Order Reset Element Research Articles

Reset control performance improvement using fractional derivatives

When a linear controller is replaced by a reset controller, it is possible to keep the gain behaviour essentially the same, while improving the phase behaviour. However, because reset control is nonlinear, higher order harmonics appear, which may deteriorate the results. In this paper, reset controllers are combined with fractional derivatives, decreasing the magnitude of higher order harmonics. In this way, better results are found in simulations of a Clegg integrator, of a FORE (first order reset element), and of a CgLp (constant in gain lead in phase) controller. The reason why better results are found is explained.

Frequency-domain stability methods for reset control systems

Reset controllers have the potential to enhance the performance of high-precision industrial motion systems. However, similar to other non-linear controllers, the stability analysis for these controllers is complex and often requires parametric model of the system, which may hinder their applicability. In this paper a frequency-domain approach for assessing stability properties of control systems with first and second order reset elements is developed. The proposed approach is also able to determine uniformly bounded-input bounded-state (UBIBS) property for reset control systems in the case of resetting to non-zero values. An illustrative example to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in using frequency response measurements to assess stability properties of reset control systems is presented.

Overcoming overshoot performance limitations of linear systems with reset control

It is well-known that for a class of minimum-phase relative degree one linear-time-invariant (LTI) systems, with a unit feedback control structure, overshoot necessarily happens if the plant transfer function has poles at origin or unstable poles. This work aims to overcome this overshoot performance limitation (OPL) by using a novel reset controller, which has a generalized first order reset element (GFORE) structure. By tuning parameters of this reset controller carefully, the non-overshoot performance can be ensured. Furthermore, the implementation of the proposed reset controller with a high-pass filter is provided. Parameter tuning guidelines are also provided and, finally, the proposed design is verified with a simulation example.

“Constant in Gain Lead in Phase” Element– Application in Precision Motion Control

This work presents a novel 'Constant in gain Lead in phase' (CgLp) element using nonlinear reset technique. PID is the industrial workhorse even to this day in high-tech precision positioning applications. However, Bode's gain phase relationship and waterbed effect fundamentally limit performance of PID and other linear controllers. This paper presents CgLp as a controlled nonlinear element which can be introduced within the framework of PID allowing for wide applicability and overcoming linear control limitations. Design of CgLp with generalized first order reset element (GFORE) and generalized second order reset element (GSORE) (introduced in this work) is presented using describing function analysis. A more detailed analysis of reset elements in frequency domain compared to existing literature is first carried out for this purpose. Finally, CgLp is integrated with PID and tested on one of the DOFs of a planar precision positioning stage. Performance improvement is shown in terms of tracking, steady-state precision and bandwidth.

A reset observer with discrete/continuous measurements for a class of fuzzy nonlinear systems

This paper proposes the design of a reset fuzzy observer for the class of nonlinear systems able to be described by a Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy model. The observer uses both continuous and discrete measurements and in contrast with the observers based on the First Order Reset Element (FORE), it updates its states resetting the initial condition of the integrator at each instant when the discrete measurements are available. The proposed fuzzy observer is applied to estimate the substrate and biomass concentration of an anaerobic wastewater treatment process and the effectiveness of the proposed method is tested by simulations comparing the results of a reset fuzzy observer with two fuzzy observers using continuous measurements only. Finally, the estimation scheme is validated using experimental data from an actual anaerobic digestion process, suggesting that the proposed reset fuzzy observer is a practical and encouraging approach to the state estimation of the class nonlinear processes under study.

Reset passivation of nonlinear controllers via a suitable time-regular reset map

For a class of square continuous-time nonlinear controllers we design a suitable resetting rule inspired by the resetting rule for Clegg integrators and First Order Reset Elements (FORE). With this rule, we prove that the arising hybrid system with temporal regularization is passive in the conventional continuous-time sense with a small shortage of input passivity decreasing with the temporal regularization constant. Based on the passivity property, we then investigate the finite gain stability of the interconnection between this passive controller and a passive nonlinear plant.

RESULTS ON PASSIFICATION OF NONLINEAR CONTROLLERS VIA A SUITABLE TIME-REGULAR RESET MAP

For a class of square continuous time nonlinear controllers we design a suitable resetting rule inspired by the resetting rule for Clegg integrators and First Order Reset Elements (FORE). With this rule, we prove that the arising hybrid system with temporal regularization is passive in the conventional continuous time sense with a small shortage of input passivity decreasing with the temporal regularization constant. Based on the passivity property, we then investigate the finite gain stability of the interconnection between this passive controller and a passive nonlinear plant.

Piecewise quadratic Lyapunov functions for linear control systems with First Order Reset Elements

For a class of reset control systems, we reconsider the piecewise quadratic Lyapunov function construction proposed in Zaccarian et al. [2005]. In particular, we propose an alternative construction that addresses an analysis subtlety overlooked in that preliminary result. An example illustrates the potential pitfalls of ignoring this analysis subtlety. Another example is used to show that the new statement leads to numerical results that are similar to the ones that come from Zaccarian et al. [2005].