低维网络控制系统的鲁棒稳定性分析

针对网络控制系统中普遍存在的通讯延迟问题,对一般的二维高速率数据传输网络进行了鲁棒稳定性分析,得出了闭环系统的稳定性随系统参数特别是延迟之间的变化规律,为实现低维网络控制系统的稳定性提供了理论依据,并给出实验结果,证实了所提出理论的正确性。     

基于多包传输的网络控制系统的稳定性分析

在网络控制系统中,由于通信带宽的限制,使得数据的传输失败,以至于影响整个系统的稳定性。针对传感器采用时间驱动、控制器和执行器采用事件驱动的网络控制系统,提出了多包传输的解决方案。假定传输时延可以忽略,则采用多包传输的网络控制系统可以描述为一个具有N个事件的异步动态系统,即同时包含连续和离散动态的系统。其中连续动力学由微分或者差分方程描述,离散动力学由有限的自动开关描述,并由异步的离散事件驱动。针对受控对象状态均可测,控制律采用状态反馈的情况,利用双线性矩阵不等式方法,讨论了网络控制系统指数稳定的问题,并给出了系统稳定性的充分条件。     

A new delay system approach to network-based control

This paper presents a new delay system approach to network-based control. This approach is based on a new time-delay model proposed recently, which contains multiple successive delay components in the state. Firstly, new results on stability and H_∞ performance are proposed for systems with two successive delay components, by exploiting a new Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and by making use of novel techniques for time-delay systems. An illustrative example is provided to show the advantage of these results. The second part of this paper utilizes the new model to investigate the problem of network-based control, which has emerged as a topic of significant interest in the control community. A sampled-data networked control system with simultaneous consideration of network induced delays, data packet dropouts and measurement quantization is modeled as a nonlinear time-delay system with two successive delay components in the state and, the problem of network-based H_∞ control is solved accordingly. Illustrative examples are provided to show the advantage and applicability of the developed results for network-based controller design.     

An analysis of stability with time-delay of link level power control in optical networks

We study the effects of time-delay on the stability of optical networks. A link level power control scheme adjusts the OSNR value of the signals toward channel OSNR optimization. We utilize the OSNR model from [Pavel, L. (2006). A noncooperative game approach to OSNR optimization in optical networks. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 51(5), 848-852] along with its game-theoretic based control algorithm. Time-delay is incorporated into the closed loop system, for the general network case where every link has a unique time-delay. We derive sufficient conditions for stability under arbitrary time-delays and network configurations. The results are verified via extensive simulations.     

Detection filter design for LPV systems—a geometric approach

This paper investigates fault detection and isolation of linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems by using parameter-varying (C,A)-invariant subspace and parameter-varying unobservability subspaces. The so called “detection filter” approach, formulated as the fundamental problem of residual generation (FPRG) for linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, is extended for a class of LPV systems. The question of stability is addressed in the terms of Lyapunov quadratic stability by using linear matrix inequalities. The results are applied to the model of a generic small commercial aircraft.     

On the model-based control of networked systems

In this paper the control of linear plants, where the sensor is connected to a linear controller/actuator via a network is addressed. Both, state and output feedback, are considered and results are derived for both continuous and discrete plants. A key idea is that knowledge of the plant dynamics is used to reduce the usage of the network. Necessary and sufficient conditions for stability are derived as simple eigenvalue tests of a well-structured test matrix, constructed in terms of the update time h, and the parameters of the plant and of its model. These tests are extended to include network delay as well.     

On the problem of general structural assignments of linear systems through sensor/actuator selection

A systematic method is developed for determining an output matrix C for a given matrix pair (A,B) such that the resulting linear system characterized by the matrix triple (A,B,C) has the pre-specified system structural properties, such as the finite and infinite zero structure and the invertibility structures. Since the matrix C describes the locations of the sensors, the procedure of choosing C is often referred to as sensor selection. The method developed in this paper for sensor selection can be applied to the dual problem of actuator selection, where, for a given matrix pair (A,C), a matrix B is to be determined such that the resulting matrix triple (A,B,C) has the pre-specified structural properties.     

