Robust Stability Analysis of Smith Predictor Based Interval Fractional-Order Control Systems:A Case Study in Level Control Process

The robust stability study of the classic Smith predictor-based control system for uncertain fractional-order plants with interval time delays and interval coefficients is the emphasis of this work.Interval uncertainties are a type of parametric uncertainties that cannot be avoided when modeling real-world plants.Also,in the considered Smith predictor control structure it is supposed that the controller is a fractional-order proportional integral derivative(FOPID)controller.To the best of the authors'knowledge,no method has been developed until now to analyze the robust stability of a Smith predictor based fractional-order control system in the presence of the simultaneous uncertainties in gain,time-constants,and time delay.The three primary contributions of this study are as follows:ⅰ)a set of necessary and sufficient conditions is constructed using a graphical method to examine the robust stability of a Smith predictor-based fractionalorder control system—the proposed method explicitly determines whether or not the FOPID controller can robustly stabilize the Smith predictor-based fractional-order control system;ⅱ)an auxiliary function as a robust stability testing function is presented to reduce the computational complexity of the robust stability analysis;andⅲ)two auxiliary functions are proposed to achieve the control requirements on the disturbance rejection and the noise reduction.Finally,four numerical examples and an experimental verification are presented in this study to demonstrate the efficacy and significance of the suggested technique.

Graphic theory on interval stability of networked control systems

A new method on the interval stability of networked control systems （NCSs） with random delay and data packet dropout is studied. Combining interval systems and NCSs, a graphic condition on judging interval stability is presented in terms of the weighted diagraph theory in graph theory. Furthermore, utilizing the graph-theoretic algorithm, the delay-depended controller gains are obtained. Aiming at the same delay and data packed dropout, several controller gains are obtained, simultaneously. The example and simulation illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

A Note on Robust Stability Analysis of Fractional Order Interval Systems by Minimum Argument Vertex and Edge Polynomials

By using power mapping(s =v^m),stability analysis of fractional order polynomials was simplified to the stability analysis of expanded degree integer order polynomials in the first Riemann sheet.However,more investigation is needed for revealing properties of power mapping and demonstration of conformity of Hurwitz stability under power mapping of fractional order characteristic polynomials.Contributions of this study have two folds: Firstly,this paper demonstrates conservation of root argument and magnitude relations under power mapping of characteristic polynomials and thus substantiates validity of Hurwitz stability under power mapping of fractional order characteristic polynomials.This also ensures implications of edge theorem for fractional order interval systems.Secondly,in control engineering point of view,numerical robust stability analysis approaches based on the consideration of minimum argument roots of edge and vertex polynomials are presented.For the computer-aided design of fractional order interval control systems,the minimum argument root principle is applied for a finite set of edge and vertex polynomials,which are sampled from parametric uncertainty box.Several illustrative examples are presented to discuss effectiveness of these approaches.

The p-moment exponential robust stability for stochastic systems with distributed delays and interval parameters

The p-moment exponential robust stability for stochastic systems with distributed delays and interval parameters is studied. By constructing the Lyapunov- Krasovskii functional and employing the decomposition technique of interval matrix and Ito＇s formula, the delay-dependent criteria for the p-moment exponential robust stability are obtained. Numerical examples show the validity and practicality of the presented criteria.

LMI conditions for quadratic and robust D-stability of interval systems

Sufficient conditions for the quadratic D-stability and further robust D-stability of interval systems are presented in this paper. This robust D-stability condition is based on a parameter-dependent Lyapunov function obtained from the feasibility of a set of linear matrix inequalities （LMIs） defined at a series of partial-vertex-based interval matrices other than the total vertex matrices as in previous results. The results contain the usual quadratic and robust stability of continuous-time and discrete-time interval systems as particular cases. The illustrative example shows that this method is effective and less conservative for checking the quadratic and robust D-stability of interval systems.

Stability analysis of T-S fuzzy control systems with interval plants

The stability of a type of Takagi-Sugeno ( T-S) fuzzy control systems is considered. The plant of T-S fuzzy system has parameter uncertainties. By using the off-axis circle criterion and Kharitonov Theorem,a sufficient condition is derived to analyze the global asymptotic stability of T-S fuzzy control system. The proposed method has a graphical explanation which facilitates stability analysis. A numerical example is also given to demonstrate how to use our approach in analyzing certain T-S fuzzy control systems.

