Delay-dependent H-infinity control for linear descriptor systems with delay in state

A deky-dependent H-infinity control for descriptor systems with a state-delayis investigated. The purpose of the problem is to design a linear memoryless state-feedbackcontroller such that the resulting closed-loop system is regular, impulse free and stable with anH-infinity norm bound. Firstly, a deky-dependent bounded real lemma(BRL) of the time-deky descriptorsystems is presented in terms of linear matrix inequalities(LMIs) by using a descriptor modeltransformation of the system and by taking a new Lyapunov-Krasovsii functional. The introducedfunctional does not require bounding for cross terms, so it has less conservation. Secondly, withthe help of the obtained bounded real lemma, a sufficient condition for the existence of a newdeky-dependent H-infinity state-feedback controller is shown in terms of nonlinear matrixinequalities and the solvability of the problem can be obtained by using an iterative algorithminvolving convex optimization. Finally, numerical examples are given to demonstrate theeffectiveness of the new method presented.

An LMI approach to robust H-infinity control for uncertain singular time-delay systems

The problem of robust H-infinity control for a class of uncertain singular time-delay systems is studied in this paper. A new approach is proposed to describe the relationship between slow and fast subsystems of singular time- delay systems, based on which, a sufficient condition is presented for a singular time-delay system to be regular, impulse free and stable with an H-infinity performance. The robust H-infinity control problem is solved and an explicit expression of the desired state-feedback control law is also given. The obtained results are formulated in terms of strict linear matrix inequalities （LMIs） involving no decomposition of system matrices. A numerical example is given to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.

H-infinity control for networked control systems (NCS) with time-varying delays

This paper discusses H-infinity state feedback control for a networked control system with time-varying delays. Based on the flee-weighing matrix method, a dehy-dependent stability criterion satisfying a prescribed H-infinity norm bound is presented for an NCS with unknown, time-varying and bounded delays. And then, the criterion is transformed into sufficient conditions based on linear matrix inequalities for H-infinity control. The conditions thus obtained are also used to design an H-infinity state feedback controller. This design method is further extended to solve the design problem of robust H-infinity state feedback control. A numerical example demonstrates the validity of the method.

H-infinity control for switched and impulsive singular systems

A new model of dynamical systems is proposed which consists of singular systems with impulsive effects, i.e., switched and impulsive singular systems （SISS）. By using the switched Lyapunov functions method, a sufficient condition for the solvability of the H-infinity control problem for SISSs is given which generalizes the H-infinity control theory for singular systems to switched singular systems with impulsive effects. Then the sufficient condition of solvablity of the H-infinity control problem is presented in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, the effectiveness of the developed aooroach for switched and imoulsive singular svstems is illustrated by a numerical example.

Observer-based robust H-infinity control for uncertain switched systems

The problem of observer-based robust H-infinity control is addressed for a class of linear discrete-time switched systems with time-varying norm-bounded uncertainties by using switched Lyapunov function method. None of the individual subsystems is assumed to be robustly H-infinity solvable. A novel switched Lypunov function matrix with diagonal-block form is devised to overcome the difficulties in designing switching laws. For robust H-infinity stability analysis, two linear-matrix-inequality-based sufficient conditions are derived by only using the smallest region function strategy if some parameters are preselected. Then, the robust H-infinity control synthesis is studied using a switching state feedback and an observer-based switching dynamical output feedback. All the switching laws are simultaneously constructively designed. Finally, a simulation example is given to illustrate the validity of the results.

Modeling and Design of H-Infinity Controller for Piezoelectric Actuator LIPCA

We proposed a dynamic model identification and design of an H-Infinity （i.e.H） controller using a LightweightPiezo-Composite Actuator （LIPCA）.A second-order dynamic model was obtained by using input and output data, and applyingan identification algorithm.The identified model coincides well with the real LIPCA.To reduce the resonating mode that istypical of piezoelectric actuators, a notch filter was used.A feedback controller using the Hcontrol scheme was designed basedon the identified dynamic model; thus, the LIPCA can be easily used as an actuator for biomemetic applications such as artificialmuscles or macro/micro positioning in bioengineering.The control algorithm was implemented using a microprocessor, analogfilters, and power amplifying drivers.Our simulation and experimental results demonstrate that the proposed control algorithmworks well in real environment, providing robust performance and stability with uncertain disturbances.

