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A review of convex approaches for control, observation and safety of linear parameter varying and Takagi-Sugeno systems
This paper provides a review about the concept of convex systems based on Takagi-Sugeno, linear parameter varying (LPV) and quasi-LPV modeling. These paradigms are capable of hiding the nonlinearities by means of an equivalent description which uses a set of linear models interpolated by appropriately defined weighing functions. Convex systems have become very popular since they allow applying extended linear techniques based on linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) to complex nonlinear systems. This survey aims at providing the reader with a significant overview of the existing LMI-based techniques for convex systems in the fields of control, observation and safety. Firstly, a detailed review of stability, feedback, tracking and model predictive control (MPC) convex controllers is considered. Secondly, the problem of state estimation is addressed through the design of proportional, proportional-integral, unknown input and descriptor observers. Finally, safety of convex systems is discussed by describing popular techniques for fault diagnosis and fault tolerant control (FTC).Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version
Robust nonlinear control of vectored thrust aircraft
An interdisciplinary program in robust control for nonlinear systems with applications to a variety of engineering problems is outlined. Major emphasis will be placed on flight control, with both experimental and analytical studies. This program builds on recent new results in control theory for stability, stabilization, robust stability, robust performance, synthesis, and model reduction in a unified framework using Linear Fractional Transformations (LFT's), Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMI's), and the structured singular value micron. Most of these new advances have been accomplished by the Caltech controls group independently or in collaboration with researchers in other institutions. These recent results offer a new and remarkably unified framework for all aspects of robust control, but what is particularly important for this program is that they also have important implications for system identification and control of nonlinear systems. This combines well with Caltech's expertise in nonlinear control theory, both in geometric methods and methods for systems with constraints and saturations
Robust controller design: Recent emerging concepts for control of mechatronic systems
The recent industrial revolution puts competitive requirements on most manufacturing and mechatronic
processes. Some of these are economic driven, but most of them have an intrinsic projection on
the loop performance achieved in most of closed loops across the various process layers. It turns out
that successful operation in a globalization context can only be ensured by robust tuning of controller
parameter as an effective way to deal with continuously changing end-user specs and raw product properties.
Still, ease of communication in non-specialised process engineering vocabulary must be ensured
at all times and ease of implementation on already existing platforms is preferred. Specifications as
settling time, overshoot and robustness have a direct meaning in terms of process output and remain
most popular amongst process engineers. An intuitive tuning procedure for robustness is based on linear
system tools such as frequency response and bandlimited specifications thereof. Loop shaping remains a
mature and easy to use methodology, although its tools such as Hinf remain in the shadow of classical
PID control for industrial applications. Recently, next to these popular loop shaping methods, new tools
have emerged, i.e. fractional order controller tuning rules. The key feature of the latter group is an
intrinsic robustness to variations in the gain, time delay and time constant values, hence ideally suited
for loop shaping purpose. In this paper, both methods are sketched and discussed in terms of their
advantages and disadvantages. A real life control application used in mechatronic applications illustrates the proposed claims. The results support the claim that fractional order controllers outperform in terms
of versatility the Hinf control, without losing the generality of conclusions. The paper pleads towards
the use of the emerging tools as they are now ready for broader use, while providing the reader with a
good perspective of their potential
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