Robust stability test for 2-D continuous-discrete systems with interval parameters

It is revealed that the dynamic stability of 2-D recursive continuous-discrete systems with interval parameters involves the problem of robust Hurwitz-Schur stability of bivariate polynomials family. It is proved that the Hurwitz-Schur stability of the denominator polynomials of the systems is necessary and sufficient for the asymptotic stability of the 2-D hybrid systems. The 2-D hybrid transformation, i. e. 2-D Laplace-Z transformation, has been proposed to solve the stability analysis of the 2-D continuous-discrete systems, to get the 2-D hybrid transfer functions of the systems. The edge test for the Hurwitz-Schur stability of interval bivariate polynomials is introduced. The Hurwitz-Schur stability of the interval family of 2-D polynomials can be guaranteed by the stability of its finite edge polynomials of the family. An algorithm about the stability test of edge polynomials is given.

Robust Stability Criteria for Neutral Systems with Interval Time-Varying Delays and Nonlinear Perturbations

This paper investigates the problem of delay-dependent robust stability analysis for a class of neutral systems with interval time-varying delays and nonlinear perturbations. Such nonlinear perturbations are with time-varying but norm-bounded characteristics. Based on a new Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional together with a free-weighting matrices technique,improved delay-dependent stability criteria are established. It is shown that less conservative results can be obtained in terms of linear matrix inequalities( LMIs). Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and less conservatism of the proposed approach.

Componentwise Asymptotic Stability of Continuous-Time Interval Systems

A special type of asymptotic (exponential) stability, namely componentwise asymptotic (exponential) stability for the continuous-time interval system is investigated. A set-valued map that represents the constraint of the state of the system is defined. And, by applying the viability theory of differential equation, sufficient and necessary conditions for the componentwise asymptotical (exponential) stability of this kind of systems are given.

Sufficient Conditions for Robust Stability of Discrete Large-Scale Interval Systems with Multiple Time Delays

The robust stability analysis for discrete large-scale uncertain systems with multiple time delays is addressed in this paper. We establish a method for selecting properly a positive definite matrix Q to derive a very simple upper solution bound of the discrete algebraic Lyapunov equation (DALE). Then, using the Lyapunov equation approach method with this upper bound, several sufficient conditions are presented to guarantee the robust stability of the overall systems. Comparisons between the proposed results with a previous one are also given.

Global stability of interval recurrent neural networks

The robust global exponential stability of a class of interval recurrent neural networks（RNNs） is studied,and a new robust stability criterion is obtained in the form of linear matrix inequality.The problem of robust stability of interval RNNs is transformed into a problem of solving a class of linear matrix inequalities.Thus,the robust stability of interval RNNs can be analyzed by directly using the linear matrix inequalities（LMI） toolbox of MATLAB.Numerical example is given to show the effectiveness of the obtained results.

ROBUST GLOBAL EXPONENTIAL STABILITY OF UNCERTAIN IMPULSIVE SYSTEMS

By using the quasi-Lyapunov function, some sufficient conditions of global exponential stability for impulsive systems are established, which is the basis for the following discussion. Then, by employing Riccati inequality and Hamilton-Jacobi inequality approach, some sufficient conditions of robust exponential stability for uncertain linear/nonlinear impulsive systems are derived, respectively. Finally, some examples are given to illustrate the applications of the theory.

Novel Stability Criteria for Sampled-Data Systems With Variable Sampling Periods

This paper is concerned with a novel Lyapunovlike functional approach to the stability of sampled-data systems with variable sampling periods. The Lyapunov-like functional has four striking characters compared to usual ones. First, it is time-dependent. Second, it may be discontinuous. Third, not every term of it is required to be positive definite. Fourth, the Lyapunov functional includes not only the state and the sampled state but also the integral of the state. By using a recently reported inequality to estimate the derivative of this Lyapunov functional, a sampled-interval-dependent stability criterion with reduced conservatism is obtained. The stability criterion is further extended to sampled-data systems with polytopic uncertainties. Finally, three examples are given to illustrate the reduced conservatism of the stability criteria.

