Adaptive lag synchronization of uncertain dynamical systems with time delays via simple transmission lag feedback

In this paper we present an adaptive scheme to achieve lag synchronization for uncertain dynamical systems with time delays and unknown parameters. In contrast to the nonlinear feedback scheme reported in the previous literature, the proposed controller is a linear one which only involves simple feedback information from the drive system with signal popagation lags. Besides, the unknown parameters can also be identified via the proposed updating laws in spite of the existence of model delays and transmission lags, as long as the linear independence condition between the related function elements is satisfied. Two examples, i.e., the Mackey-Glass model with single delay and the Lorenz system with multiple delays, are employed to show the effectiveness of this approach. Some robustness issues are also discussed, which shows that the proposed scheme is quite robust in switching and noisy environment.

Variable step-size affine projection algorithm based on global speech absence probability for adaptive feedback cancellation

A novel approach is proposed for improving adaptive feedback cancellation using a variable step-size affine projection algorithm(VSS-APA) based on global speech absence probability(GSAP).The variable step-size of the proposed VSS-APA is adjusted according to the GSAP of the current frame.The weight vector of the adaptive filter is updated by the probability of the speech absence.The performance measure of acoustic feedback cancellation is evaluated using normalized misalignment.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach has better performance than the normalized least mean square(NLMS) and the constant step-size affine projection algorithms.

Global Robust and Adaptive Output Feedback Dynamic Positioning of Surface Ships

A constructive method was presented to design a global robust and adaptive output feedback controller for dynamic positioning of surface ships under environmental disturbances induced by waves, wind, and ocean currents. The ship's parameters were not required to be known. An adaptive observer was first designed to estimate the ship's velocities and parameters. The ship position measurements were also passed through the adaptive observer to reduce high frequency measurement noise from entering the control system. Using these estimate signals, the control was then designed based on Lyapunov's direct method to force the ship's position and orientation to globally asymptotically converge to desired values. Simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control system. In conclusion, the paper presented a new method to design an effective control system for dynamic positioning of surface ships.

Adaptive output feedback control for uncertain nonholonomic chained systems

An adaptive output feedback control was proposed to deal with a class of nonholonomic systems in chained form with strong nonlinear disturbances and drift terms. The objective was to design adaptive nonlinear output feedback laws such that the closed-loop systems were globally asymptotically stable, while the estimated parameters remained bounded. The proposed systematic strategy combined input-state-scaling with backstepping technique. The adaptive output feedback controller was designed for a general case of uncertain chained system. Furthermore, one special case was considered. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed controllers.

Adaptive robust feedback control of moving target tracking for all-Electrical tank with uncertainty

A moving target tracking control problem for marching tank based on adaptive robust feedback control scheme is addressed.A series of preparations is needed for tank gun before shooting a target,the purpose of this paper is to design a control system to fulfill two requirements in this process:the turretbarrel system of tank needs to be adjusted from off-target position to command position and point to the moving target stably when there are strong uncertainties(modeling error,uncertain disturbance with unknown boundaries and road excitation) in the system.Considering the characteristic of coupled interaction,the first thing we do in this paper is to build a coupled analysis model of turret-barrel system with uncertainty term in state-space form.Second,an adaptive robust feedback control scheme is proposed by adding adaptive law to overcome the uncertainty.Third,multi-body dynamics software is used to establish the mechanical mechanism of the tank,and DC-motor module is established in SIMULINK environment,thus the target information and tracking error of the control system is collected and transferred,the gear-ball screw is derived directly by the output torque of the DC-motor module.Finally,the control system and the 3D model are combined together by means of Recur Dyn/SIMULINK co-simulation,the turret-barrel system of tank can approximately track the moving target in a certain range.With the adaptive robust feedback control,the target action is completely followed when the target location is constantly changing.

Towards frequency adaptation for delayed feedback deep brain stimulations

In neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson＇s disease （PD）, deep brain stimulation （DBS） is a desirable approach when the medication is less effective for treating the symptoms. DBS incorporates transferring electrical pulses to a specific tissue of the central nervous system, obtaining therapeutic results by modulating the neuronal activity of that region. DBS has certain advantages such as reversibility and adjustability features over medication, since the neuronal firing patterns can be recorded and used to alter the parameters of the DBS signal （Benabid et al., 2009）. One of the DBS indications is its ability to suppress the abnormal neuronal activity to treat symptoms like tremor, akinesia and dystonia.

