Adaptive Fuzzy Dynamic Surface Control for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems

In this paper, a robust adaptive fuzzy dynamic surface control for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems is proposed. A novel adaptive fuzzy dynamic surface model is built to approximate the uncertain nonlinear functions by only one fuzzy logic system. The approximation capability of this model is proved and the model is implemented to solve the problem that too many approximators are used in the controller design of uncertain nonlinear systems. The shortage of ＂explosion of complexity＂ in backstepping design procedure is overcome by using the proposed dynamic surface control method. It is proved by constructing appropriate Lyapunov candidates that all signals of closed-loop systems are semi-globally uniformly ultimate bounded. Also, this novel controller stabilizes the states of uncertain nonlinear systems faster than the adaptive sliding mode controller （SMC）. Two simulation examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the control approach proposed in this paper.

Active Disturbance Rejection Control for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems With Sporadic Measurements

This paper deals with the problem of active disturbance rejection control(ADRC)design for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with sporadic measurements.A novel extended state observer(ESO)is designed in a cascade form consisting of a continuous time estimator,a continuous observation error predictor,and a reset compensator.The proposed ESO estimates not only the system state but also the total uncertainty,which may include the effects of the external perturbation,the parametric uncertainty,and the unknown nonlinear dynamics.Such a reset compensator,whose state is reset to zero whenever a new measurement arrives,is used to calibrate the predictor.Due to the cascade structure,the resulting error dynamics system is presented in a non-hybrid form,and accordingly,analyzed in a general sampled-data system framework.Based on the output of the ESO,a continuous ADRC law is then developed.The convergence of the resulting closed-loop system is proved under given conditions.Two numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control method.

Non-intrusive hybrid interval method for uncertain nonlinear systems using derivative information

This paper proposes a new non-intrusive hybrid interval method using derivative information for the dynamic response analysis of nonlinear systems with uncertain-but- bounded parameters and/or initial conditions. This method provides tighter solution ranges compared to the existing polynomial approximation interval methods. Interval arith- metic using the Chebyshev basis and interval arithmetic using the general form modified affine basis for polynomials are developed to obtain tighter bounds for interval computation. To further reduce the overestimation caused by the ＂wrap- ping effect＂ of interval arithmetic, the derivative information of dynamic responses is used to achieve exact solutions when the dynamic responses are monotonic with respect to all the uncertain variables. Finally, two typical numerical examples with nonlinearity are applied to demonstrate the effective- ness of the proposed hybrid interval method, in particular, its ability to effectively control the overestimation for specific timepoints.

Controller design of uncertain nonlinear systems based on T-S fuzzy model

A robust control for uncertain nonlinear systems based on T-S fuzzy model is discussed in this paper. First, a T-S fuzzy system is adopted to model the uncertain nonlinear systems. Then, for the system with input variables adopting standard fuzzy partitions, the efficient maximal overlapped-rules group （EMORG） is presented, and a new sufficient condition to check the stability of T-S fuzzy system with uncertainty is derived, which is expressed in terms of Linear Matrix Inequalities. The derived stability condition, which only requires a local common positive definite matrix in each EMORG, can reduce the conservatism and difficulty in existing stability conditions. Finally, a simulation example shows the proposed approach is effective.

A trigonometric interval method for dynamic response analysis of uncertain nonlinear systems

This paper proposes a new non-intrusive trigonometric polynomial approximation interval method for the dynamic response analysis of nonlinear systems with uncertain-but-bounded parameters and/or initial conditions.This method provides tighter solution ranges compared to the existing approximation interval methods.We consider trigonometric approximation polynomials of three types:both cosine and sine functions,the sine function,and the cosine function.Thus,special interval arithmetic for trigonometric function without overestimation can be used to obtain interval results.The interval method using trigonometric approximation polynomials with a cosine functional form exhibits better performance than the existing Taylor interval method and Chebyshev interval method.Finally,two typical numerical examples with nonlinearity are applied to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Adaptive fuzzy control for uncertain nonlinear systems

In this paper,a survey of adaptive fuzzy for uncertain nonlinear systems is presented.The first part introduces adaptive fuzzy control emergence and some typical control methods for uncertain nonlinear systems with matching conditions(single-input singleoutput systems,multi-input multi-output systems).The last part presents the adaptive fuzzy state feedback and output-feedback control methods for uncertain nonlinear systems with non-matching conditions based on the backstepping technique,including strictfeedback systems,pure-feedback systems and non-strict-feedback systems.

THE FURTHER RESULT ON GLOBAL PRACTICAL TRACKING FOR HIGH-ORDER UNCERTAIN NONLINEAR SYSTEMS

This paper extends the unknown control coefficients with lower and upper constant bounds to the ones which may take arbitrarily large and /or small values.Since the existing methods are no longer applicable and the technical obstacles caused by the extensions are essential,new control design scheme should be exploited to the global practical tracking.By the approaches of Nussbaum-gain and adding a power integrator,the authors successfully propose the design scheme of the adaptive practical tracking controller for the systems.It is shown that the designed controller guarantees that all the closed-loop system states are bounded and the tracking error becomes prescribed arbitrarily small after a finite time.

