Sampled-data Iterative Learning Control for Singular Systems

Sampled-data iterative learning control (SILC) for singular systems is addressed for the first time. With the introduction of the constrained relative degree, an SILC algorithm combined with a feedback control law is proposed for singular systems. Convergence of the algorithm is proved in sup-norm, while the conventional convergence analysis is in λ-norm. The final tracking error uniformly converges to a small residual set whose level of magnitude depends on the system dynamics and the sampling-period. Due to inequalities to estimate the level of the existing results of SILC, convergence is guaranteed not only at the sampling instants but on the entire operation interval, so that the inter-sample behavior is guaranteed, which is more practical for real implementation.