Influence of roll-pitch seeker DRR and parasitic loop on Lyapunov stability of guidance system

This paper focuses on the influence of the disturbance rejection rate(DRR)and parasitic loop parameters on the stability domain of the roll-pitch seeker's guidance system.The DRR models of the roll-pitch seeker caused by different types of disturbance torques and the scale deviation of different sensors are established.The optimal DRR model of the roll-pitch seeker,which contains the scale deviation model,is proposed by formula derivation.The model of the roll-pitch seeker's guidance system is established and equivalently simplified by the dimensionless method.The Lyapunov stability criterion for stability analysis of the guidance system is given by means of the passivity theorem and related definitions and lemmas.A simplified model of the roll-pitch seeker's guidance system,which is suitable for the Lyapunov stability criterion,is established by formula derivation and equivalent transformation.Three conditions that satisfy the Lyapunov stability criterion are obtained.Mathematical simulation with Nyquist plots is used to analyze the influence of different DRR parameters on the stability domain of the roll-pitch seeker's guidance system.Simulation results of this paper can provide reference for the stability analysis of systems related to the roll-pitch seeker.

A Proof of Lyapunov Stability of a Nonlinear Observer for the Mechanical States of Turbogenerator Systems

The dynamics of a turbogenerator are characterized by a nonlinearly interacting electrical and mechanical subsystems. Accurate and robust state reconstruction by an observer should be based on its nonlinear dynamic behavior. Linear and reduced order observers are undesired since intolerable error of state reconstruction may be expected especially if the operating conditions and/or the external disturbances are, as usual in modern power systems, extremely changed. The 2nd authors of this paper had published a methodical design of a full order nonlinear observer for turbogenerator systems and conducted its experimental validation on a 120 MVA and 1,000 MVA synchronous generators at Gud-Power Station in south Munich （Germany） and the Nuclear Power Station of Goesgen （Switzerland）. In this paper, the Lyapunov＇s stability is applied to the mechanical slow motion of nonlinear observer. A second order Lyapunov function is introduced. Based on the energy interpretations of its terms, the necessary and sufficient conditions for the asymptotic stability of this nonlinear observer are derived.

Lyapunov stability and generalized invariance principle for nonconvex differential inclusions

This paper studies the system stability problems of a class of nonconvex differential inclusions. At first, a basic stability result is obtained by virtue of locally Lipschitz continuous Lyapunov functions. Moreover, a generalized invariance principle and related attraction conditions are proposed and proved to overcome the technical difficulties due to the absence of convexity. In the technical analysis, a novel set-valued derivative is proposed to deal with nonsmooth systems and nonsmooth Lyapunov functions. Additionally, the obtained results are consistent with the existing ones in the case of convex differential inclusions with regular Lyapunov functions. Finally, illustrative examples are given to show the effectiveness of the methods.

THE LYAPUNOV STABILITY OF NONLINEAR WAVE MOTION IN THE BAROTROPIC NONDIVERGENT ATMOSPHERE

Introducing the concept of pseudo-momentum, a generalized Arnold-Dikii functional is established, and then the sufficient condition for stability of nonlinear wave motion in the barotropic nondivergent atmosphere is derived by use of variational principle. It is found that the stability of nonlinear wave motion depends not only on its streamfield distri- bution, but also on its phase speed for the propagating nonlinear wave motion. Moreover, the stability criterion of trav- elling modon is also obtained, and it is shown that the travelling modon is stable if the scale of disturbance superimposed on the travelling modon remains to be less than that of the travelling modon.

Suppression and synchronization of chaos in uncertain time-delay physical system

The mechanical horizontal platform(MHP)system exhibits a rich chaotic behavior.The chaotic MHP system has applications in the earthquake and offshore industries.This article proposes a robust adaptive continuous control(RACC)algorithm.It investigates the control and synchronization of chaos in the uncertain MHP system with time-delay in the presence of unknown state-dependent and time-dependent disturbances.The closed-loop system contains most of the nonlinear terms that enhance the complexity of the dynamical system;it improves the efficiency of the closed-loop.The proposed RACC approach(a)accomplishes faster convergence of the perturbed state variables(synchronization errors)to the desired steady-state,(b)eradicates the effect of unknown state-dependent and time-dependent disturbances,and(c)suppresses undesirable chattering in the feedback control inputs.This paper describes a detailed closed-loop stability analysis based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional theory and Lyapunov stability technique.It provides parameter adaptation laws that confirm the convergence of the uncertain parameters to some constant values.The computer simulation results endorse the theoretical findings and provide a comparative performance.