Frequency-domain $L_2$-stability conditions for time-varying linear and nonlinear MIMO systems

The paper deals with the g2-stability analysis of multi-input-multi-output （MIMO） systems, governed by integral equations, with a matrix of periodic/aperiodic time-varying gains and a vector of monotone, non-monotone and quasi-monotone nonlin- earities. For nonlinear MIMO systems that are described by differential equations, most of the literature on stability is based on an application of quadratic forms as Lyapunov-function candidates. In contrast, a non-Lyapunov framework is employed here to derive new and more general g2-stability conditions in the frequency domain. These conditions have the following features： i） They are expressed in terms of the positive definiteness of the real part of matrices involving the transfer function of the linear time-invariant block and a matrix multiplier function that incorporates the minimax properties of the time-varying linear/nonlinear block, ii） For certain cases of the periodic time-varying gain, they contain, depending on the multiplier function chosen, no restrictions on the normalized rate of variation of the time-varying gain, but, for other periodic/aperiodic time-varying gains, they do. Overall, even when specialized to periodic-coefficient linear and nonlinear MIMO systems, the stability conditions are distinct from and less restrictive than recent results in the literature. No comparable results exist in the literature for aperiodic time-varying gains. Furthermore, some new stability results concerning the dwell-time problem and time-varying gain switching in linear and nonlinear MIMO systems with periodic/aperiodic matrix gains are also presented. Examples are given to illustrate a few of the stability theorems.     

Transient analysis of structural members by the CSDT riccati transfer matrix method

A method for the direct integration of the dynamic governing partial differential equations of motion for structural members is developed. This technique is called the continuous-space discrete-time (CSDT) Riccati transfer matrix method. This formulation transforms a boundary value problem of governing partial differential equations of motion into a boundary value problem of ordinary differential equations. First, a standard procedure such as finite differences is employed to discretize the time derivatives. Then, a line solution technique such as the Riccati transfer matrix method is utilized to integrate the spatial derivatives. The stability and accuracy of the CSDT Riccati transfer matrix method using the Newmark generalized acceleration formulation for time discretization is studied. For a particular class of governing equations, it is shown that the method is unconditionally stable without amplitude decay error for particular parameter values in the Newmark formulation. The method, however, exhibits period elongation error as a function of the time step. Numerical results for bar and beam example problems indicate that this may well be a viable method for calculating the dynamic response of linear structural members.     

基于比较原理的非线性组合系统的输出反馈镇定

综合运用比较原理和LMI方法,通过构造一比较系统,将原组合系统的稳定性问题转化为维数较低的比较系统的稳定性问题,并利用M矩阵特性导出了比较系统稳定的一个充分条件．为了求取输出反馈增益,建立了等价稳定条件的QLMI表示形式．这一方法的特点是使大系统的稳定控制器设计的复杂度保持在子系统一级的水平上．数值实例说明了所提出算法在实际工程应用中的可行性和有效性．     

Pseudo-state feedback stabilization of commensurate fractional order systems

This paper addresses the problem of pseudo-state feedback stabilization of commensurate fractional order systems (FOS). In the proposed approach, Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMI) formalism is used to check if the pseudo-state matrix eigenvalues belong to the FOS stability region of the complex plane. A review of LMI stability conditions is first proposed for fractional order 0<ν<1 and 1<ν<2. The paper then focuses particularly on the case 0<ν<1 as the stability region is non-convex and associated LMI condition is not as straightforward to obtain as in the case 1<ν<2. A new LMI stability condition is thus proposed. Based on this condition, a necessary and sufficient LMI method for the design of stabilizing controllers is given. This method paves the way for extension to FOS of various LMI-based results. Among these possible extensions, a first result on robust control of polytopic fractional order systems is given in this paper.     

Global robust distributed output consensus of multi-agent nonlinear systems: An internal model approach

This paper studies the problem of global robust distributed output consensus of heterogeneous leader–follower multi-agent nonlinear systems by general directed output interactions. For a class of minimum-phase single-input single-output nonlinear agents having unity relative degree, it is shown that the problem is solvable by an internal model approach under certain mild conditions. A Lyapunov function based output-feedback control law is developed by converting the global output consensus into a global distributed stabilization problem for an augmented network.     

