback control for uncertain nontriangular nonlinear systems with sector‐bounded unknown measurement

The problem of semiglobal stabilization for nontriangular nonlinear systems with unknown control coefficients and uncertain output function is investigated in this paper. By virtue of homogeneous domination technique, a novel nonrecursive design approach is presented to construct the semiglobal controller. To that end, a new output‐driven reduce‐order observer is developed to estimate the unmeasurable states. Moreover, it has been shown that we can determine the maximal sector bound of output function, in which an output feedback controller can be designed to render the closed‐loop system semiglobally stable. The effectiveness of controller is demonstrated by a ship simulation.     

Global output feedback stabilisation for a class of upper triangular stochastic nonlinear systems

This paper investigates the problem of global output feedback stabilisation for a class of upper triangular stochastic nonlinear systems which are neither necessarily feedback linearisable nor affine in the control input. Based on the adding of a power integrator technique and homogeneous domination approach, an output feedback controller is explicitly constructed to ensure that the equilibrium at the origin of the closed-loop system is globally asymptotically stable in probability. A simulation example is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the design scheme.     

Finite-time output feedback stabilisation of chained-form systems with inputs saturation

This paper investigates the problem of finite-time stabilisation by output feedback for a class of non-holonomic systems in chained form with input saturation. Rigorous design procedure for saturated output feedback control is presented by using the homogeneous domination approach and the nested saturation technique. Together with a novel switching control strategy, the designed controller renders that the states of closed-loop system are regulated to zero in a finite time. A simulation example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Global output feedback stabilisation of high-order nonlinear systems with multiple time-varying delays

This paper investigates the problem of global output feedback stabilisation for a class of high-order nonlinear systems with multiple time-varying delays. By using backstepping recursive technique and the homogeneous domination approach, a continuous output feedback controller is successfully designed, and the global asymptotic stability of the resulting closed-loop system is proven with the help of an appropriate Lyapunov– Krasovskii functional. Two simulation examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Further results on output feedback stabilization for stochastic high-order nonlinear systems with time-varying delay

This article further discusses the output feedback stabilization problem for stochastic high-order nonlinear systems with time-varying delay. Under the weaker conditions on nonlinearities in drift and diffusion vector fields, by using the idea of homogeneous domination approach, skillfully choosing an appropriate Lyapunov–Krasoviskii functional, and successfully solving several troublesome obstacles in the design and analysis procedure, an output feedback controller is constructed to render the closed-loop system globally asymptotically stable in probability.     

Finite‐time output feedback stabilization of nonlinear high‐order feedforward systems

This paper considers the global finite‐time output feedback stabilization of a class of nonlinear high‐order feedforward systems. By using the homogeneous domination method together with adding a power integrator method and overcoming several troublesome obstacles in the design and analysis, a global finite‐time output feedback controller with reduced‐order observer is recursively designed to globally finite‐time stabilize nonlinear high‐order feedforward systems. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

具有未知输出函数的非线性系统全局输出反馈控制

研究了一类具有未知输出函数的非线性系统全局输出反馈控制问题．由于输出函数未知,传统的观测器将无法实现．为解决这个问题,首先设计了一个与输出函数无关的状态补偿器,使得标称线性系统全局渐近稳定．然后,应用齐次控制方法通过适当选择增益参数,使得不确定非线性系统在有限时间内全局渐近稳定．数值算例表明该算法的有效性．     

Global adaptive output feedback control for a class of stochastic nonlinear systems with unknown homogeneous growth rates

This article focuses on the adaptive output feedback stabilization for a class of stochastic nonlinear systems whose drift and diffusion terms satisfy homogeneous growth conditions. Since the homogeneous growth rates are unknown, two dynamic gains are coupled into the full-order homogeneous observer. By virtue of adding a power integrator technique and the homogeneity theory, two adaptive laws and a homogeneous output feedback controller are designed. Based on the celebrated nonnegative semimartingale convergence theorem and the general stochastic Barbˇlat's lemma, it is indicated that all the signals of the closed-loop system are bounded almost surely, and all the system states of the closed-loop system converge to origin almost surely. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme is verified by means of both numerical and practical examples.