Sliding mode control and Lyapunov based guidance law with impact time constraints

This paper analyses the issue of impact time control of super-cavitation weapons impact fixed targets which mainly refer to the ships or submarines who lost power, but still have combat capability. Control over impact time constraints of guidance law(ITCG) is derived by using sliding mode control(SMC) and Lyapunov stability theorem. The expected impact time is realized by using the notion of attack process and estimated time-to-go to design sliding mode surface(SMS). ITCG contains equivalent and discontinuous guidance laws, once state variables arrive at SMS,the equivalent guidance law keeps the state variables on SMS,then the discontinuous guidance law enforces state variables to move and reach SMS. The singularity problem of ITCG is also analyzed. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation results are given to test the effectiveness of ITCG designed in this paper.

Robust stability analysis of Takagi-Sugeno uncertain stochastic fuzzy recurrent neural networks with mixed time-varying delays

In this paper, the global stability of Takagi-Sugeno （TS） uncertain stochastic fuzzy recurrent neural networks with discrete and distributed time-varying delays （TSUSFRNNs） is considered. A novel LMI-based stability criterion is obtained by using Lyapunov functional theory to guarantee the asymptotic stability of TSUSFRNNs. The proposed stability conditions are demonstrated through numerical examples. Furthermore, the supplementary requirement that the time derivative of time-varying delays must be smaller than one is removed. Comparison results are demonstrated to show that the proposed method is more able to guarantee the widest stability region than the other methods available in the existing literature.

Novel delay-dependent stability analysis of Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy uncertain neural networks with time varying delays

This paper presents the stability analysis for a class of neural networks with time varying delays that are represented by the Takagi^ugeno IT-S） model. The main results given here focus on the stability criteria using a new Lyapunov functional. New relaxed conditions and new linear matrix inequality-based designs are proposed that outperform the previous results found in the literature. Numerical examples are provided to show that the achieved conditions are less conservative than the existing ones in the literature.

Properties and Stability of Max-Product Fuzzy Bi-Directional Associative Memory

In this paper, a fuzzy operator of max-product is defined at first, and the fuzzy bi-directional associative memory (FBAM) based on the fuzzy operator of max-product is given. Then the properties and the Lyapunov stability of equilibriums of the networks are studied.

Bistability in Coupled Oscillators Exhibiting Synchronized Dynamics

We report some new results associated with the synchronization behavior of two coupled double-well Duffing oscillators （DDOs）. Some sufficient algebraic criteria for global chaos synchronization of the drive and response DDOs via linear state error feedback control are obtained by means of Lyapunov stability theory. The synchronization is achieved through a bistable state in which a periodic attractor co-exists with a chaotic attractor. Using the linear perturbation analysis, the prevalence of attractors in parameter space and the associated bifurcations are examined. Subcritical and supercritical Hopf bifurcations and abundance of Arnold tongues -- a signature of mode locking phenomenon are found.

New results on the robust stability analysis of neural networks with discrete and distributed time delays

Delay-dependent robust stability of cellular neural networks with time-varying discrete and distributed time-varying delays is considered. Based on Lyapunov stability theory and the linear matrix inequality （LMIs） technique, delay-dependent stability criteria are derived in terms of LMIs avoiding bounding certain cross terms, which often leads to conservatism. The effectiveness of the proposed stability criteria and the improvement over the existing results are illustrated in the numerical examples.

Stability analysis and control synthesis of uncertain Roesser-type discrete-time two-dimensional systems

We study the stability analysis and control synthesis of uncertain discrete-time two-dimensional（2D） systems.The mathematical model of the discrete-time 2D system is established upon the well-known Roesser model,and the uncertainty phenomenon,which appears typically in practical environments,is modeled by a convex bounded（polytope type） uncertain domain.The stability analysis and control synthesis of uncertain discrete-time 2D systems are then developed by applying the Lyapunov stability theory.In the processes of stability analysis and control synthesis,the obtained stability/stabilzaition conditions become less conservative by applying some novel relaxed techniques.Moreover,the obtained results are formulated in the form of linear matrix inequalities,which can be easily solved via standard numerical software.Finally,numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the obtained results.

Stability Analysis of Stochastic Swarm Systems

In this paper, we present a model of stochastic swarm system and prove the stability of this kind of systems. We establish the stable aggregating behavior for the group using a coordination control scheme. This individual-based control scheme is a combination of attractive and repulsive interactions among the individuals in the group, which ensures the cohesion of the group and collision avoidance among the individuals. The dynamics of each individual depends on the relative positions between the individuals and the influences of the random disturbances. Under the influences of the noises, this position-based control strategy still generates the stable aggregating behavior harmoniously for the group and the self-organized swarm pattern is formed.

