H∞ Preview Control of a Class of Uncertain Discrete-Time Systems

This paper investigates the problem of H∞ preview tracking control with robust performance for uncertain discrete-time systems. In order to avoid applying the difference operator to the time-varying matrix, by taking advantage of the difference between the system state variables, input variables, and the corresponding auxiliary variables, instead of the usual difference between system states, an augmented error system including previewed information is constructed, which converts the tracking problem into a regulator problem. A sufficient condition based on the free-weighting matrices technique and the Lyapunov stability theory is derived for the robust asymptotic stability of uncertain systems. Moreover, a state feedback control law with preview action design method is obtained via linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach. Based on these, a state observer for preview control systems is formulated. Previewable reference signals are fully utilized through reformulation of the output equation while designing the state observer. The proposed construction method of augmented error system is applicable to uncertain discrete-time system in which the uncertainties are general. Also an integrator is introduced to ensure the closed-loop system tracking performance with no static error. The numerical results also show the effectiveness of the preview control law for uncertain systems in the paper

Robust Preview Control for a Class of Uncertain Discrete-Time Lipschitz Nonlinear Systems

© 2018 Xiao Yu et al. This paper considers the design of the robust preview controller for a class of uncertain discrete-time Lipschitz nonlinear systems. According to the preview control theory, an augmented error system including the tracking error and the known future information on the reference signal is constructed. To avoid static error, a discrete integrator is introduced. Using the linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach, a state feedback controller is developed to guarantee that the closed-loop system of the augmented error system is asymptotically stable with H∞ performance. Based on this, the robust preview tracking controller of the original system is obtained. Finally, two numerical examples are included to show the effectiveness of the proposed controller

Discrete Time Systems

Discrete-Time Systems comprehend an important and broad research field. The consolidation of digital-based computational means in the present, pushes a technological tool into the field with a tremendous impact in areas like Control, Signal Processing, Communications, System Modelling and related Applications. This book attempts to give a scope in the wide area of Discrete-Time Systems. Their contents are grouped conveniently in sections according to significant areas, namely Filtering, Fixed and Adaptive Control Systems, Stability Problems and Miscellaneous Applications. We think that the contribution of the book enlarges the field of the Discrete-Time Systems with signification in the present state-of-the-art. Despite the vertiginous advance in the field, we also believe that the topics described here allow us also to look through some main tendencies in the next years in the research area

Discrete-time optimal preview control

There are many situations in which one can preview future reference signals, or future disturbances. Optimal Preview Control is concerned with designing controllers which use this preview to improve closed-loop performance. In this thesis a general preview control problem is presented which includes previewable disturbances, dynamic weighting functions, output feedback and nonpreviewable disturbances. It is then shown how a variety of problems may be cast as special cases of this general problem; of particular interest is the robust preview tracking problem and the problem of disturbance rejection with uncertainty in the previewed signal. . (', The general preview problem is solved in both the Fh and Beo settings. The H2 solution is a relatively straightforward extension ofpreviously known results, however, our contribution is to provide a single framework that may be used as a reference work when tackling a variety of preview problems. We also provide some new analysis concerning the maximum possible reduction in closed-loop H2 norm which accrues from the addition of preview action. / Name of candidate: Title of thesis: I DESCRIPTION OF THESIS Andrew Hazell Discrete-Time Optimal Preview Control The solution to the Hoo problem involves a completely new approach to Hoo preview control, in which the structure of the associated Riccati equation is exploited in order to find an efficient algorithm for computing the optimal controller. The problem tackled here is also more generic than those previously appearing in the literature. The above theory finds obvious applications in the design of controllers for autonomous vehicles, however, a particular class of nonlinearities found in typical vehicle models presents additional problems. The final chapters are concerned with a generic framework for implementing vehicle preview controllers, and also a'case study on preview control of a bicycle.Imperial Users onl

Cooperative global optimal preview tracking control of linear multi-agent systems: an internal model approach

© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper investigates the cooperative global optimal preview tracking problem of linear multi-agent systems under the assumption that the output of a leader is a previewable periodic signal and the topology graph contains a directed spanning tree. First, a type of distributed internal model is introduced, and the cooperative preview tracking problem is converted to a global optimal regulation problem of an augmented system. Second, an optimal controller, which can guarantee the asymptotic stability of the augmented system, is obtained by means of the standard linear quadratic optimal preview control theory. Third, on the basis of proving the existence conditions of the controller, sufficient conditions are given for the original problem to be solvable, meanwhile a cooperative global optimal controller with error integral and preview compensation is derived. Finally, the validity of theoretical results is demonstrated by a numerical simulation

Learning and Reacting with Inaccurate Prediction: Applications to Autonomous Excavation

