Self-triggered Consensus Control for Linear Multi-agent Systems With Input Saturation

In this paper, we study the consensus problem for a class of linear multi-agent systems(MASs) with consideration of input saturation under the self-triggered mechanism. In the context of discrete-time systems, a self-triggered strategy is developed to determine the time interval between the adjacent triggers. The triggering condition is designed by using the current sampled consensus error. Furthermore, the consensus control protocol is designed by means of a state feedback approach. It is shown that the considered multi-agent systems can reach consensus with the presented algorithm. Some sufficient conditions are proposed in the form of linear matrix inequalities(LMIs) to show the positively invariant property of the domain of attraction(DOA). Moreover, some sufficient conditions of controller synthesis are provided to enlarge the volume of the DOA and obtain the control gain matrix. A numerical example is simulated to demonstrate the effectiveness of the theoretical analysis results.

Design of unknown input observer with H_∞ performance for linear time-delay systems

A unknown input observer （UIO） design for a class of linear time-delay systems when the observer error can＇t completely decouple from unknown input is dealt with. A sufficient condition to its existence is presented based on Lyapunov stability method. Design problem of the proposed observer is formulated in term of linear matrix inequalities. Two design problems of the observer with internal delay and without internal delay are formulated. Based on H∞ control theory in time-delay systems, the proposed observer is designed in term of linear matrix inequalities （LMI）. A design algorithm is proposed. The effective of the proposed approach is illustrated by a numerical example.

Controlling Chaotic Cscillations with Input-Output Linearization

In this paper, the nonlinear control of chaotic oscillations was investigated by using the input output linearization control method. The chaotic attitude of a kind of spacecraft was discussed. It is demonstrated that the input output linearization control law is the nonlinear version of the parametric open plus closed loop control law.

Output regulation of singular linear systems with input saturation by composite nonlinear feedback control

Composite nonlinear feedback （CNF） control techniquefor tracking control problems is extended to the output regulationproblem of singular linear systems with input saturation. A statefeedback CNF control law and an output feedback CNF controllaw are constructed respectively for the output regulation problemof singular linear systems with input saturation. It is shown thatthe output regulation problem by CNF control is solvable underthe same solvability conditions of the output regulation problemby linear control. However, with the virtue of the CNF control, thetransient performance of the closed-loop system can be improvedby carefully designing the linear part and the nonlinear part of theCNF control law. The design procedure and the improvement ofthe transient performance of the closed-loop system are illustratedwith a numerical simulation.

Eigenstructure assignment of lower-order dynamical compensatorsfor linear systems with unknown inputs

Presents a systematic design method of reduced order dynamical compensator via the parametric representations of eigenstructure assignment for linear system, which provides maximum degree of freedom, and can be easily used for the design of a linear system with unknown inputs under some conditions. Even when these conditions are not satisfied, the lower order dynamical compensator can also be designed under some relaxed conditions. Some examples illustrate that the method is neat, simple and effective.

Observer design for matrix second order linear systems with uncertain disturbance input-a parametric approach

A simple parametric approach to design a full-order observer for matrix second-order linear systems with uncertain disturbance input in the matrixsecond-order framework is proposed. The basic idea is to minimize the H2 norm of the transfer function from disturbance to estimation error using the design degrees of freedom provided by a parametric approach in the observer design. Besides the design parameters, the eigenvalues of the closed-loop system are also optimized within desired regions on the left-half of the complex plane. Using the proposed approach, additional specifications can be easily achieved. A spring-mass system is using to show the effect of the proposed approaches.

Application of Linear Model Predictive Control and Input-Output Linearization to Constrained Control of 3D Cable Robots

Cable robots are structurally the same as parallel robots but with the basic difference that cables can only pull the platform and cannot push it. This feature makes control of cable robots a lot more challenging compared to parallel robots. This paper introduces a controller for cable robots under force constraint. The controller is based on input-output linearization and linear model predictive control. Performance of input-output linearizing (IOL) controllers suffers due to constraints on input and output variables. This problem is successfully tackled by augmenting IOL controllers with linear model predictive controller (LMPC). The effecttiveness of the proposed method is illustrated by numerical simulation.

ADAPTIVE TRACKING CONTROL FOR A CLASS OF NONLINEAR COMPOSITE SYSTEMS *

In this paper, the problem of adaptive tracking control for a class of nonlinear large scale systems with unknown parameters entering linearly is discussed. Based on the theory of input output linearization of nonlinear systems, direct adaptive control schemes are presented to achieve bounded tracking. The proposed control schemes are robust with respect to the uncertainties in interconnection structure as well as subsystem dynamics. A numerical example is given to illustrate the efficiency of this method.

