Predictive and robust fault-tolerant control for Takagi-Sugeno systems

Abstract

The paper deals with the problem of robust predictive fault-tolerant control for nonlinear discrete-time systems described by the Takagi-Sugeno models. The proposed approach consists of three steps, i.e. it starts from fault estimation, the fault is compensated with a robust controller, and finally, when the compensation is not successful then a suitable predictive action is performed. This appealing phenomenon makes it possible to enlarge the domain of attraction, which makes the proposed approach an efficient solution for the fault-tolerant control. The final part of the paper shows an illustrative example regarding the application of the proposed approach to the two-tank system.