ADAPTIVE PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF NEAR-SPACE VEHICLE USING FUNCTIONAL LINK NETWORK

A novel nonlinear adaptive control method is presented for a near-space hypersonic vehicle （NHV） in the presence of strong uncertainties and disturbances. The control law consists of the optimal generalized predictive controller （OGPC） and the functional link network （FLN） direct adaptive law. OGPC is a continuous-time nonlinear predictive control law. The FLN adaptive law is used to offset the unknown uncertainties and disturbances in a flight through the online learning. The learning process does not need any offline training phase. The stability analyses of the NHV close-loop system are provided and it is proved that the system error and the weight learning error are uniformly ultimately hounded. Simulation results show the satisfactory performance of the con- troller for the attitude tracking.

Distributed Model Predictive Control with Actuator Saturation for Markovian Jump Linear System

This paper is concerned with the distributed model predictive control (MPC) problem for a class of discrete-time Markovian jump linear systems (MJLSs) subject to actuator saturation and polytopic uncertainty in system matrices. The global system is decomposed into several subsystems which coordinate with each other. A set of distributed controllers is designed by solving a min-max optimization problem in terms of the solutions of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). An iterative algorithm is developed to achieve the online computation. Finally, a simulation example is employed to show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. © 2014 Chinese Association of Automation.

Output feedback robust model predictive control with unmeasurable model parameters and bounded disturbance

The output feedback model predictive control(MPC),for a linear parameter varying(LPV) process system including unmeasurable model parameters and disturbance(all lying in known polytopes),is considered.Some previously developed tools,including the norm-bounding technique for relaxing the disturbance-related constraint handling,the dynamic output feedback law,the notion of quadratic boundedness for specifying the closed-loop stability,and the ellipsoidal state estimation error bound for guaranteeing the recursive feasibility,are merged in the control design.Some previous approaches are shown to be the special cases.An example of continuous stirred tank reactor(CSTR) is given to show the effectiveness of the proposed approaches.

Using RBF Neural Network for OptimumControl of a Cold Storage

In recent years, advanced control technologies have been used for the optimum control of a cold storage. But there are still a lot of shortcomings. One of the main problems is that the traditional methods can't realize the on-line predictive optimum control of a refrigerating system with simple and valid algorithms. An RBF neural network has a strong ability in nonlinear mapping, a good interpolating value performance, and a higher training speed. Thus a two-stage RBF neural network is proposed in this paper. Combining the measured values with the predicted values, the two-stage RBF neural network is used for the on-line predictive optimum control of the cold storage temperature. The application results of the new methods show a great success.

Wide-range model predictive control for aero-engine transient state

To perform transient state control of an aero-engine,a structure that combines linear controller and min–max selector is widely adopted,which is inherently conservative and therefore limits the fulfillment of the engine potential.Model predictive control is a new control method that has vast application prospects in the field of aero-engine control.Therefore,this paper proposes a wide-range model predictive controller that can control the engine over a wide range within the flight envelope.This paper first introduces the engine parameters and the model prediction algorithm used by the controller.Then a wide-range model prediction controller with a three-layer nested structure is presented.These three layers of the structure are univariate controller,nominal point controller,and wide-range controller from inside to outside.Finally,by analyzing and verifying the effectiveness of the univariate controller for small-range variations and the wide-range model predictive controller for large-range parameter variations,it is demonstrated that the controller can schedule the controller’s output based on inlet altitude,Mach number,and lowpressure shaft corrected speed,and ensure that the limits are not exceeded.It is concluded that the designed wide-range model predictive controller has good dynamic effect and safety.

Stochastic Channel Allocation for Nonlinear Systems with Markovian Packet Dropout

This paper addresses a channel scheduling problem for group of dynamically decoupled nonlinear subsystems with actuators connected through digital communication channels and controlled by a centralized controller. Due to the limited communication capacity, only one channel can be activated and hence there is only one pair of sensor and actuator can communicate with the controller at each time instant. In addition, the communication channels are not reliable so Markovian packed dropout is introduced. A predictive control framework is adopted for controller/scheduler co-design to alleviate the performance loss caused by the limited communication capacity. Instead of sending a single control value, the controller sends a sequence of predicted control values to a selected actuator so that there are control input candidates which can be fed to the subsystem when the actuator does not communicate with the controller. A stochastic algorithm is proposed to schedule the usage of the communication medium and sufficient conditions on stochastic stability are given under some mild assumptions.