Finite-frequency control for nonlinear semi-Markov jump systems with piecewise transition probabilities

Abstract

Considering the frequency effect of external disturbances, this paper concerns the finite-frequency control problem for nonlinear semi-Markov jump systems (SMJSs) with piecewise transition probabilities (TPs) via the Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy modeling approach. More precisely, the piecewise TPs are assumed to switch stochastically within limits, which implies that the corresponding distributions of sojourn time (ST) also vary randomly. Furthermore, another upper semi-Markov chain is utilized to characterize TPs variation in a finite set. With the aid of Finsler’s lemma and Parseval’s theorem, sufficient criteria for the controlled SMJS are constructed to meet the desired disturbance attenuation performance in the frequency domain. Then, the mode-dependent controllers are developed to use the TP information more efficiently. In particular, a novel matrix method is proposed to decouple the mode-dependent variables and controller gains by selecting slack matrices. Eventually, a numerical example is transmitted to demonstrate the validity and merits of established results.