Pinning synchronization of time-varying delay coupled complex networks with time-varying delayed dynamical nodes

This paper deals with the pinning synchronization of nonlinearly coupled complex networks with time-varying coupling delays and time-varying delays in the dynamical nodes.We control a part of the nodes of the complex networks by using adaptive feedback controllers and adjusting the time-varying coupling strengths.Based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii stability theory for functional differential equations and a linear matrix inequality（LMI）,some sufficient conditions for the synchronization are derived.A numerical simulation example is also provided to verify the correctness and the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.

Adaptive stabilization of an incommensurate fractional order chaotic system via a single state controller

In this paper, we investigate the stabilization of an incommensurate fractional order chaotic systems and propose a modified adaptive-feedback controller for the incommensurate fractional order chaos control based on the Lyapunov stability theory, the fractional order differential inequality and the adaptive control theory. The present controller, which only contains a single state variable, is simple both in design and in implementation. The simulation results for several fractional order chaotic systems are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.

Adaptive practical output tracking of a class of nonlinear systems

Focus is laid on the adaptive practical output-tracking problem of a class of nonlinear systems with high-order lower-triangular structure and uncontrollable unstable linearization. Using the modified adaptive addition of a power integrator technique as a basic tool, a new smooth adaptive state feedback controller is designed. This controller can ensure all signals of the closed-loop systems are globally bounded and output tracking error is arbitrary small.

Ergodic Capacity Analysis and Adaptive Transsmion Scheme in Multi-user Distributed Antenna Systems

This paper focuses on analyzing the ergodic capacity performance of limited feedback (LFB) beamforming in multi-user distributed antenna system (DAS). In such a system, multi-user interference (MUI) is inevitably due to the channel uncertainties caused by quantization error. Considering this, we propose a parameter named effective ergodic capacity rate (EECR), which denotes the capacity offset between finite rate feedback and perfect channel state information (CSI). The simulation results show that the derived approximated EECR is very tight to actual EECR. Based on the approximated EECR, an adaptive minimum bit feedback scheme is proposed, which can effectively reduce the overhead of feedback channel and the complexity of the system. The simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.

Adaptive output feedback formation tracking for a class of multiagent systems with quantized input signals

A novel adaptive output feedback control approach is presented for formation tracking of a multiagent system with uncertainties and quantized input signals. The agents are described by nonlinear dynamics models with unknown parameters and immeasurable states. A high-gain dynamic state observer is established to estimate the immeasurable states. With a proper design parameter choice, an adaptive output feedback control method is developed employing a hysteretic quantizer and the designed dynamic state observer. Stability analysis shows that the control strategy can guarantee that the agents can maintain the formation shape while tracking the reference trajectory. In addition, all the signals in the closed-loop system are bounded. The effectiveness of the control strategy is validated by simulation.

Formation Tracking for Nonlinear Multi-agent Systems with Input and Output Quantization via Adaptive Output Feedback Control

Signal quantization can reduce communication burden in multi-agent systems,whereas it brings control challenge to multi-agent formation tracking.This paper studies the output feedback control problem for formation tracking of multi-agent systems with both quantized input and output.The agents are described by a nonlinear dynamic model with unknown parameters and immeasurable states.To estimate immeasurable states and solve the uncertainties,state observers are developed by using dynamic high-gain tools.Through proper parameter designs,an output feedback quantized controller is established based on quantized output signals,and the quantization effect on the control system is eliminated.Stability analysis proves that,with the proposed control scheme,multi-agent systems can track the reference trajectory while forming and maintaining the desired formation shape.In addition,all the signals in the closed-loop systems are bounded.Finally,the numerical simulation and practical experiment are provided to verify the theoretical analysis.

