Sampled‐Data Approach to State Estimation Performance for Heterogeneous Distributed System with Fault

This paper considers the state estimation performance for heterogeneous distributed system with fault based on sampled‐data measurement. Firstly, a performance index for distributed state estimation is proposed. Based on the sampled‐data measurement of the heterogeneous distributed system, distributed state estimators are constructed. It is proved that by analyzing the distributed state estimation error systems, the required performance index for overall state estimation can be obtained using linear matrix inequality method. Finally, a simulation example is used to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed theoretical scheme.     

Finite‐time consensus tracking for harmonic oscillators using both state feedback control and output feedback control

This paper investigates the distributed finite‐time consensus‐tracking problem for coupled harmonic oscillators. The objective is to guarantee a team of followers modeled by harmonic oscillators to track a dynamic virtual leader in finite time. Only a subset of followers can access the information of the virtual leader, and the interactions between followers are assumed to be local. We consider two cases: (i) The followers can obtain the relative states between their neighbors and their own; and (ii) Only relative outputs between neighboring agents are available. In the former case, a distributed consensus protocol is adopted to achieve the finite‐time consensus tracking. In the latter case, we propose a novel observer‐based dynamic protocol to guarantee the consensus tracking in finite time. Simulation examples are finally presented to verify the theoretical analysis. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Moving from the Consortium to the Reference Desk: Keeping Chat and Improving Reference at the MSU Libraries

The experience of the Mississippi State University (MSU) Libraries illustrates the challenges presented by moving from consortial to local chat, as well as an evaluation of the advantages of chat reference in an academic setting. Countering the consortial, instant-messaging model prevalent in virtual reference today, the MSU Libraries have found chat offers advantages in an academic community. Moving to a local setting, it was possible for the MSU Libraries to maintain quality control over chat transactions while building relationships with faculty and students across campus.     

Second-order terminal sliding mode control for hypersonic vehicle in cruising flight with sliding mode disturbance observer

This paper focuses on the design of nonlinear robust controller and disturbance observer for the longitudinal dynamics of a hypersonic vehicle (HSV) in the presence of parameter uncertainties and external disturbances. First, by combining terminal sliding mode control (TSMC) and second-order sliding mode control (SOSMC) approach, the secondorder terminal sliding control (2TSMC) is proposed for the velocity and altitude tracking control of the HSV. The 2TSMC possesses the merits of both TSMC and SOSMC, which can provide fast convergence, continuous control law and hightracking precision. Then, in order to increase the robustness of the control system and improve the control performance, the sliding mode disturbance observer (SMDO) is presented. The closed-loop stability is analyzed using the Lyapunov technique. Finally, simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, as well as the improved overall performance over the conventional sliding mode control (SMC).     

Stabilization of One‐Dimensional Schrödinger Equation with Variable Coefficient under Delayed Boundary Output Feedback

This article considers stabilization of a one‐dimensional Schrödinger equation with variable coefficient and boundary observation which suffers from an arbitrary given time delay. We design an observer and predictor to stabilize the system. The state is estimated in the time span where the observation is available, and also predicted in the time interval where the observation is not available. It is shown that the estimated state feedback stabilizes the system exponentially. A numerical simulation is presented to illustrate the effect of the stabilizing controller.     

Robust Fault‐Tolerant Control of Launch Vehicle Via GPI Observer and Integral Sliding Mode Control

A robust fault‐tolerant attitude control scheme is proposed for a launch vehicle (LV) in the presence of unknown external disturbances, mismodeling dynamics, actuator faults, and actuator's constraints. The input‐output representation is employed to describe the rotational dynamics of LV rendering three independently decoupled second order single‐input‐single‐output (SISO) systems. In the differential algebraic framework, general proportional integral (GPI) observers are used for the estimations of the states and of the generalized disturbances, which include internal perturbations, external disturbances, and unknown actuator failures. In order to avoid the defects of the conventional sliding surface, a new nonlinear integral sliding manifold is introduced for the robust fault‐tolerant sliding mode controller design. The stability of the GPI observer and that of the closed‐loop system are guaranteed by Lyapunov's indirect and direct methods, respectively. The convincing numerical simulation results demonstrate the proposed control scheme is with high attitude tracking performance in the presence of various disturbances, actuator faults, and actuator constraints.     

有源电力滤波器的自抗扰控制研究

针对采用PI控制器控制有源电力滤波器时存在谐波或基波电流指令而无法实现无静差调节,且数字化后会进一步增大稳态误差,使有源电力滤波器的补偿性能降低的问题,提出一种有源电力滤波器的自抗扰控制策略。该策略利用自抗扰控制器的非线性跟踪-微分器和扩张状态观测器分别处理参考输入和输出,并选择适当的状态误差,实现了对滤波的自动、精确补偿。仿真和实验结果表明,有源电力滤波器采用自抗扰控制策略后具有很强的鲁棒性、稳定性和适应性,控制性能有较大改善。     

基于策略的安全模型研究

设计了一个基于策略的安全模型PMA（Policy Middleware Application）。PMA将安全管理目标及需求用形式化策略语言描述,实现了安全管理目标与应用技术的结合;借助中间件实施对安全模块的管理,将系统业务逻辑与安全行为分离,增强了安全防护的灵活性和扩展性;借助基于事件状态驱动的形式化分析方法,实现了基于策略的安全行为和状态的控制。     

全维观测器问题的算法研究

全维观测器就是通过两个状态反馈矩阵F和G的选取,得到这两个矩阵就可以得到全维状态观测器。对于多输入线性时不变系统,状态反馈矩阵F和G不唯一。目前,常用设计方法都没有解决F和G的优化设计,本文将矩阵遗传算法引入基于Sylvester方程的算法中,优化反馈矩阵,仿真结果表明：该算法求出的反馈矩阵F和G优于其它各种方法,对于工程实现无疑是有意义的。