Time delay control of hydraulic manipulators with continuous nonsingular terminal sliding mode

For the position tracking control of hydraulic manipulators,a novel method of time delay control(TDC) with continuous nonsingular terminal sliding mode(CNTSM) was proposed in this work.Complex dynamics of the hydraulic manipulator is approximately canceled by time delay estimation(TDE),which means the proposed method is model-free and no prior knowledge of the dynamics is required.Moreover,the CNTSM term with a fast-TSM-type reaching law ensures fast convergence and high-precision tracking control performance under heavy lumped uncertainties.Despite its considerable robustness against lumped uncertainties,the proposed control scheme is continuous and chattering-free and no pressure sensors are required in practical applications.Theoretical analysis and experimental results show that faster and higher-precision position tracking performance is achieved compared with the traditional CNTSM-based TDC method using boundary layers.

Input-to-state stability of Euler-Maruyama method for stochastic delay control systems

This paper develops the mean-square exponential input-to-state stability（exp-ISS） of the Euler-Maruyama（EM） method for stochastic delay control systems（SDCSs）.The definition of mean-square exp-ISS of numerical methods is established.The conditions of the exact and EM method for an SDCS with the property of mean-square exp-ISS are obtained without involving control Lyapunov functions or functional.Under the global Lipschitz coefficients and mean-square continuous measurable inputs,it is proved that the mean-square exp-ISS of an SDCS holds if and only if that of the EM method is preserved for a sufficiently small step size.The proposed results are evaluated by using numerical experiments to show their effectiveness.

THE OPTIMAL CONTROL OF DELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH RESTRICTED STATE RIGHT ENDPOINT

In this paper, for the delay control system: (x) over dot (t)=f[x(t), x(t-1), u(t), t] t is an element of[t(0), t(1)] x(t)=psi(t) t is an element of[t(0), t(1)] with state right endpoint restricted by condition psi(k)[x(t(1))]=0 (k=1,2,..., l) a maximum principle is given. And as a specific example, this paper gives a maximum principle under the condition that partial stares right endpoints be completely fixed. Finally, this paper gives an example to explain the application of the main result of this paper. All the results are suitable for the control systems with multidelay as well.

Orderly delay control technique for a new type of arthropod robot

The orderly delay control technique for a new type of arthropod robot is studied in this pa- per. The orderly delay controller is composed of three parts. The first part is a central pattern gener- ator （CPG） with periodical output. The second part is a neural pathway （NP） that generates the time delay characteristic of various gait patterns. The last part is a locomotion nerve center （ LNC ） that decides the frequency of the CPG output and generates orderly phase delay by changing the pa- rameters of NP. And then signals that fit for different gaits can be obtained through the regulation of LNC. Experiments are implemented with a robot following mathematical simulation of the controller. The experimental results show that various gait patterns can be realized successfully with the method proposed in this paper.

Exponential Estimation of the Lyapunov Function for Delay-Coupled Neural Networks with Integral Terms

This paper investigates a class of coupled neural networks with delays and ad-dresses the exponential synchronization problem using delay-compensatory impulsive control. Razumikhin-type inequalities involving some destabilizing delayed impulse gains are proposed, along with a new delay-compensatory concept demonstrating two crucial roles in system stability. Based on the constructed inequalities and the introduced delay-compensatory concept, sufficient stability and synchronization criteria for globally exponential synchronization of coupled neural networks are provided. To address the exponential synchronization problem in coupled neural networks. Utilizing delay-compensatory impulsive control and Razumikhin-type inequalities. The Lyapunov function for coupled neural networks with delays and integral terms exhibits exponential estimates.

Discrete Quasi-Sliding Mode Tracking Controller with Time Delay Technique

Robust discrete quasi-sliding mode tracking controller is developed with discrete reaching law for trajectory tracking in the presence of modeling uncertainty and unknown disturbance. The conventional prior knowledge of uncertainty upper bounds being replaced by an on-line estimation used in the controller to cancel the slowly varying uncertainties by the mechanism of time delay. This method reduces the feedback gain substantially and improves tracking accuracy. The system behavior in the vicinity of the sliding surface is examined for the existence and bandwidth of quasi-sliding mode. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the strategy.