L2–L∞ fuzzy control for Markov jump systems with neutral time-delays

The L₂–L_∞ fuzzy control problem is considered for nonlinear stochastic Markov jump systems with neutral time-delays. By means of Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy models, the fuzzy controller systems and the overall closed-loop fuzzy dynamics are constructed. A sufficient condition is firstly established on the stochastic stability using stochastic Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional. Then in terms of linear matrix inequalities techniques, the sufficient conditions on the existence of mode-dependent state feedback L₂–L_∞ fuzzy controller are presented and proved respectively for constant and time varying case. Finally, the design problems are formulated as optimization algorithms. Simulation results are exploited to illustrate the effectiveness of the developed techniques.     

Delay‐dependent dissipativity analysis and synthesis of switched delay systems

In this paper, we study the problem of dissipative analysis for a class of switched systems with time‐varying delays. Sufficient conditions for dissipativity are developed for a class of switching signals with average dwell time. These conditions express delay‐dependent exponential stability and are provided in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). It is shown that the derived results encompass some available results on ??_∞ approach and arbitrary switching case. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the developed results. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stability regions in the parameter space: D-decomposition revisited

The challenging problem in linear control theory is to describe the total set of parameters (controller coefficients or plant characteristics) which provide stability of a system. For the case of one complex or two real parameters and SISO system (with a characteristic polynomial depending linearly on these parameters) the problem can be solved graphically by use of the so-called D-decomposition. Our goal is to extend the technique and to link it with general M-Δ framework. In this way we investigate the geometry of D-decomposition for polynomials and estimate the number of root invariant regions. Several examples verify that these estimates are tight. We also extend D-decomposition for the matrix case, i.e. for MIMO systems. For instance, we partition real axis or complex plane of the parameter k into regions with invariant number of stable eigenvalues of the matrix A+kB. Similar technique can be applied to double-input double-output systems with two parameters.     

Stability of Kalman filtering with Markovian packet losses

We consider Kalman filtering in a network with packet losses, and use a two state Markov chain to describe the normal operating condition of packet delivery and transmission failure. Based on the sojourn time of each visit to the failure or successful packet reception state, we analyze the behavior of the estimation error covariance matrix and introduce the notion of peak covariance, as an estimate of filtering deterioration caused by packet losses, which describes the upper envelope of the sequence of error covariance matrices {P_t,t?1} for the case of an unstable scalar model. We give sufficient conditions for the stability of the peak covariance process in the general vector case, and obtain a sufficient and necessary condition for the scalar case. Finally, the relationship between two different types of stability notions is discussed.     

Reduced-order controllers for the H∞ control problem with unstable invariant zeros

This paper addresses the existence and design methods of reduced-order controllers for the H_∞ control problem with unstable invariant zeros in the state-space realization of the transfer function matrix from the control input to the controlled error or from the exogenous input to the observation output, where the realization is induced from a stabilizable and detectable realization of the generalized plant. This paper presents a new controller degree bound for the H_∞ control problem in terms of the minimal rank of the system matrix pencils of these two transfer function matrices in the unstable region. When the unstable invariant zero exists, this paper shows that reduced-order controllers with orders strictly less than that of the generalized plant exist if the H_∞ control problem is solvable. Moreover, this paper shows that the computational problem of finding the controllers with the new degree bound is convex by providing two linear matrix inequality-based design methods (algorithms) for constructing the reduced-order controllers. The results developed in this paper are valid both for the continuous- and discrete-time H_∞ control problems.     

The time-invariant linear-quadratic optimal control problem

This paper provides a review of one of the basic problems of systems theory—the general time-invariant optimal control problem involving linear systems and quadratic costs. The problem includes on one hand the regulator problem of optimal control and on the other, the theory of linear dissipative systems, itself central to network theory and to the stability theory of feedback systems. The theory is developed using simple properties of dynamical systems and involves a minimum of ‘hard’ analysis or algebra. It includes a full existence theory of the matrix quadratic equation, of interest in its own right.     

具有时滞的Lurie型组合系统的分散输出反馈镇定

通过构造一比较系统,将Lurie型组合系统的稳定性问题转化为讨论维数较低的比较系统的稳定性问题,并利用M矩阵特性导出比较系统稳定的一个充分条件;为求取输出反馈增益,建立等价的稳定条件的QLMI表示形式.这一方法的特点是使大系统的稳定控制器设计的复杂度保持在子系统一级的水平上,给出的实例说明算法在实际工程应用中是有效的.