Model reference adaptive control for switched linear systems using switched multiple models control strategy

In this paper, the multiple model strategy is applied to the adaptive control of switched linear systems to improve the transient performance. The solvability of the adaptive stabilization problem of each subsystem is not required. Firstly, the two-layer switching mechanism is designed. The state-dependent switching law with dwell time constraint is designed in the outer-layer switching to guarantee the stability of the switched systems. During the interval of dwell time constraint, the parameter resetting adaptive laws are designed in the inner-layer switching to improve the transient performance. Secondly, the minimum dwell time constraint providing enough time for multiple model adaptive control strategy to work fully and maintaining the stability of the switched systems is found. Finally, the proposed switched multiple model adaptive control strategy guarantees that all the closed-loop system signals remain bounded and the state tracking error converges to zero.     

On linear copositive Lyapunov functions for switched positive systems

This paper addresses the existence of a common linear copositive Lyapunov function for discrete-time switched positive systems. Our results reveal that the existence of such a function is equivalent to the Schur stability of a kind of special matrices, these matrices consist of column vector of system matrices in an appropriate manner. A simple example is provided to illustrate the implication of our results.     

Common joint linear copositive Lyapunov functions for positive switched systems

Unlike many papers focusing on common linear copositive Lyapunov functions (CLCLFs) for positive switched systems, this paper studies the existence of a class of common weak linear copositive Lyapunov functions called common joint linear copositive Lyapunov functions (CJCLFs). Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of CJCLFs are established. The conditions are easily verifiable via the straightforward computation, and can be applied to the asymptotic stability problem of the positive switched linear system when each switching mode is only Lyapunov stable.     

Event-triggered gain-scheduling dissipative synchronization control for switched neural networks under state-dependent switching

The dissipative synchronization problem of delayed Markov jump switched neural networks (MJSNNs) under state-dependent switching by the event-triggered gain-scheduling control scheme is studied in this paper. By the introduction of a Markov jump model, which is used to depict the random variation wherein the connection of MJSNNs, the issues we study can take more generality. Via constructing suitable Lyapunov–Krasovskii functionals (LKFs) and applying some matrix inequality scaling methods, sufficient conditions for dissipative synchronization of delayed MJSNN are established. According to such criteria, the event-triggered gain-scheduling control scheme is adopted to design a controller with less terminal communication costs. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

A novel event-triggered strategy for networked switched control systems

This paper investigates the problem of event-triggered finite-time control for networked switched control systems with extended dissipative performance. Different from previous event-triggered results of switched systems, we propose a novel event-triggered method that allows more than once system switching over an event-triggered interval. By using a new Lyapunov function method, we discussed the finite-time extended dissipative analysis of the closed-loop networked switched systems. The controller gains and event-triggered parameters are obtained by solving some LMIs. Finally, numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

一类线性切换系统的鲁棒跟踪控制

文章研究了线性切换系统的鲁棒跟踪控制,并提出可解性的充分条件。设计切换控制规则使得切换线性系统满足加权H∞参考模型,并采用平均驻留时间法和Lyapunov函数来处理稳定性分析和控制器设计。通过使用线性矩阵不等式,控制器设计问题可以得到很好的解决。     

A quasi-optimal sliding mode control scheme based on control Lyapunov function

In this paper, the sliding mode control (SMC) method is integrated with a nonlinear suboptimal control method based on control Lyapunov function (CLF). According to the system nominal part, a CLF is first constructed in general to facilitate the nonlinear optimal system design and Sontag's formula is used in particular to generate a suboptimal controller. To take system uncertainties into account, the SMC mechanism is designed based on the CLF. By integration, the suboptimal control and SMC are made to function in a complementary manner. When the system state is far away from the equilibrium and the system nominal part is predominant, the nonlinear optimal control part will govern the system response as well as drive the system state approach the equilibrium in an optimal fashion. On the contrary, when approaching the equilibrium such that system perturbations become the main factor, the SMC will take over the control task to warrant the desired robustness property and achieve precise control.     