Adaptive sliding mode control of modular self-reconfigurable spacecraft with time-delay estimation

The reconstruction control of modular self-reconfigurable spacecraft (MSRS) is addressed using an adaptive sliding mode control (ASMC) scheme based on time-delay estimation (TDE) technology. In contrast to the ground, the base of the MSRS is floating when assembled in orbit, resulting in a strong dynamic coupling effect. A TED-based ASMC technique with exponential reaching law is designed to achieve high-precision coordinated control between the spacecraft base and the robotic arm. TDE technology is used by the controller to compensate for coupling terms and uncertainties, while ASMC can augment and improve TDE’s robustness. To suppress TDE errors and eliminate chattering, a new adaptive law is created to modify gain parameters online, ensuring quick dynamic response and high tracking accuracy. The Lyapunov approach shows that the tracking errors are uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB). Finally, the on-orbit assembly process of MSRS is simulated to validate the efficacy of the proposed control scheme. The simulation results show that the proposed control method can accurately complete the target module’s on-orbit assembly, with minimal perturbations to the spacecraft’s attitude. Meanwhile, it has a high level of robustness and can effectively eliminate chattering.

Delayed feedback control experiments on some flexible structures

In recent decades,studies on delayed system dynamics have attracted increasing attention and advances have been achieved in stability,nonlinearity,delay identification, delay elimination and application.However,most of the existing work is on the theoretical basis and little is on the experiment.This paper presents our experimental studies on delayed feedback control conducted in recent years with the focus on the discussion of a DSP-based delayed experiment system.Some phenomena in our delay experiments are discussed and a few topics of interest for further research are brought forward.

A survey on delayed feedback control of chaos

This paper introduces the basic idea and provides the mathematical formulation of the delayed feedback control （DFC） methodology, which has been widely used in chaos control. Stability analysis including the well-known odd number linfitation of the DFC is reviewed. Some new developments in characterizing the limitation of the DFC are presented. Various modified DFC methods, which are developed in order to overcome the odd number limitation, are also described. Finally, some open problems in this research field are discussed.

H_∞ Synchronization of Chaotic Systems via Delayed Feedback Control

The H∞ synchronization problem for a class of delayed chaotic systems with external disturbance is investigated. A novel delayed feedback controller is established under which the chaotic master and slave systems are synchronized with a guaranteed H∞ performance. Based on the Lyapunov stability theory, a delay-dependent condition is derived and formulated in the form of linear matrix inequality （LMI）. A numerical simulation is also presented to validate the effectiveness of the developed theoretical results.

Stability analysis and design of fuzzy control system with bounded uncertain delays

Fuzzy control problems for systems with bounded uncertain delays were studied. Based on Lyapunov stability theory and matrix theory, a nonlinear state feedback fuzzy controller was designed by linear matrix inequalities （LMI） approach, and the global exponential stability of the closed-loop system was strictly proved. For a fuzzy control system with bounded uncertain delays, under the global exponential stability condition which is reduced to p linear matrix inequalities, the controller guarantees stability performances of state variables. Finally, the simulation shows the validity of the method in tiffs paper.

A multi-objective optimal PID control for a nonlinear system with time delay

It is generally difficult to design feedback controls of nonlinear systems with time delay to meet time domain specifications such as rise time, overshoot, and tracking error. Furthermore, these time domain specifications tend to be conflicting to each other to make the control design even more challenging. This paper presents a cell mapping method for multi-objective optimal feedback control design in time domain for a nonlinear Duffing system with time delay. We first review the multi-objective optimization problem and its formulation for control design. We then introduce the cell mapping method and a hybrid algorithm for global optimal solutions. Numerical simulations of the PID control are presented to show the features of the multi-objective optimal design. @ 2013 The Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. [doi：10.1063/2.1306306]

Modified coupled map car-following model and its delayed feedback control scheme

A modified coupled map car-following model is proposed, in which two successive vehicle headways in front of the considering vehicle is incorporated into the optimal velocity function. The steady state under certain conditions is obtained. An error system around the steady state is studied further. Moreover, the condition for the state having no traffic jam is derived. A new control scheme is presented to suppress the traffic jam in the modified coupled map car-following model under the open boundary. A control signal including the velocity differences between the following and the considering vehicles, and between the preceding and the considering vehicles is used. The condition under which the traffic jam can be well suppressed is analysed. The results are compared with that presented by t^onishi et al. （the KKH model）. The simulation results show that the temporal behaviour obtained in our model is better than that in the KKH model. The simulation results are in good agreement with the theoretical analysis.

Bursting-like motion induced by time-varying delay in an internet congestion control model

Time delay is an problem of intemet congestion important parameter in the control. According to some researches, time delay is not always constant and can be viewed as a periodic function of time for some cases. In this work, an internet congestion control model is consid- ered to study the time-varying delay induced bursting-like motion, which consists of a rapid oscillation burst and quies- cent steady state. Then, for the system with periodic delay of small amplitude and low frequency, the method of multiple scales is employed to obtain the amplitude of the oscillation. Based on the expression of the asymptotic solution, it can be found that the relative length of the steady state increases with amplitude of the variation of time delay and decreases with frequency of the variation of time delay. Finally, an effective method to control the bursting-like motion is pro- posed by introducing a periodic gain parameter with appropriate amplitude. Theoretical results are in agreement with that from numerical method.

