Robust Adaptive Output Feedback Control Research Articles

Robust adaptive fuzzy output feedback control for stochastic nonlinear systems with unknown control direction

This paper discusses the problem of adaptive fuzzy output feedback control for a class of uncertain stochastic nonlinear strict-feedback systems. The concerned systems have certain characteristics, such as unknown nonlinear functions, dynamical uncertainties, unknown control direction and unmeasured state variables. In this paper, the fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, and a filter state observer is developed for estimating the unmeasured states. To solve the problems of the dynamical uncertainties and the unknown control direction, the changing supply function and Nussbaum function techniques are incorporated into the backstepping recursive design technique, and a new robust adaptive fuzzy output feedback control approach is constructed. It is proved that the proposed control approach can guarantee that all the signals of the resulting closed-loop system are bounded in probability, and also that the observer errors and the output of the system can be regulated to a small neighborhood of the origin by choosing design parameters appropriately. A simulation example is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

State Estimate-Based Robust Adaptive Control of a Linked Mass-Spring System With Nonlinear Friction

This paper aims to develop a state estimate-based friction fuzzy modeling and robust adaptive control techniques for controlling a class of multiple degrees of freedom (MDOF) mechanical systems. A fuzzy state estimator is proposed to estimate the state variables for friction modeling. Under some conditions, it is shown that such a state estimator guarantees the uniformly ultimate boundedness (UUB) of the estimate error. Based on system input–output data and our proposed state estimator, a robust adaptive fuzzy output-feedback control scheme is presented to control multiple degrees of freedom system with friction. The adaptive fuzzy output-feedback controller can guarantee the uniformly ultimate boundedness of the tracking error of the closed-loop system. A typical mass-spring system is employed in our simulation studies. The results demonstrate that our proposed techniques in this paper have good potential in controlling nonlinear systems with uncertain friction.

Robust adaptive fuzzy control for a class of stochastic nonlinear systems with dynamical uncertainties

In this paper, a robust adaptive fuzzy output feedback control approach is developed for a class of uncertain stochastic nonlinear systems with unknown nonlinear functions, dynamical uncertainties and without the measurements of the states. The fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, and a fuzzy state observer is designed for estimating the unmeasured states. To solve the problem of the dynamical uncertainties, the dynamical signal combined with changing supply function is incorporated into the backstepping recursive design technique, and a new robust adaptive fuzzy output feedback control scheme is constructed. It is proved that all the solutions of the closed-loop system are bounded in probability, and the observer errors and the output of the system converge to a small neighborhood of the origin by choosing design parameters appropriately. Two simulation examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control approach.

Adaptive neural network output feedback control of stochastic nonlinear systems with dynamical uncertainties

In this paper, a robust adaptive neural network (NN) backstepping output feedback control approach is proposed for a class of uncertain stochastic nonlinear systems with unknown nonlinear functions, unmodeled dynamics, dynamical uncertainties and without requiring the measurements of the states. The NNs are used to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, and a filter observer is designed for estimating the unmeasured states. To solve the problem of the dynamical uncertainties, the changing supply function is incorporated into the backstepping recursive design technique, and a new robust adaptive NN output feedback control approach is constructed. It is mathematically proved that the proposed control approach can guarantee that all the signals of the resulting closed-loop system are semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded in probability, and the observer errors and the output of the system converge to a small neighborhood of the origin by choosing design parameters appropriately. The simulation example and comparison results further justify the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Robust adaptive output feedback control of a class of discrete‐time nonlinear systems with nonlinear uncertainties and unknown control directions

SUMMARYIn this paper, robust adaptive output feedback control is studied for a class of discrete‐time nonlinear systems with functional nonlinear uncertainties of the Lipschitz type and unknown control directions. In order to construct an output feedback control, the system is transformed into the form of a nonlinear autoregressive moving average with eXogenous inputs (NARMAX) model. In order to avoid the noncausal problem in the control design, future output prediction laws and parameter update laws with the dead‐zone technique are constructed on the basis of the NARMAX model. With the employment of the predicted future outputs, a constructive output feedback adaptive control is proposed, where the discrete Nussbaum gain technique and the dead‐zone technique are used in parameter update laws. The effect of the functional nonlinear uncertainties is compensated for, such that an asymptotic tracking performance is achieved, whereas other signals in the closed‐loop systems are guaranteed to be bounded. Simulation studies are performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Synthesis of Adaptive Gain Robust Output Feedback Controllers for a Class of Lipschitz Nonlinear Systems with Unknown Upper Bound of Uncertainty

We propose a new adaptive gain robust output feedback controller for a class of the Lipschitz nonlinear systems with unknown upper bound of uncertainty. The proposed adaptive gain robust output feedback controller is designed so as to reduce the effect of uncertainties and Lipschitz nonlinearities. In this paper, we show that sufficient conditions for the existence of the proposed adaptive gain robust output feedback controller are reduced to LMI conditions. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed robust output feedback controller is demonstrated by numerical simulations.