Intermittent control strategy for synchronization of fractional-order neural networks via piecewise Lyapunov function method

In this paper, the synchronization problem of fractional-order neural networks (FNNs) with chaotic dynamics is investigated via the intermittent control strategy. Two types of intermittent control methods, the aperiodic one and the periodic one, are applied to achieve the synchronization of the considered systems. Based on the dynamic characteristics of the intermittent control systems, the piecewise Lyapunov function method is employed to derive the synchronization criteria with less conservatism. The results under the aperiodically intermittent control show more generality than the ones via the periodically intermittent control. For each of the aperiodic and periodic cases, a simple controller design process is presented to show how to design the corresponding intermittent controller. Finally, two numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the obtained theoretical results.     

Event-triggered adaptive neural control for state-constrained switched nonlinear systems based on nonlinear shifting function technique

This paper addresses the event-triggered tracking control design for state-constrained switched nonstrict feedback nonlinear systems. With the help of a time-varying nonlinear shifting function (TVNSF) introduced into the switched nonlinear system, the proposed solution is seen as a unified tool regardless of whether the constraint conditions are state constraints, output constraint, or even no constraint. Also, by allowing the triggering error to vary with the switching signal in time, the negative effects of the mismatch between the individual controller and the subsystem on system performance are trumped. Moreover, by using constructed individual Lyapunov function that depends on the lower bound of the control gain function of individual subsystem, a novel switching signal satisfying the average dwell time (ADT) is provided to ensure the boundedness of all variables in the closed-loop system. Finally, the proposed theory is carried over into a mass-spring-damper system to verify its effectiveness.     

Stability analysis for a class of switched systems with state constraints via time-varying Lyapunov functions

This article investigates the stability analysis for a class of continuous-time switched systems with state constraints under pre-specified dwell time switchings. The state variables of the studied system are constrained to a unit closed hypercube. Firstly, based on the definition of set coverage, the system state under saturation is confined to a convex polyhedron and the saturation problem is converted into convex hull. Then, sufficient conditions are derived by introducing a class of multiple time-varying Lyapunov functions in the framework of pre-specified dwell time switchings. Such a dwell time is an arbitrary pre-specified constant which is independent of any other parameters. In addition, the proposed Lyapunov functions can efficiently eliminate the “jump” phenomena of adjacent Lyapunov functions at switching instants. The feature of this paper is that the definition of set coverage is utilized to replace the restriction on the row diagonally dominant matrices with negative diagonal elements to analyze stability. The other feature of the constructed time-varying Lyapunov functions is that there are two time-varying functions. One of the two time-varying functions contains the jump rate, which will present a certain degree of freedom in designing the dwell time switching signal. An iterative linear matrix inequality (LMI) algorithm is presented to verify the sufficient conditions. Finally, two examples are presented to show the validity of the method.     

Stability notions and Lyapunov functions for sliding mode control systems

The paper surveys mathematical tools required for stability and convergence analysis of modern sliding mode control systems. Elements of Filippov theory of differential equations with discontinuous right-hand sides and its recent extensions are discussed. Stability notions (from Lyapunov stability (1982) to fixed-time stability (2012)) are observed. Concepts of generalized derivatives and non-smooth Lyapunov functions are considered. The generalized Lyapunov theorems for stability analysis and convergence time estimation are presented and supported by examples from sliding mode control theory.     

Multiple switching-time-dependent discretized Lyapunov functions/functionals methods for stability analysis of switched time-delay stochastic systems

This paper presents novel approaches for stability analysis of switched linear time-delay stochastic systems under dwell time constraint. Instead of using comparison principle, piecewise switching-time-dependent discretized Lyapunov functions/functionals are introduced to analyze the stability of switched stochastic systems with constant or time-varying delays. These Lyapunov functions/functionals are decreasing during the dwell time and non-increasing at switching instants, which lead to two mode-dependent dwell-time-based delay-independent stability criteria for the switched systems without restricting the stability of the subsystems. Comparison and numerical examples are provided to show the efficiency of the proposed results.     