The Sufficient Conditions for Robust Absolute Stability of Lurie Control Systems

In this paper, the problem of absolute stability of continuous time with parametric nonlinear system uncertainty of a linear part and sector uncertainty of its nonlinear part is considered, the and sufficient conditions for absolute stability of direct and indirect control systems are presented. The corresponding results for robust absolute stability are improved.

EXPONENTIAL STABILITY OF INTERVAL DYNAMICAL SYSTEM WITH MULTIDELAY

Using the matrix measure and delay differential inequality, the sufficient conditions were obtained for exponential stability of interval dynamical system with multidelay. These conditions are an improvement and extension of the results achieved in earlier papers presented by LIAO, LIU, ZHANG, SUN, et al.

Interval standard neural network models for nonlinear systems

A neural-network-based robust control design is suggested for control of a class of nonlinear systems. The design ap- proach employs a neural network, whose activation functions satisfy the sector conditions, to approximate the nonlinear system. To improve the approximation performance and to account for the parameter perturbations during operation, a novel neural network model termed standard neural network model (SNNM) is proposed. If the uncertainty is bounded, the SNNM is called an interval SNNM (ISNNM). A state-feedback control law is designed for the nonlinear system modelled by an ISNNM such that the closed-loop system is globally, robustly, and asymptotically stable. The control design equations are shown to be a set of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) that can be easily solved by available convex optimization algorithms. An example is given to illustrate the control design procedure, and the performance of the proposed approach is compared with that of a related method reported in literature.

考虑工作点时变特性的并网变流器全工作区间稳定性分析

现有工程运行数据显示,并网变流器(grid-connected converter,GCC)的动态特性与工作点密切相关。受新能源出力波动、负载投切等外部因素的影响,变流器工作点呈现随机时变特性。因此,分析整个工作区间中所有工作点的系统稳定性具有重要意义。传统阻抗/导纳分析方法可以有效分析GCC运行于特定工作点时的稳定性,但考虑系统所有可能工作点时则需重复分析,工作量大且难度较高。为解决这一难题,提出一种考虑工作点变量的多元建模方法。将工作点变量引入导纳模型,通过控制环路重构,建立GCC的多变量单输入单输出(single input single output,SISO)模型。所提模型直接包含工作点变量,因此可以有效分析变流器全工作区间动态特性。此外,综合考虑变流器最大传输限制和动态特性,提出一种基于安全运行域的稳定性分析方法,以实现多维工作区间中系统稳定性的直观表征。仿真和实验验证了所提多变量SISO模型和基于安全运行域的分析方法的正确性。所提模型和方法在分析电力电子装置运行极限、指导变流器设计和辅助功率器件发挥极限性能等工程场景中具有广泛应用潜力。

具有Markov切换脉冲随机时滞系统的有限时间稳定

针对一类具有Markov切换和时变时滞脉冲随机系统,利用Lyapunov–Krasovskii(L–K)泛函法和平均脉冲区间条件建立系统均方有限时间稳定的相关性准则。利用广义伊藤公式求出L–K泛函关于时间的导数,根据积分不等式对求出的L–K泛函导数进行放缩,降低判据的保守性;结合平均脉冲区间条件约束均匀时间间隔内脉冲发生次数,得到以线性矩阵不等式(LMI)形式的时滞相关稳定性判据,进一步降低判据的保守性;设计使系统满足有限时间稳定的状态反馈控制器,且给出实例进行验证。结果表明:本文建立的相关性准则,通过选取模态相关的泛函且利用平均脉冲区间条件,可进一步降低判据的保守性。

Robust stabilitv of neutral stochastic interval svstems

Although interval systems have received a great deal of attention, so far there is few work on neutral stochastic interval systems (NSIS) . The purpose of this paper is to initiate the study of NSIS. Using R^umikhin-type technique, a sufficient condition of exponential stability on NSIS is given. It is interesting that the NSIS changes into general stochastic interval system when the neutral item disappeared. So the results in this paper generalize some conclusions existed.