Adaptive control of bifurcation and chaos in a time-delayed system

In this paper,the stabilization of a continuous time-delayed system is considered.To control the bifurcation and chaos in a time-delayed system,a parameter perturbation control and a hybrid control are proposed.Then,to ensure the asymptotic stability of the system in the presence of unexpected system parameter changes,the adaptive control idea is introduced,i.e.,the perturbation control parameter and the hybrid control parameter are automatically tuned according to the adaptation laws,respectively.The adaptation algorithms are constructed based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii stability theorem.The adaptive parameter perturbation control and the adaptive hybrid control methods improve the corresponding constant control methods.They have the advantages of increased stability,adaptability to the changes of the system parameters,control cost saving,and simplicity.Numerical simulations for a well-known chaotic time-delayed system are performed to demonstrate the feasibility and superiority of the proposed control methods.A comparison of the two adaptive control methods is also made in an experimental study.

CONTROLLABILITY OF DELAY DEGENERATE CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH INDEPENDENT SUBSYSTEMS

The controllability of delay degenerate differential control systems is discussed. Firstly, delay degenerate differential control system was transformed to be canonical form, and the connected terms were gotten rid of, had delay degenerate differential control systems with independent subsystems. For the general delay degenerate differnetial control systems, it was gotten that the necessary and sufficient condition of that they are controllable is that their reachable set is equal to the whole space. For the delay degenerate differential control systems with independent subsystems, it was gotten that the necessary and sufficient conditions of that they are controllable are that their reachable sets are equal to their corresponding subspaces. Then some algebra criteria were gotten. Finally, an example was given to illustrate the main results.

Experimental study of delayed positive feedback control for a flexible beam

Recently, some researches indicate that positive feedback can benefit the control if appropriate time delay is intentionally introduced into control system. However, most work is theoretical one but few are experimental. This paper presents theoretical and experimental studies of delayed positive feedback control technique using a flexible beam as research object. The positive feedback weighting coefficient is designed by using the optimal control method. The available time delay is determined by analyzing the maximal real part of characteristic roots of the system. A DSP-based experiment system is introduced. Simulation and experimental results indicate that the delayed positive feedback control may effectively reduce the beam vibration if time delay is appropriately selected.

Improved delay-dependent robust H_∞ control of an uncertain stochastic system with interval time-varying and distributed delays

In this paper, the robust H∞control problem for a class of stochastic systems with interval time-varying and distributed delays is discussed. The system under study involves parameter uncertainty, stochastic disturbance, interval time-varying,and distributed delay. The aim is to design a delay-dependent robust H∞control which ensures the robust asymptotic stability of the given system and to express it in the form of linear matrix inequalities（LMIs）. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. The results are also compared with the existing results to show its conservativeness.

Robust H_∞ control of uncertain systems with two additive time-varying delays

This paper is concerned with the problem of delay-dependent robust H∞control for a class of uncertain systems with two additive time-varying delays. A new suitable Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional（LKF） with triple integral terms is constructed and a tighter upper bound of the derivative of the LKF is derived. By applying a convex optimization technique, new delay-dependent robust H∞stability criteria are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities（LMI）. Based on the stability criteria, a state feedback controller is designed such that the closed-loop system is asymptotically stable.Finally, numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. Comparison results show that our results are less conservative than the existing methods.

Design of Robust Controller for LFC of Interconnected Power System Considering Communication Delays

The usage of open communication infrastructure for transmitting the control signals in the Load Frequency Control (LFC) scheme of power system introduces time delays. These time delays may degrade the dynamic performance of the power system. This paper proposes a robust method to design a controller for multi-area LFC schemes considering communication delays. In existing literature, the controller values of LFC are designed using time domain approach which is less accurate than the proposed method. In proposed method, the controller values are determined by moving the rightmosteigenvalues of the system to the left half plane in a quasi-continuous way for a preset upper bound of time delay. Then the robustness of the proposed controller is assessed by estimating the maximumtolerable value of time delay for maintaining system stability. Simulation studies are carried out for multi-area LFC scheme equipped with the proposed controller using Matlab/simulink. From the results, it has been concluded that the proposed controller guarantees the tolerance for all time delays smaller than the preset upper bound and provides a bigger delay margin than the existing controllers.