Optimal iterative learning control for a class of non-minimum phase systems

Abstract

In this paper, an optimal iterative learning control (ILC) approach is proposed for a class of repetitive non-minimum phase (NMP) systems. The control law synthesis is based on the resolution of a quadratic criterion which minimises the errors between the setpoint references and the system outputs at each iteration for each trial. The resolution of the control problem uses a new gain which avoids matricial inversion problems appearing in classical ILC algorithms such as direct model inversion (I-ILC) and optimal ILC (Q-ILC). The new optimal ILC approach improves the learning convergence significantly compared to the previously mentioned algorithms. Furthermore, sufficient and necessary stability conditions are established with convergence properties. The effectiveness of the proposed method is proved by simulations with an NMP mass-spring damper system.