Attitude sensor fault diagnosis based on Kalman filter of discrete-time descriptor system

To diagnose the fault of attitude sensors in satellites, this paper proposes a novel approach based on the Kalman filter of the discrete-time descriptor system. By regarding the sensor fault term as the auxiliary state vector, the attitude measurement system subjected to the attitude sensor fault is modeled by the discrete-time descriptor system. The condition of estimability of such systems is given. And then a Kalman filter of the discrete-time descriptor system is established based on the methodology of the maximum likelihood estimation. With the descriptor Kalman filter, the state vector of the original system and sensor fault can be estimated simultaneously. The proposed method is able to esti-mate an abrupt sensor fault as well as the incipient one. Moreover, it is also effective in the multiple faults scenario. Simulations are conducted to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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.

Robust H-infinity fault-tolerant control for uncertain descriptor systems by dynamical compensators

The problem of robust H-infinity fault-tolerant control against sensor failures for a class of uncertain descriptor systems via dynamical compensators is considered. Based on H-infinity theory in descriptor systems, a sufficient condition for the existence of dynamical compensators with H-infinity fault-tolerant function is derived and expressions for the gain matrices in the compensators are presented. The dynamical compensator guarantees that the resultant colsed-loop system is admissible; furthermore, it maintains certain H-infinity norm performance in the normal condition as well as in the event of sensor failures and parameter uncertainties. A numerical example shows the effect of the proposed method.

Non-fragile observer-based passive control for descriptor systems with time-delay

This paper investigates the problem of non-fragile observer-based passive control for descriptor systems with time-delay. The perturbations in both the control gain and observer gain of the observer-based controller are considered. For the cases of the additive perturbations and multiplicative perturbations, sufficient conditions are given such that the closed-loop systems are admissible and passive with dissipation η. The observer-based controller gains could be obtained from the solutions of linear matrix inequalities （LMIs）. Moreover, the maximum dissipation of the system is provided. Simulation examples are given to show the effectiveness of the deign methods.

Passivity Control for Uncertain T-S Fuzzy Descriptor Systems

By means of matrix decomposition method a criterion is presented for the admissibility of T-S fuzzy descriptor system. Then, the problem of passivity control is studied for a kind of T-S fuzzy descriptor system with uncertain parameters, and sufficient conditions which make the closed-loop system admissible and strictly passive are obtained based on linear matrix inequality (LMI). The nonstrict LMIs restricted conditions which characterize the descriptor system are transformed into strict ones, so testing admissibility and passivity of the system can be finished simultaneously. The design scheme of state feedback controller is also obtained. Finally, a numerical example is given to show the validity and feasibility of the proposed approach.

Observers for Descriptor Systems with Slope-restricted Nonlinearities

This paper addresses the observer design problem for a class of nonlinear descriptor systems whose nonlinear terms are slope-restricted. The full-order observer is formulated as a nonlinear descriptor system. A linear matrix inequality （LMI） condition is derived to construct the full-order observer. The existence and uniqueness of the solution to the obtained observer system are guaranteed. Furthermore, under the same LMI condition and a common assumption, a reduced-order observer is designed. Finally, the design methods are reduced to a strict LMI problem and illustrated by a numerical example.

Robust H_∞ control for uncertain descriptor systems with state and control delay

The problem of robust stabilization for uncertain continuous descriptor system with state and control delay is considered. The time-varying parametric uncertainty is assumed to be norm-bounded. The purpose of the robust stabilization is to design a memoryless state feedback law such that the resulting closed-loop system is robustly stable A sufficient condition that uncertain continuous descriptor system is robustly stabilizabled by state feedback law is derived in terms of linear matrix inequality （LMI）. Finally, a numerical example is provided to demonstrate the application of the proposed method.

Optimal guaranteed cost control for fuzzy descriptor systems with time-varying delay

Based on the delay-independent rule, the problem of optimal guaranteed cost control for a class of Takagi-Sugeno （T-S） fuzzy descriptor systems with time-varying delay is studied. A linear quadratic cost function is considered as the performance index of the closed-loop system. Sufficient conditions for the existence of guaranteed cost controllers via state feedback are given in terms of linear matrix inequalities （LMIs）, and the design of an optimal guaranteed cost controller can be reduced to a convex optimization problem. It is shown that the designed controller not only guarantees the asymptotic stability of the closed-loop fuzzy descriptor delay system, but also provides an optimized upper bound of the guaranteed cost. At last, a numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method and the perfect performance of the optimal guaranteed cost controller.

Generalized regularity and regularizability of rectangular descriptor systems

The notion of generalized regularity is proposed for rectangular descriptor systems. Generalized regularizability of a rectangular descriptor system via different feedback forms is considered. Necessary and sufficient conditions for generalized regularizability are obtained, which are only dependent upon the open-loop coefficient matrices. It is also shown that under these necessary and sufficient conditions, all the generalized regularizing feedback controllers form a Zarisky open set. A numerical example demonstrates the proposed results.

Decoupled Wiener state fuser for descriptor systems

By the modem time series analysis method, based on the autoregressive moving average （ARMA） innovation models and white noise estimation theory, using the optimal fusion rule weighted by diagonal matrices, a distributed descriptor Wiener state fuser is presented by weighting the local Wiener state estimators for the linear discrete stochastic descriptor systems with multisensor. It realizes a decoupled fusion estimation for state components. In order to compute the optimal weights, the formulas of computing the cross-covariances among local estimation errors are presented based on cross-covariances among the local innovation processes, input white noise, and measurement white noises. It can handle the fused filtering, smoothing, and prediction problems in a unified framework. Its accuracy is higher than that of each local estimator. A Monte Carlo simulation example shows its effectiveness and correctness.