ROBUST STABILIZATING FOR A OLASS OF UNOERTAIN NONLINEAR INTEROONNECTED SYSTEMS USING VARIABLE STRUCTURE CONTROL

The robust stabilizating control problem for a class of uncertain nonlinear large-scale systems is discussed. Based on the theory of both input/output (I/O) linearization and decentralized variable structure control (VSC),two-level and decentralized variable structure control laws for this kind of systems are presented respectively,which achieve asymptotically stabilization despite the uncertainties and disturbances. At last,sirnulation of the disturbed two-pendulum system is given to illustrate the feasibility of proposed technique.

A Nonlinear Control Algorithm for Flywheel Energy Storage Systems in Discharging Mode

针对Buck-Boost变换器的非线性特征给飞轮储能系统的放电运行状态带来的控制问题,提出了电压电流双环非线性控制算法。基于输入/输出线性化理论,推导出电流内环的控制律,并证明了内动态的稳定性。电压外环采用鲁棒性强的滑模变结构控制方法,并增加限流环节,保证放电电路安全、稳定运行。在Matlab/Simulink仿真平台中搭建飞轮放电模型,对所提出非线性控制算法进行了仿真验证。仿真结果表明,相比于双环PI控制,该算法能够明显改善输出电压调节时间、超调量等动态特性,在输入电压存在大范围变化的情况下,输出电压能够保持恒定和较低的纹波系数。

Stability analysis for adaptive control using dynamic linearization

Discusses the stability of adaptive control using dynamic linearization and gives the sufficient condition for the stability of the closed loop system under the action of the adaptive control by using the small gain theory.

The Analysis of the Dynamic Equilibrium State in Linear Control System

This paper discusses not a point of equilibrium to free system,but a certain family of equilibrium state of dynami- cal system with inputs.This equilibrium state depends on the input,so it is called the dynamic equilibrium state.The expression of the dynamic equilibrium state can be given under some certain condition.With deductions and proofs in linear control system,es- tablish the expression of the dynamic equilibrium state in two cases,where the linear systems are nonsingular or singular.Also pre- sent the concept and the condition of the controllability of the dynamic equilibrium state.The controllability of the dynamic equilib- rium state is different from the controllability of the state to system,but these two are closely related.

Robust Stability of Uncertain Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Systems with Time-varying Input-delay

This paper aims to design a controller to robustly stabilize uncertain Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy systems with time- varying input delay.Based on Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional approach,the sufficient conditions for robust stabilization of such systems are given in the form of linear matrix inequali- ties.The controller design does not have to require that the time-derivative of time-varying input delay be smaller than one. A numeric example is given to show that the proposed results are effective and less conservative.

Impact of the arterial input function on microvascularization parameter measurements using dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasonography

AIM: To evaluate the sources of variation influencing the microvascularization parameters measured by dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (DCE-US). METHODS: Firstly, we evaluated, in vitro , the impact of the manual repositioning of the ultrasound probe and the variations in flow rates. Experiments were conducted using a custom-made phantom setup simulating a tumor and its associated arterial input. Secondly, we evaluated, in vivo , the impact of multiple contrast agent injections and of examination day, as well as the influence of the size of region of interest (ROI) associated with the arterial input function (AIF). Experiments were conducted on xenografted B16F10 female nude mice. For all of the experiments, an ultrasound scanner along with a linear transducer was used to perform pulse inversion imaging based on linear raw data throughout the experiments. Semi-quantitative and quantitative analyses were performed using two signal-processing methods. RESULTS:In vitro , no microvascularization parameters, whether semi-quantitative or quantitative, were significantly correlated (P values from 0.059 to 0.860) with the repositioning of the probe. In addition, all semiquantitative microvascularization parameters were correlated with the flow variation while only one quantitative parameter, the tumor blood flow, exhibited P value lower than 0.05 (P = 0.004). In vivo , multiple contrast agent injections had no significant impact (P values from 0.060 to 0.885) on microvascularization parameters. In addition, it was demonstrated that semi-quantitative microvascularization parameters were correlated with the tumor growth while among the quantitative parameters, only the tissue blood flow exhibited P value lower than 0.05 (P = 0.015). Based on these results, it was demonstrated that the ROI size of the AIF had significant influence on microvascularization parameters: in the context of larger arterial ROI (from 1.17 ± 0.6 mm 3 to 3.65 ± 0.3 mm 3 ), tumor blood flow and tumor blood volume were correlated with the tumor growth, exhibiting P values lower than 0.001. CONCLUSION: AIF selection is an essential aspect of the deconvolution process to validate the quantitative DCE-US method.