Robust H-infinity integral sliding mode control for a class of uncertain switched nonlinear systems

This paper develops a new method to deal with the robust H-infinity control problem for a class of uncertain switched nonlinear systems by using integral sliding mode control.A robust H-infinity integral sliding surface is constructed such that the sliding mode is robust stable with a prescribed disturbance attenuation level γ for a class of switching signals with average dwell time.Furthermore,variable structure controllers are designed to maintain the state of switched system on the sliding surface from the initial time.A numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

A Robust Output-Feedback Controller for a Class of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems

A robust output-feedback controller is designed by using observer plus backstepping procedure to solve the tracking problems of a class of nonlinear uncertain systems. To make the design procedure and the controller structure simple, three techniques are applied: ① Only a linear observer is constructed to estimate the unknown states; ② A normalization signal is introduced. ③ A positive nonlinear function used to generate the normalization signal and a group of positive nonlinear functions used in the nonlinear damping terms are all chosen properly. The assumption made on the reference signals is much weaker than existing schemes, therefore the designed controller can be applied to track much broader classes of reference signals. The global boundness of all closed-loop signals can be guaranteed and the output tracking error can be made as small as possible if the design constants are chosen large enough.

Fuzzy Adaptive Tracking Control of Uncertain Strict-Feedback Nonlinear Systems with Disturbances Based on Generalized Fuzzy Hyperbolic Model

In this paper, a fuzzy adaptive tracking control for uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear systems with unknown bounded disturbances is proposed. The generalized fuzzy hyperbolic model (GFHM) with better approximation performance is used to approximate the unknown nonlinear function in the system. The dynamic surface control (DSC) is used to design the controller, which not only avoids the “explosion of complexity” problem in the process of repeated derivation, but also makes the control system simpler in structure and lower in computational cost because only one adaptive law is designed in the controller design process. Through the Lyapunov stability analysis, all signals in the closed loop system designed in this paper are semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded (SGUUB). Finally, the effectiveness of the method is verified by a simulation example.

An Adaptive Real-Time Third Order Sliding Mode Control for NonlinearSystems

As most real world systems are significantly nonlinear in nature,developing robust controllers have attracted many researchers for decades.Robust controllers are the controllers that are able to cope with the inherent uncertainties of the nonlinear systems.Many control methods have been developed for this purpose.Sliding mode control(SMC)is one of the most commonly used methods in developing robust controllers.This paper presents a higher order SMC(HOSMC)approach to mitigate the chattering problem of the traditional SMC techniques.The developed approach combines a third order SMC with an adaptive PID(proportional,integral,derivative)sliding surface to overcome the drawbacks of using PID controller alone.Moreover,the presented approach is capable of adaptively tuning the controller parameters online to best fit the real time applications.The Lyapunov theory is used to validate the stability of the presented approach and its feasibility is tested through a comparison with other conventional SMC approaches.

Adaptive Sliding Mode Control for MIMO Nonlinear Systems Based on Fuzzy Logic Scheme

In this study an indirect adaptive sliding mode control (SMC) based on a fuzzy logic scheme is proposed to strengthen the tracking control performance of a general class of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) nonlinear uncertain systems. Combining reaching law approach and fuzzy universal approximation theorem, the proposed design procedure combines the advantages of fuzzy logic control, adaptive control and sliding mode control. The stability of the control systems is proved in the sense of the Lyapunov second stability theorem. Two simulation studies are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of our new hybrid control algorithm.

Adaptive Control With Guaranteed Transient Behavior and Zero Steady-State Error for Systems With Time-Varying Parameters

It is nontrivial to achieve global zero-error regulation for uncertain nonlinear systems.The underlying problem becomes even more challenging if mismatched uncertainties and unknown time-varying control gain are involved,yet certain performance specifications are also pursued.In this work,we present an adaptive control method,which,without the persistent excitation(PE)condition,is able to ensure global zero-error regulation with guaranteed output performance for parametric strict-feedback systems involving fast time-varying parameters in the feedback path and input path.The development of our control scheme benefits from generalized-dependent and-dependent functions,a novel coordinate transformation and“congelation of variables”method.Both theoretical analysis and numerical simulation verify the effectiveness and benefits of the proposed method.

Unknown Inputs Observer for a Class of Nonlinear Uncertain Systems: An LMI Approach

This paper deals with the simultaneous estimation of states and unknown inputs for a class of Lipschitz nonlinear systems using only the measured outputs. The system is assumed to have bounded uncertainties that appear on both the state and output matrices. The observer design problem is formulated as a set of linear constraints which can be easily solved using linear matrix inequalities (LMI) technique. An application based on manipulator arm actuated by a direct current (DC) motor is presented to evaluate the performance of the proposed observer. The observer is applied to estimate both state and faults.