Fault reconstruction observer design for continuous-time systems with measurement disturbances via descriptor system approach

This paper addresses a problem of observer-based sensor fault reconstruction for continuous-time systems subject to sensor faults and measurement disturbances via a descriptor system approach. An augmented descriptor plant is first formulated, by assembling measurement disturbances and sensor faults into an auxiliary state vector. Then a novel descriptor state observer for the augmented plant is constructed such that simultaneous reconstruction of original system states, sensor faults and measurement disturbances are obtained readily. Sufficient conditions for the existence of the proposed observer are explicitly provided, and the application scope of the observer is further discussed. In addition, an extension of the proposed linear approach to a class of nonlinear systems with Lipschitz constraints is investigated. Finally, two numerical examples are simulated to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed fault-reconstructing approaches.

Finite-Time Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control for Nonlinear Descriptor Systems

This article addresses the finite-time boundedness(FTB)problem for nonlinear descriptor systems.Firstly,the nonlinear descriptor system is represented by the Takagi-Sugeno(T-S)model,where fuzzy representation is assumed to be appearing not only in both the state and input matrices but also in the derivative matrix.By using a descriptor redundancy approach,the fuzzy representation in the derivative matrix is reformulated into a linear one.Then,we introduce a fuzzy sliding mode control(FSMC)law,which ensures the finite-time boundedness(FTB)of closed-loop fuzzy control systems over the reaching phase and sliding motion phase.Moreover,by further employing the descriptor redundancy representation,the sufficient condition for designing FSMC law,which ensures the FTB of the closed-loop control systems over the entire finite-time interval,is derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities(LMIs).Finally,a simulation study with control of a photovoltaic(PV)nonlinear system is given to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Robust H_∞ control for fuzzy descriptor systems with state delay

The problem of robust H ∞ fuzzy state feedback control for uncertain fuzzy descriptor systems with state delay is solved. In the case that time-varying uncertainties are in all parameter matrices, sufficient conditions for the existence of fuzzy state feedback controller are presented in terms of linear matrix inequality (LMI). The proposed robust H ∞ control laws guarantee that the resulting closed-loop system is regular, impulse free, and stable with prescribed H ∞ norm bounded constraint for all admissible uncertainties. Finally, a numerical example is provided to demonstrate the validity of the proposed method.

Singular linear quadratic performance with the worst disturbance rejection for descriptor systems

This paper deals with the problem of singular linear quadratic performance with the worst-disturbance rejection for descriptor systems. Under the conditions we give, the worst-disturbance and the optimal control-state pair are unique respectively, the optimal control can be synthesized as state feedback and the closed-loop system is regular, stable and impulse-free.

Robustness analysis for a class of nonlinear descriptor systems

The robustness analysis problem of a class of nonlinear descriptor systems is studied. Nonlinear matrix inequality which has the good computation property of convex feasibility is employed to derive some sufficient conditions to guarantee that the nonlinear descriptor systems have robust disturbance attenuation performance, which (avoids) the computational difficulties in conversing nonlinear matrix and Hamilton-Jacobi inequality. The computation property of convex feasibility of nonlinear matrix inequality makes it possible to apply the results of nonlinear robust control to practice.

Generalized Negative Imaginary Lemma for Descriptor Systems

Flexible structure dynamics with collocated force actuators and position sensors lead to negative imaginary （NI） systems. In this paper, the authors study the extension of NI theory to descriptor systems. The authors derive an NI lemma for descriptor systems. This is done by using the transformation from positive real （PR） system to NI system. Then, the Weierstrass Form transformation was involved to transform A and E matrices to be in a special form. An illustrative example is presented to support the result. Negative imaginary systems, positive real systems, descriptor systems, Negative imaginary lemma.

Observer-based passive control for descriptor systems with time-delay

This article is concerned with the problem of observer-based passive control for descriptor systems with time delay. Sufficient conditions are first presented for the closed loop systems to be admissible and passive with dissipation η in the case of that the time delay is known, and two kinds of methods are given to design the expected observer. Then, the case of that the time delay is unknown or uncertain is discussed. The observer-based control gains could be obtained from the solutions of linear matrix inequalities （LMIs）. Simulation examples are given to show the effectiveness of the designed methods.

A new positive real characterization and robust positive real control of descriptor systems

This paper investigates the positive real control problem for uncertain descriptor systems. The parametric uncertainty is assumed to be norm bounded. Firstly, for the nominal system, a new positive real characterization is given, which is expressed by a strict linear matrix mequality（LMI） without equality constraints. Secondly, for the uncertain system, necessary and sufficient conditions for the solvability of the positive real control problem are derived. Based on these conditions a state feedback law is obtained, which renders the resultant closed-loop system robustly positive real.

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）.

Sensor Fault Diagnosis Observer Design for Linear Sampled-Data Descriptor System with Time-Vary Delay

In this paper, a robust sensor fault diagnosis observer with non-singular structure is proposed for a class of linear sampled-data descriptor system with state time-vary delay. Firstly, a sampled-data descriptor model with time-vary delay is proposed and transformed into a discrete-time non-singular one. Then, a robust sensor fault diagnosis observer is proposed based on the state estimation error and the measurement residual, this observer can guarantee the robustness of the residual against the augmented disturbance and the sensor fault, which means the H∞ performance index is satisfied. As the confining matrix of the designed observer parameters does not meet the Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI), a cone complementary linearization (CCL) algorithm is proposed to solve this problem. The decision logic of the residual is obtained by the residual evaluation function. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the method.