Robust adaptive NN control for a class of uncertain discrete-time nonlinear MIMO systems

A robust adaptive NN output feedback control is proposed to control a class of uncertain discrete-time nonlinear multi-input–multi-output (MIMO) systems. The high-order neural networks are utilized to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions in the systems. Compared with the previous research for discrete-time MIMO systems, robustness of the proposed adaptive algorithm is obvious improved. Using Lyapunov stability theorem, the results show all the signals in the closed-loop system are semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded, and the tracking errors converge to a small neighborhood of zero by choosing the design parameters appropriately.

Adaptive fuzzy backstepping output feedback control for strict feedback nonlinear systems with unknown sign of high-frequency gain

In this paper, an adaptive fuzzy robust output feedback control approach is proposed for a class of SISO nonlinear strict-feedback systems with unknown sign of high-frequency gain and the unmeasured states. The nonlinear systems addressed in this paper are assumed to possess the unmodeled dynamics, dynamical disturbances and unknown nonlinear functions, where the unknown nonlinear functions are not linearly parameterized, and no prior knowledge of their bounds is available. In the recursive designing, fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, K-filters are designed to estimate the unmeasured states, and a dynamical signal and Nussbaum gain functions are introduced to handle the unmodeled dynamics and the unknown sign of the high-frequency gain, respectively. Based on Lyapunov function method, a stable adaptive fuzzy output feedback control scheme is developed. It is mathematically proved that the proposed adaptive fuzzy control approach can guarantee that all the signals of the closed-loop system are uniformly ultimately bounded, the output converges to a small neighborhood of the origin. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is illustrated by the simulation examples.

Accommodation of unknown actuator faults using output feedback‐based adaptive robust control

AbstractIn this paper, we solve the problem of output tracking for linear uncertain systems in the presence of unknown actuator failures using discontinuous projection‐based output feedback adaptive robust control (ARC). The faulty actuators are characterized as unknown inputs stuck at unknown values experiencing bounded disturbance and actuators losing effectiveness at unknown instants of time. Many existing techniques to solve this problem use model reference adaptive control (MRAC), which may not be well suited for handling various disturbances and modeling errors inherent to any realistic system model. Robust control‐based fault‐tolerant schemes have guaranteed transient performance and are capable of dealing with modeling errors to certain degrees. But, the steady‐state tracking accuracy of robust controllers, e.g. sliding mode controller, is limited. In comparison, the backstepping‐based output feedback adaptive robust fault‐tolerant control (ARFTC) strategy presented here can effectively deal with such uncertainties and overcome the drawbacks of individual adaptive and robust controls. Comparative simulation studies are performed on a linearized Boeing 747 model, which shows the effectiveness of the proposed scheme. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Robust adaptive fuzzy filters output feedback control of strict-feedback nonlinear systems

Robust adaptive fuzzy filters output feedback control of strict-feedback nonlinear systemsIn this paper, an adaptive fuzzy robust output feedback control approach is proposed for a class of single input single output (SISO) strict-feedback nonlinear systems without measurements of states. The nonlinear systems addressed in this paper are assumed to possess unstructured uncertainties, unmodeled dynamics and dynamic disturbances, where the unstructured uncertainties are not linearly parameterized, and no prior knowledge of their bounds is available. In recursive design, fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate unstructured uncertainties, and K-filters are designed to estimate unmeasured states. By combining backstepping design and a small-gain theorem, a stable adaptive fuzzy output feedback control scheme is developed. It is proven that the proposed adaptive fuzzy control approach can guarantee the all the signals in the closed-loop system are uniformly ultimately bounded, and the output of the controlled system converges to a small neighborhood of the origin. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is illustrated by a simulation example and some comparisons.

Robust adaptive output‐feedback control for a class of nonlinear systems with time‐varying actuator faults

AbstractA robust adaptive output‐feedback control scheme is proposed for a class of nonlinear systems with unknown time‐varying actuator faults. Additional unmodelled terms in the actuator fault model are considered. A new linearly parameterized model is proposed. The boundedness of all the closed‐loop signals is established. The desired control performance of the closed‐loop system is guaranteed by appropriately choosing the design parameters. The properties of the proposed control algorithm are demonstrated by two simulation examples. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

A Combined Backstepping and Small-Gain Approach to Robust Adaptive Fuzzy Output Feedback Control

In this paper, an adaptive fuzzy output feedback control approach is proposed for single-input-single-output nonlinear systems without the measurements of the states. The nonlinear systems addressed in this paper are assumed to possess unmodeled dynamics in the presence of unstructured uncertainties and dynamic disturbances, where the unstructured uncertainties are not linearly parameterized, and no prior knowledge of their bounds are available. Fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the unstructured uncertainties, and a state observer is developed to estimate the unmeasured states. By combining the backstepping technique with the small-gain approach, a stable adaptive fuzzy output feedback control method is proposed. It is shown that by applying the proposed adaptive fuzzy control approach, the closed-loop systems are semiglobally uniformly ultimately bounded. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is illustrated from simulation results.