An adaptive dynamic feedback load balancing algorithm based on QoS in distributed file system

An adaptive dynamic load balancing algorithm based on QoS is proposed to improve the performance of load balancing in distributed file system,combining the advantages of a variety of load balancing algorithms.The new algorithm uses a tuple containing the number of files and the total file size as the QoS measure for the requested task.The master node sets a threshold for the requested task based on the QoS to filter storage nodes that meet the requirements of the task.In order to guarantee the reliability of the new algorithm,we consider the impact of CPU utilization,memory usage,disk IO occupancy rate,network bandwidth usage and hard disk usage on load balancing performance when calculating the real-time load balancing of storage nodes.The heterogeneity of the network is considered when the master node schedule task assignments to ensure the fairness of the algorithm.The comprehensive evaluation value is determined based the performance load ratio,which is calculated from the real-time load value of the storage node and a performance value after normalization.The master node assigns tasks to the storage node with the highest comprehensive evaluation value.The storage nodes provide adaptive feedback based on changes in the degree of connectivity,rather than periodic update of the load information.The actual distributed file system environment is set up on the server cluster,the performance of the new algorithm is tested through a contrast experiment.The experimental results show that the new algorithm can effectively reduce the average response time of the system,improve throughput,and enable the system load to reach a good balance.

Adaptive feedback cancellation based on variable step-size affine projection for hearing aids

A new variable step-size （VSS） affine projection algorithm （APA） （VSS-APA） was proposed for adaptive feedback cancellation suitable for hearing aids. So, a nonlinear function between step-size and estimation error is established and automatically adjusted according to the change of the estimation error, which leads to low misalignment and fast convergence speed. Analysis of the proposed algorithm offers large capacities in converging to the objective system. Simulation shows that the proposed algorithm achieves lower misalignment and faster convergence speed compared to fixed step-size APA and conventional adaptive algorithms.

Hitting point tracking control of tank projectile based on Chebyshev exterior ballistic polynomial:an adaptive robust feedback approach

In this paper,the tracking control problem of the projectile hitting point of the moving tank is studied.First,a multi-body dy-namic model with stability systems is established.Second,the nonlinear coupling dynamic equation of turret-barrel pointing system is established.Third,the trajectory equation of exterior ballistic(EB)projectile in six degree-of-freedom is established,and the pointing problem was transformed into a problem of hitting point tracking through coordinate transformation.Forth,an adaptive robust feedback control method is proposed to make the predicted hitting point tracking the expected position accurately.Finally,Chebyshev surrogate model is used to replace the EB differential equation,which effectively reduces the time required by co-simulation.This paper combines the EB process with the tracking control problem,which effectively ensures the first-round chance of hit for the tank gun.

EXPONENTIALLY ADAPTIVE SYNCHRONIZATION OF AN UNCERTAIN DELAYED DYNAMICAL NETWORK

Over the past decades, complex networks have been prosperous greatly in various fields of sciences and engineering. Much attention has been given to investigate the synchronization of complex networks in recent years. However, few work has done for the networks with uncertain parameters and unknown topology. In this paper, to further reveal the dynamical mechanism in complex networks with time delays, an uncertain general complex dynamical network with delayed nodes is studied. By constructing a drive network and a suitable slave network, several novel criteria for the networks consisting of the identical nodes and different nodes have been obtained based on the adaptive feedback method. Particularly, the hypotheses and the proposed adaptive laws for network synchronization are simple and can be readily applied in practical applications. Finally, numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed synchronization criteria.

Simple Closed-Loop Method to Compensate Interference Asymmetry in Time-Division Duplex MIMO-OFDM Systems

In wireless communications systems with time-division duplex (TDD) deployment, channel reciprocity and symmetric interference between transmitter and receiver sides are two widely-adopted assumptions for the design of optimal adaptation transmission mode. However, in practice, there is an undesirable but non-negligible effect, namely the asymmetric interference, that makes the assumptions no longer valid. In this paper, a simple closed-loop feedback method of compensating interference asymmetry in TDD multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system is proposed. The system makes the estimated interference at transmit-side be able to track the instantaneous receive-side interference dynamically. The proposed method maintains constant frame error rate (FER) by adopting adaptive modulation coding (AMC) and power loading. The final simulations have verified the effectiveness of the new method.