Observer-Based Nonlinear Feedback Controls for Heartbeat ECG Tracking Systems

The analysis and design of observed-based nonlinear control of a heartbeat tracking system is investigated in this paper. Two of Zeeman’s heartbeat models are investigated and modified by adding the control input as a pacemaker, thereby creating the control-affine nonlinear system models that capture the general heartbeat behavior of the human heart. The control objective is to force the output of the heartbeat models to track and generate a synthetic electrocardiogram (ECG) signal based on the actual patient reference data, obtained from the William Beaumont Hospitals, Michigan, and the PhysioNet database. The formulations of the proposed heartbeat tracking control systems consist of two phases: analysis and synthesis. In the analysis phase, nonlinear controls based on input-output feedback linearization are considered. This approach simplifies the difficult task of developing nonlinear controls. In the synthesis phase, observer-based controls are employed, where the unmeasured state variables are estimated for practical implementations. These observer-based nonlinear feedback control schemes may be used as a control strategy in electronic pacemakers. In addition, they could be used in a software-based approach to generate a synthetic ECG signal to assess the effectiveness of diagnostic ECG signal processing devices.

Infinite horizon LQR for systems with multiple delays in a single input channel

This paper is concerned with the linear quadratic regulation （LQR） problem for both linear discrete-time systems and linear continuous-time systems with multiple delays in a single input channel. Our solution is given in terms of the solution to a two-dimensional Riccati difference equation for the discrete-time case and a Riccati partial differential equation for the continuous-time case. The conditions for convergence and stability are provided.

Least Squares Solution for Discrete Time Nonlinear Stochastic Optimal Control Problem with Model-Reality Differences

In this paper, an efficient computational approach is proposed to solve the discrete time nonlinear stochastic optimal control problem. For this purpose, a linear quadratic regulator model, which is a linear dynamical system with the quadratic criterion cost function, is employed. In our approach, the model-based optimal control problem is reformulated into the input-output equations. In this way, the Hankel matrix and the observability matrix are constructed. Further, the sum squares of output error is defined. In these point of views, the least squares optimization problem is introduced, so as the differences between the real output and the model output could be calculated. Applying the first-order derivative to the sum squares of output error, the necessary condition is then derived. After some algebraic manipulations, the optimal control law is produced. By substituting this control policy into the input-output equations, the model output is updated iteratively. For illustration, an example of the direct current and alternating current converter problem is studied. As a result, the model output trajectory of the least squares solution is close to the real output with the smallest sum squares of output error. In conclusion, the efficiency and the accuracy of the approach proposed are highly presented.

Robust Input-Output Energy Decoupling for Uncertain Singular Systems

This paper addresses the robust input-output energy decoupling problem for uncertain singular systems in which all parameter matrices except E exist as time-varying uncertainties. By means of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), sufficient conditions are derived for the existence of linear state feedback and input transformation control laws, such that the resulting closed-loop uncertain singular system is generalized quadratically stable and the energy of every input controls mainly the energy of a corresponding output, and influences the energy of other outputs as weakly as possible. Keywords Uncertain singular systems - generalized quadratical stability - input-output energy decoupling - linear matrix inequality (LMI) Xin-Zhuang Dong graduated from the Institute of Information Engineering of People’s Liberation Army, China, in 1994. She received the M. S. degree from the Institute of Electronic Technology of People’s Liberation Army, in 1998 and the Ph.D. degree from Northeastern University, China, in 2004. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Key Laboratory of Systems and Control, CAS.Her research interests include singular and nonlinear systems, especially the control of singular systems such as H ∞ control, passive control and dissipative control. Qing-Ling Zhang received the Ph.D. degree from Northeastern University, China, in 1995. He is currently a professor with the Institute of Systems Science, Northeastern University. His research interests include singular systems, fuzzy systems, decentralized control, and H 2/H ∞ control.

具有H_(∞)性能的输入受限三级倒立摆控制器设计

【目的】针对直线三级倒立摆控制输入受限下的稳摆控制问题,设计了具有H_(∞)性能的输入受限三级倒立摆控制器。【方法】利用线性矩阵不等式(LMI)方法,将控制输入约束问题转化为利用线性矩阵不等式求解优化值的优化问题,经Lyapunov稳定性推导出符合条件的LMI,利用MATLAB中的LMI工具箱求解得到有效的K。进一步在控制输入受限下引入H_(∞)性能指标,使所设计的控制输入受限下的算法具有H_(∞)性能。【结果】仿真结果表明,该控制器对于控制输入受限下的复杂高阶次不稳定系统具有很好的控制效果。【结论】控制输入信号在给定的受限范围内实现了三级倒立摆的稳摆要求,且引入H_(∞)性能指标后控制输入和摆杆波动更小。

Decoupling Zeros of Positive Discrete-Time Linear Sys-tems

The notions of decoupling zeros of positive discrete-time linear systems are introduced. The relationships between the decoupling zeros of standard and positive discrete-time linear systems are analyzed. It is shown that: 1) if the positive system has decoupling zeros then the corresponding standard system has also decoupling zeros, 2) the positive system may not have decoupling zeros when the corresponding standard system has decoupling zeros, 3) the positive and standard systems have the same decoupling zeros if the rank of reachability (observability) matrix is equal to the number of linearly independent monomial columns (rows) and some additional assumptions are satisfied.