Robust reliable H-infinity control for nonlinear uncertain stochastic time-delay systems with Markovian jumping parameters

This paper deals with the problems of robust reliable exponential stabilization and robust stochastic stabilization with H-infinity performance for a class of nonlinear uncertain time-delay stochastic systems with Markovian jumping parameters. The time delays are assumed to be dependent on the system modes. Delay-dependent conditions for the solvability of these problems are obtained via parameter-dependent Lyapunov functionals. Furthermore, it is shown that the desired state feedback controller can be designed by solving a set of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, the simulation is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.

Adaptive H-infinity control of synchronous generators with steam valve via Hamiltonian function method

Based on Hamiltonian formulation, this paper proposes a design approach to nonlinear feedback excitation control of synchronous generators with steam valve control, disturbances and unknown parameters. It is shown that the dynamics of the synchronous generators can be expressed as a dissipative Hamiltonian system, based on which an adaptive H-infinity controller is then designed for the systems by using the structure properties of dissipative Hamiltonian systems. Simulations show that the controller obtained in this paper is very effective.

Delay-dependent robust H-infinity control for discrete-time uncertain systems with time-varying state delays

This paper examines the delay-dependent H-infinity control problem for discrete-time linear systems with time-varying state delays and norm-bounded uncertainties. A new inequality for the finite sum of quadratic terms is first established. Then, some new delay-dependent criteria are derived by employing the new inequality to guarantee the robust stability of a closed-loop system with a prescribed H-infinity norm bound for all admissible uncertainties and bounded time-vary delays. A numerical example demonstrates that the proposed method is an improvement over existing ones.

Integral-inequality approach to delay-dependent robust H-infinity control for uncertain neutral systems

This paper focuses on the design problem of a memoryless state feedback robust H-infinity controller for a class of uncertain neutral systems. By using a newly established integral inequality, a new delay-dependent bounded real lemma for such systems is derived without involving a fixed model transformation. Furthermore, new delay-dependent sufficient conditions for the existence of robust H-infinity controllers are presented in terms of nonlinear matrix inequalities. A design procedure involving an iterative algorithm is also proposed to design such controllers. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the less conservatism of the proposed method.

Non-fragile state feedback H-infinity control for discrete-time systems with quantized signals

This paper presents a study on the problem of non-fragile state feedback H-infinity controller design for linear discrete-time systems with quantized signals. The quantizers considered here are dynamic and time-varying. With the consideration of controller gain variations and quantized signals at the same time, a new non-fragile H-infinity control strategy is proposed with updating quantizer＇s parameters, such that the quantized closed-loop system is asymptotically stable and with a prescribed H-infinity performance bound. An example is presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.

Fault-tolerant decentralized H-infinity control for multi-channel systems using homotopy method

This paper considers a fault-tolerant decentralized H-infinity control problem for multi-channel linear time-invariant systems. The purpose is to design a decentralized H-infinity output feedback controller to.stabilize the given system and achieve a certain H-infinity performance requirement both in the normal situation and in the situation where any one of the local controllers fails. The designed problem is reduced to a feasibility problem of a set of bilinear matrix inequalities （BMIs）. An algorithm is proposed to solve the BMIs. First, the normal situation is considered where all the local controllers are functioning. The local controllers are obtained from a standard centralized H-infinity controller by using a homotopy method imposing a structural constraint progressively. Secondly, the above case is extended to the one where any one of the local controllers fails. We again use a homotopy method where the coefficient matrices of the failed controller are decreased progressively to zero. The efficiency of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated by an example.

Observer-based H-infinity control in multiple channel networked control systems with random packet dropouts

This paper investigates the observer-based H-infinity control problem for networked control systems （NCSs） with random packet dropouts. A general packet dropout model with multiple independent stochastic variables in the multiple channels case is adopted to describe the data missing in the limited communication channels. With the consideration of the sensor-to-controller and controller-to-actuator packet dropouts at the same time, a new method is pro- posed based on a separation lemma to design an observer-based H-infinity controller, which exponentially stabilizes the closed-loop system in the sense of mean square and also achieves a prescribed H-infinity disturbance attenuation level. A numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control method.

