Enhancement of robust performance for fuzzy parametric uncertain time‐delay systems using differential evolution algorithm

Abstract

SummaryThis paper proposes a systematic methodology for the enhancement of robust stability and performance of a fuzzy parametric uncertain time‐delay system. A fuzzy parametric uncertain time‐delay system is an example for a linear time‐invariant uncertain time‐delay system with fuzzy coefficients. By using the nearest approximation, these fuzzy coefficients are approximated into crisp sets called intervals to get an interval system. The proposed approach develops the necessary and sufficient stability conditions of interval polynomials for determining the robust stability. Then, by using these developed stability conditions, a set of inequalities in terms of controller parameters are obtained from the closed‐loop characteristic polynomial of fuzzy parametric uncertain time‐delay system. Finally, these inequalities are solved to obtain robust controller with the help of a differential evolution algorithm for an unstable fuzzy parametric uncertain time‐delay system. Consequently, a lead‐lag compensator is constructed based on the frequency domain approach to improve the performance of the fuzzy parametric uncertain time‐delay system. The proposed method has the advantage of less computational complexity and easy to implement on a digital computer. The viability of the proposed methodology is illustrated through a numerical example for its successful implementation. The efficacy of the proposed methodology is also evaluated against the available approach in the literature and the simulation results are successfully implemented for robust stability and performance of fuzzy parametric uncertain time‐delay systems.