Robust H∞ controller design for time-varying uncertain linear systems with time-varying state and control delays

Abstract

The robust H∞ control problem for time-varying uncertain linear systems with time-varying state, and control delays is considered. Based on the Riccati equation approach, we design a robust H∞ linear time-invariant state feedback control law, which stabilizes the system and reduces the effect of the disturbance input on the controlled output to a prescribed level for all admissible uncertainties. A sufficient condition for the existence of the. robust H∞ controller is derived and two synthesis methods are presented for a robust H∞ control law to uncertain time-delay systems. One is to construct a robust H∞ control law by an equivalent linear time-invariant structural description for the sufficient condition and the control law can be obtained by solving an algebraic Riccati equation (ARE). The other method is to transform the sufficient condition into a linear matrix inequality (LMF) problem and the control law can be obtained by solving the LMI. A numerical example is presented to illustrate the obtained results.