Delay-dependent H-infinity control for continuous time-delay systems via state feedback

The delay-dependent H-infinity analysis and H-infinity control problems for continuous time-delay systems are studied. By introducing an equality with some free weighting matrices, an improved criterion of delay-dependent stability with H-infinity performance for such systems is presented, and a criterion of existence and some design methods of delay-dependent H-infinity controller for such systems are proposed in term of a set of matrix inequalities, which is solved efficiently by an iterative algorithm. Further, the corresponding results for the delay-dependent robust H-infinity analysis and robust H-infinity control problems for continuous time-delay uncertain systems are given. Finally, two numerical examples are given to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed method by comparing with the other existing results.

H-infinity control with an alpha-stability constraint:a descriptor system approach

This paper deals with the problem of designing state or full-order output feedback H-infinity controllers satisfying an α-stability constraint. A descriptor system approach is adopted to derive linear matrix inequality （LMI） conditions of α-stability and H-infinity performance for linear time-invariant （LTI） systems, under which the multiobjective control laws can be constructed with a mix of H-infinity performance and α-stability. Being expressed in terms of a group of bilinear matrix inequalities, the design algorithm is numerically tractable via an LMI optimization method. A numerical example illustrates the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed approach, and the results are also compared with those obtained by the well-known Lyapunov shaping paradigm （LSP）.

H-infinity control for cascade minimum-phase switched nonlinear systems

This paper is concerned with the H-infinity control problem for a class of cascade switched nonlinear systems. Each switched system in this class is composed of a zero-mput asymptotically stable nonlinear part, which is also a switched system, and a linearizable part which is controllable. Conditions under which the H-infinity control problem is solvable under arbitrary switching law and under some designed switching law are derived respectively. The nonlinear state feedback and switching law are designed. We exploit the structural characteristics of the switched nonlinear systems to construct common Lyapunov functions for arbitrary switching and to find a single Lyapunov function for designed switching law. The proposed methods do not rely on the solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi inequalities.

Robust H-infinity control of uncertain stochastic time-delay linear repetitive processes

Repetitive processes are a distinct class of 2D systems of both theoretic and practical interest.The robust H-infinity control problem for uncertain stochastic time-delay linear continuous repetitive processes is investigated in this paper.First,sufficient conditions are proposed in terms of stochastic Lyapunov stability theory,It o differential rule and linear matrix inequality technology.The corresponding controller design is then cast into a convex optimization problem.Attention is focused on constructing an admissible controller,which guarantees that the closed-loop repetitive processes are mean-square asymptotically stable and have a prespecified H-infinity performance γ with respect to all energy-bounded input signals.A numerical example illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed design scheme.

State-feedback H_2/H-infinity controller design with D-stability constraints for stochastic systems

This paper addresses the state-feedback H2/H-infinity controller design that satisfies D-stability constraints for stochastic systems. Firstly, the concept of regional stability for stochastic systems is defined in linear matrix inequality（LMI） regions; Secondly, the characterization about stochastic D-stability is presented. This paper introduces a new technique to solve the regional stability problem for stochastic systems, which is different from the pole placement technique ever used in deterministic systems. Based on this, in the state-feedback case, mixed H2/H-infinity synthesis with D-stability constraints is discussed via LMI optimization.

Stabilization and H-infinity control for interval descriptor systems

This paper considers H-infinity control problem for interval descriptor systems. Necessary and sufficient LMI-based conditions are derived for quadratic-like H-infinity control analysis of interval descriptor systems. Using the analysis result, two types of feedback controllers are designed so that the closed-loop interval descriptor systems are admissible with H-infinity-norm less than a prescribed value. To the best of the authors＇s knowledge, this is the first paper to deal with the H-infinity control problem of interval descriptor systems in the literature.

Design of robust non-fragile H-infinity controllerbased on Delta operator theory

Considering that the controller parameters are of additive norm-bounded uncertainties when realized, a design method of robust non-fragile H-infinity controller for uncertain systems based on Delta operator theory is illustrated in this paper. A sufficient and necessary condition of the existence for the controller is given, which is presented in LMI forms. Finally, the designed method is used in the speed control system of a permanent magnet linear synchronous motor （PMLSM）. With the designed controller, the resulting speed closed-loop system is still stable and has the expected Hinfinity performance even if the sample period is reduced and the parameters of the controller and the controlled object are varied. The results show that the designed method is effective.