Adaptive fuzzy tracking control for switched uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear systems

This paper concerns an adaptive fuzzy tracking control problem for a class of switched uncertain nonlinear systems in strict-feedback form via the modified backstepping technique. The unknown nonlinear functions are approximated by the generalized fuzzy hyperbolic model (GFHM). It is shown that if the designed parameters in the controller and adaptive laws are appropriately selected, then all closed-loop signals are bounded and the stability of the system can be kept under average dwell time methods. In the end, simulation studies are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Finite-time robust control of a class of nonlinear time-delay systems via Lyapunov functional method

This paper investigates the finite-time robust control problem of a class of nonlinear time-delay systems with general form, and proposes some new delay-independent and delay-dependent conditions on the issue. First, by developing an equivalent form, the paper studies finite-time stabilization problem, and presents some delay-dependent stabilization results by constructing suitable Lyapunov functionals. Then, based on the stabilization results, we study the finite-time robust control problem for the systems, and give a robust control design procedure. Finally, the study of two illustrative examples shows that the results obtained of the paper work well in the finite-time stabilization and robust stabilization for the systems. It is shown that, by using the method in the paper, the obtained results do not contain delay terms, which can avoid solving nonlinear mixed matrix inequalities and reduce effectively computational burden. Moreover, different from existing finite-time results, the paper also presents delay-dependent sufficient conditions on the finite-time control problem for the systems.     

Rapid Lyapunov control for decoherence-free subspaces of Markovian open quantum systems

A Lyapunov-based rapid control scheme is proposed to drive a Markovian open quantum system to a decoherence-free subspace by constructing the control Hamiltonians of the system. Based on Lyapunov theory, we design a general form of control laws, which includes the standard Lyapunov control law. The convergence of the control system to the decoherence-free subspace is strictly proved. By analyzing the relationship between the LaSalle invariant set and the decoherence-free subspace, we propose a construction method for the control Hamiltonians to further speed up the control process. Simulation experiments on a three-level quantum system demonstrate that the rapid Lyapunov control scheme proposed in this paper has a good control performance.     

Fixed-time stabilization of IT-2 T-S fuzzy control systems with discontinuous interconnections: Indefinite derivative Lyapunov method

Using the interval type-2 Takagi–Sugeno (IT-2 T-S) fuzzy control method, this paper formulates a class of non-autonomous interconnected dynamical system (IDS) with discontinuities. Under the differential inclusion (DI) framework, the fixed-time stabilization (FXTS) problem is studied via indefinite derivative Lyapunov approach, where the time-derivative of constructed Lyapunov function doesn’t have to be negative/semi-negative. By designing novel IT-2 T-S fuzzy switching control protocol possessing time-varying control gain coefficients, several sufficient stabilization conditions are obtained to determine the system’s stability in fixed time. Furthermore, the settling time (ST) of FXTS is estimated. Due to the time-varying property of control gain coefficients and indefiniteness of system’s parameters, the advantage of the IT-2 T-S fuzzy switching control protocol designed in this paper is that its control gain coefficients are not only more flexible, but also can affect the estimation of ST. Finally, the designed control protocols and FXTS results are confirmed by numerical example.     

Synthetic Lyapunov stabilization technique for designing actuation-constrained multi-input multi-output control systems

The main objective of this paper is to present a non-predictive method in the design of nonlinear multi-input multi-output (MIMO) control systems with the presence of constraints that are determinant in practical conditions, namely, the frequency bandwidth limitation of the actuation system and saturation boundaries in control commands. If these constraints are applied in the non-predictive control design problem, it is not possible to simultaneously satisfy Lyapunov stability and actuation constraints, analytically. Instead of model-predictive-based algorithms, which in most cases are computationally expensive, this paper proposes an algorithm based on synthetic Lyapunov stability. In this technique, by defining an intelligent filter applied to the system desired trajectories, defining intelligent proximity coefficients in decoupled inequalities resulting from Lyapunov stability, and determining the admissible boundaries of control commands, a space of regulatory parameters is generated. By appropriately adjusting these parameters based on statistical analysis conducted on the overall dynamics of the system, the Lyapunov stability is guaranteed, and the mentioned control constraints are not violated. In summary, the proposed control algorithm includes the formulation of discrete-time dynamics of sliding functions, the presentation of the procedure of defining and adjusting the control algorithm parameters with the proposed synthetic stability criterion, and the calculation of control inputs based on constraints imposed on the problem. Finally, the algorithm is applied to a cart moving in the X-Y plane, including two rigid cooperative arms that are carrying a load. The most important features of synthetic Lyapunov stability compared to the model predictive-based method are its small computational load and its acceptable performance in satisfying both the Lyapunov stability conditions and determinant control constraints in more realistic situations.