Variable Neural Direct Adaptive Robust Control of Uncertain Systems

Direct adaptive robust state and output feedback controllers are proposed for the output tracking control of a class of uncertain systems. The proposed controllers incorporate a variable structure radial basis function (RBF) network to approximate unknown system dynamics, where the RBF network can determine its structure online dynamically. Radial basis functions can be added or removed to ensure the desired tracking accuracy and to prevent the network redundancy simultaneously. The closed-loop systems driven by the direct adaptive robust controllers are characterized by the guaranteed transient and steady-state tracking performance. The performance of the proposed output feedback controller is illustrated with numerical simulations.

Robust adaptive control of uncertain non-linear systems using neural networks

This paper presents a robust adaptive output feedback control design method for uncertain non-affine non-linear systems, which does not rely on state estimation. The approach is applicable to systems with unknown but bounded dimensions and with known relative degree. A neural network is employed to approximate the unknown modelling error. In fact, a neural network is considered to approximate and adaptively make ineffective unknown plant non-linearities. An adaptive law for the weights in the hidden layer and the output layer of the neural network are also established so that the entire closed-loop system is stable in the sense of Lyapunov. Moreover, the robustness of the system against the approximation error of neural network is achieved with the aid of an additional adaptive robustifying control term. In addition, the tracking error is guaranteed to be uniformly and asymptotically stable, rather than uniformly ultimately bounded, by using this additional control term. The proposed control algorithm is relatively straightforward and no restrictive conditions on the design parameters for achieving the systems stability are required. The effectiveness of the proposed scheme is shown through simulations of a non-affine non-linear system with unmodelled dynamics, and is compared with a second-sliding mode controller.

Adaptive Robust Output-Feedback Control of a Magnetic Levitation System by K-Filter Approach

This paper proposes an adaptive robust output-feedback controller for the position-tracking problem of a magnetic levitation system with a current-feedback power amplifier. The system is governed by a single-input single-output second-order nonlinear differential equation which is different from the standard output-feedback form, since there is a position-dependent nonlinear uncertainty multiplied by the control input. Only the position measurement is available for control. The controller is designed by a backstepping procedure with a robustifying modification of the conventional K-filter approach. The boundedness and the guaranteed transient performance of the error signals are achieved by the nonlinear damping terms, and the ultimate position-tracking error is reduced by the adaptive laws. Experimental results are included to show the excellent control performance of the designed controller.

Stability for uncertain nonlinear dissipative systems

This paper presents a technique for constructing a storage function for a broad class of nonlinear passive systems with mismatched uncertainties. And the problem for H ∞ disturbance attenuation with internal stability is studied by using robust adaptive output feedback controller which need not construct any state observer. The paper also shows how to explicitly design output feedback control that attenuates the disturbances effect on the output to an arbitrary degree of accuracy. Further, the results derived in this paper complement the previous work in the literature.

Robust adaptive output‐feedback control for nonlinear systems with output unmodeled dynamics

AbstractIn this paper, for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems in the presence of inverse dynamics, output unmodeled dynamics and nonlinear uncertainties, a robust adaptive output‐feedback controller design is proposed by combining small‐gain theorem, changing supply function techniques with backstepping methods. It is shown that all the signals of the closed‐loop system are uniformly bounded in biased case, and the output can be regulated to a small neighborhood of the origin in unbiased case. Furthermore, under some additional assumptions, an asymptotical result is obtained. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Robust adaptive output feedback control of nonlinearly parameterized systems

The ideas of adaptive nonlinear damping and changing supply functions were used to counteract the effects of parameter and nonlinear uncertainties, unmodeled dynamics and unknown bounded disturbances. The high-gain observer was used to estimate the state of the system. A robust adaptive output feedback control scheme was proposed for nonlinearly parameterized systems represented by input-output models. The scheme does not need to estimate the unknown parameters nor add a dynamical signal to dominate the effects of unmodeled dynamics. It is proven that the proposed control scheme guarantees that all the variables in the closed-loop system are bounded and the mean-square tracking error can be made arbitrarily small by choosing some design parameters appropriately. Simulation results have illustrated the effectiveness of the proposed robust adaptive control scheme.

Robust Adaptive Output Feedback Control of General MIMO Systems Using Multirate Sampling (1st Report, Control System Design and Stability Analysis)

Robust Adaptive Output Feedback Control of General MIMO Systems Using Multirate Sampling (1st Report, Control System Design and Stability Analysis)

Robust adaptive fuzzy control scheme for nonlinear system with uncertainty

In this paper, a robust adaptive fuzzy control scheme for a class of nonlinear system with uncertainty is proposed. First, using prior knowledge about the plant we obtain a fuzzy model, which is called the generalized fuzzy hyperbolic model (GFHM). Secondly, for the case that the states of the system are not available an observer is designed and a robust adaptive fuzzy output feedback control scheme is developed. The overall control system guarantees that the tracking error converges to a small neighborhood of origin and that all signals involved are uniformly bounded. The main advantages of the proposed control scheme are that the human knowledge about the plant under control can be used to design the controller and only one parameter in the adaptive mechanism needs to be on-line adjusted.