Event-triggered predefined-time control for full-state constrained nonlinear systems: A novel command filtering error compensation method

In this paper, a command filter-based adaptive fuzzy predefined-time event-triggered tracking control problem is investigated for uncertain nonlinear systems with time-varying full-state constraints. By designing a sliding mode differentiator, the inherent computational complexity problem within the predefined-time backstepping framework is solved. Different from the existing command filter-based finite-time and fixed-time control strategies that the convergence time of the filtering error is adjusted through the system initial value or numerous parameters, a novel command filtering error compensation method is presented,which tunes one control parameter to make the filtering error converge in the predefined time, thereby reducing the complexity of design and analysis of processing the filtering error. Then, an improved event-triggered mechanism(ETM) that builds upon the switching threshold strategy, in which an inverse cotangent function is designed to replace the residual term of the ETM,is proposed to gradually release the controller's dependence on the residual term with increasing time. Furthermore, a tan-type nonlinear mapping technique is applied to tackle the time-varying full-state constraints problem. By the predefined-time stability theory, all signals in the uncertain nonlinear systems exhibit predefined-time stability. Finally, the feasibility of the proposed algorithm is substantiated through two simulation results.

Active Disturbance Rejection Control of Second-Order Nonlinear Uncertain Systems with Guaranteed Transient and Steady State Tracking Error Bounds

This paper presents an active disturbance rejection control(ADRC)method for a class of second-order nonlinear uncertain systems with guaranteed transient and steady state tracking error bounds.To deal with the tracking error constraint,an output error transformation and sliding surface technique are introduced to transform the constrained second-order system into an equivalent unconstrained first-order one.Then,an ADRC method is developed to achieve output tracking of the transformed uncertain system.The author proves that the closed-loop system is semi-globally uniformly bounded and it is sufficient to guarantee the tracking error constraint for the original system.Simulation results of a system of two inverted pendulums connected by a spring and a damper demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control method.

Tuning of Sampled-Data ADRC for Nonlinear Uncertain Systems

This paper concerns with the parameters tuning of active disturbance rejection control(ADRC) for a class of nonlinear systems with sampling rate not fast enough. The theoretical results show the quantitative relationship between the sampling rate, the parameters of ADRC, the size of uncertainties in system and the properties of the closed-loop system. Furthermore, the capability of the sampled-data ADRC under given sampling rate is quantitatively discussed.

Nonlinear robust H-infinity filtering for a class of uncertain systems via convex optimization

A new approach for robust H-infinity filtering for a class of Lipschitz nonlinear systems with time-varying uncertainties both in the linear and nonlinear parts of the system is proposed in an LMI framework. The admissible Lipschitz constant of the system and the disturbance attenuation level are maximized simultaneously through convex multi-objective optimization. The resulting H-infinity filter guarantees asymptotic stability of the estimation error dynamics with exponential convergence and is robust against nonlinear additive uncertainty and time-varying parametric uncertainties. Explicit bounds on the nonlinear uncertainty are derived based on norm-wise and element-wise robustness analysis.

Global Output-Feedback Tracking for Nonlinear Cascade Systems with Unknown Growth Rate and Control Coefficients

This paper deals with the global practical tracking problem by output-feedback for a class of uncertain cascade systems with zero-dynamics and unmeasured states dependent growth.The systems investigated are substantially different from the closely related works,and have zero-dynamics,unknown growth rate,and unknown time-varying control coefficients.This makes the problem much more difficult to solve.Motivated by the authors' recent works,this paper proposes a new adaptive control scheme to achieve the global practical tracking.It is shown that the designed controller guarantees that the state of the resulting closed-loop system is globally bounded and the tracking error converges to a prescribed arbitrarily small neighborhood of the origin after a finite time.This is achieved by combining the methods of universal control and dead zone with backstepping technique,and using the framework of performance analysis in the closely related works.A numerical example demonstrates the effectiveness of the theoretical results.

New results on global output-feedback stabilization for nonlinear systems with unknown growth rate

In this paper, the global asymptotic stabilization by output feedback is investigated for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with unmeasured states dependent growth. Compared with the closely related works, the remarkableness of the paper is that either the growth rate is an unknown constant or the dimension of the closed-loop system is significantly reduced, mainly due to the introduction of a distinct dynamic high-gain observer based on a new updating law. Motivated by the related stabilization results, and by skillfully using the methods of universal control and backstepping, we obtain the design scheme to an adaptive output-feedback stabilizing controller to guarantee the global asymptotic stability of the resulting closed-loop system. Additionally, a numerical example is considered to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.