Lyapunov-based fixed-time stabilization control of quantum systems

In this paper,we consider the fixed-time stabilization control problem of quantum systems modeled by Schrodinger equations.Firstly,the Lyapunov-based fixed-time stability criterion is extended to finitedimensional closed quantum systems in the form of coherence vectors.Then for a two-level quantum system with single control input,a non-smooth fractional-order control law is designed using the relative state distance.By integrating the fixed-time Lyapunov control technique and the bi-limit homogeneity theory,the quantum system is proved to be stabilized to an eigenstate of the inherent Hamiltonian in a fixed time.Comparing with existing methods in quantum system control,the proposed approach can guarantee stabilization in a fixed time without depending on the initial states.

A Control Theory Approach to the Stability of Hill's Equations

Optimal estimates of the stability of Hill’s equation are obtained. The discussion is based on Pontryagin’s maximum principle.

An analysis of dynamic stability of an elastic column

By the Lyapunov direct method, dynamic stability of two conservative systems of finite degrees of freedom with one parameter is analyzed. Two Lyapunov functions are proposed for the two systems, respectively. When the number of degree of freedom the two systems tends to infinite, the two systems can simulate dynamic stability of a compressed elastic column with one end fixed and the other clamped in rotation. In the sense of the Lyapunov stability, the column is proved to be dynamically stable when the load equals to the Euler critical load.

Motion stability dynamics for spacecraft coupled with partially filled liquid container

This paper presents a canonical Hamiltonian model of liquid sloshing for the container coupled with spacecraft. Elliptical shape of rigid body is considered as spacecraft structure. Hamiltonian system is an important form of mechanical system. It mostly used to stabilize the potential shaping of dynamical system. Free surface movement of liquid inside the container is called sloshing. If there is uncontrolled resonance between the motion of tank and liquid-frequency inside the tank then such sloshing can be a reason of attitude disturbance or structural damage of spacecraft. Equivalent mechanical model of simple pendulum or mass attached with spring for sloshing is used by many researchers. Mass attached with spring is used as an equivalent model of sloshing to derive the mathematical equations in terms of Hamiltonian model. Analytical method of Lyapunov function with Casimir energy function is used to find the stability for spacecraft dynamics. Vertical axial rotation is taken as the major axial steady rotation for the moving rigid body.

Stability Analysis on Speed Control System of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

The stability of the motion control system is one of the decisive factors of the control quality for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle（AUV）.The divergence of control,which the unstable system may be brought about,is fatal to the operation of AUV.The stability analysis of the PD and S-surface speed controllers based on the Lyapunov＇s direct method is proposed in this paper.After decoupling the six degree-of-freedom（DOF）motions of the AUV,the axial dynamic behavior is discussed and the condition is deduced,in which the parameters selection within stability domain can guarantee the system asymptotically stable.The experimental results in a tank and on the sea have successfully verified the algorithm reliability,which can be served as a good reference for analyzing other AUV nonlinear control systems.

LYAPUNOV-TYPE STABILIZATION FOR NONLINEAR UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS AND NONLINEAR H~∞ CONTROL

The local robust stabilization for a class of nonlinear uncertain systems is studied. The robustness concept of Lyapunov type stabilizability for nonlinear uncertain systems is defined. Under the norm bounded structured condition, two cases for uncertainty in control matrix are taken to discuss Lyapunov type stabilizability of systems. The sufficient conditions of Lyapunov type stabilization are given from differential geometry and nonlinear H ∞ control of view, respectively.

Stability analysis of helical rod based on exact Cosserat model

Helical equilibrium of a thin elastic rod has practical backgrounds, such as DNA, fiber, sub-ocean cable, and oil-well drill string. Kirchhoff＇s kinetic analogy is an effective approach to the stability analysis of equilibrium of a thin elastic rod. The main hypotheses of Kirchhoff＇s theory without the extension of the centerline and the shear deformation of the cross section are not adoptable to real soft materials of biological fibers. In this paper, the dynamic equations of a rod with a circular cross section are established on the basis of the exact Cosserat model by considering the tension and the shear deformations. Euler＇s angles are applied as the attitude representation of the cross section. The deviation of the normal axis of the cross section from the tangent of the centerline is considered as the result of the shear deformation. Lyapunov＇s stability of the helical equilibrium is discussed in static category. Euler＇s critical values of axial force and torque are obtained. Lyapunov＇s and Euler＇s stability conditions in the space domain are the necessary conditions of Lyapunov＇s stability of the helical rod in the time domain.