Motivated by autonomous excavation, this work investigates solutions to a class of problem where disturbance prediction is critical to overcoming poor performance of a feedback controller, but where the disturbance prediction is intrinsically inaccurate. Poor feedback controller performance is related to a fundamental control problem: there is only a limited amount of disturbance rejection that feedback compensation can provide. It is known, however, that predictive action can improve the disturbance rejection of a control system beyond the limitations of feedback. While prediction is desirable, the problem in excavation is that disturbance predictions are prone to error due to the variability and complexity of soil-tool interaction forces. This work proposes the use of iterative learning control to map the repetitive components of excavation forces into feedforward commands. Although feedforward action shows useful to improve excavation performance, the non-repetitive nature of soil-tool interaction forces is a source of inaccurate predictions. To explicitly address the use of imperfect predictive compensation, a disturbance observer is used to estimate the prediction error. To quantify inaccuracy in prediction, a feedforward model of excavation disturbances is interpreted as a communication channel that transmits corrupted disturbance previews, for which metrics based on the sensitivity function exist. During field trials the proposed method demonstrated the ability to iteratively achieve a desired dig geometry, independent of the initial feasibility of the excavation passes in relation to actuator saturation. Predictive commands adapted to different soil conditions and passes were repeated autonomously until a pre-specified finish quality of the trench was achieved. Evidence of improvement in disturbance rejection is presented as a comparison of sensitivity functions of systems with and without the use of predictive disturbance compensation

Novel Strategies to design Controllers and State Predictors based on Disturbance Observers

[ES] Los sistemas de ingeniería o físicos suelen ser inciertos. Su incertidumbre se manifiesta cuando el sistema muestra comportamientos que son relativamente diferentes a los que su modelo predice; estando principalmente causada por: errores de modelado; dinámicas desconocidas; cambios en las propiedades del sistema; interacciones aleatorias con otros sistemas; o cambios en las condiciones de operación. Durante los últimos 40 años, se ha demostrado reiteradamente que las incertidumbres de los sistemas pueden tener efectos muy negativos sobre el comportamiento de un controlador si éstas no se consideran adecuadamente sus formulaciones matemáticas. Por esta razón, una parte importante de la investigación actual está centrada en este tema; buscando las formas mas adecuadas para representar matemáticamente las incertidumbres de los sistemas, así como buscando nuevas herramientas matemáticas que permitan hacer uso de ésta representación de la incertidumbre con el objetivo de diseñar algoritmos de control robustos. En esta tesis se presentan nuevas aportaciones en esta línea. Concretamente, se desarrollan nuevas metodologías para diseñar controladores (DOBCs) y predictores (DOBPs) para sistemas dinámicos inciertos basados en observadores de perturbaciones. La principal aportación es demostrar que los DOBCs se pueden sintetizar desde un enfoque de control óptimo; siendo su principal criterio de diseño el de aproximar la -irrealizable- señal de control óptima que minimiza un índice de coste cuadrático sujeto a un modelo dinámico lineal (LTI). Este nuevo enfoque de diseño es indistintamente válido para modelos SISO/MIMO con múltiples o únicas perturbaciones. Además permite un ajuste del controlador muy intuitivo gracias a las matrices de ponderación del coste. De forma similar; los DOBPs se construyen con el objetivo de aproximar la solución temporal un sistema dinámico perturbado. Con el objetivo de contextualizar la aportación, el documento también incluye un breve resumen de los principales métodos de control robusto y el impacto que han tenido en la revolución tecnológica del siglo XXI; algunas discusiones sobre la utilidad de los modelos LTI perturbados para representar sistemas dinámicos inciertos; y algunas relaciones, comparaciones y simulaciones numéricas de los métodos propuestos con otras técnicas de control.[CA] Els sistemes d'enginyeria o físics solen ser incerts. La seua incertesa es manifesta quan el sistema mostra comportaments que són relativament diferents als que el seu model prediu; sent principalment causada per: errors de modelatge; dinàmiques desconegudes; canvis en les propietats del sistema; interaccions aleatòries amb altres sistemes; o canvis en les condicions d'operació. Durant els últims 40 anys, s'ha demostrat reiteradament que les incerteses dels sistemes poden tindre efectes molt negatius sobre el comportament d'un controlador si aquestes no es consideren adequadament les seues formulacions matemàtiques. Per aquesta raó, una part important de la investigació actual està centrada en aquest tema; buscant les formes mes adequades per a representar matemàticament les incerteses dels sistemes, així com buscant noves tècniques matemàtiques que permeten fer ús d'aquesta representació de la incertesa amb l'objectiu de dissenyar algorismes de control robustos. En aquesta tesi es presenten noves aportacions en aquesta línia. Concretament, es desenvolupen noves metodologies per a dissenyar controladors (DOBCs) i predictors (DOBPs) per a sistemes dinàmics incerts basats en observadors de pertorbacions. La principal aportació és demostrar que els DOBCs es poden sintetitzar des d'un punt de vista de control òptim; sent el seu principal criteri de disseny el d'aproximar la -irrealitzable- senyal de control òptima que minimitza un índex de cost quadràtic restringit a un model dinàmic lineal (LTI). Aquest nou plantejament és indistintament vàlid per a models SISO/MIMO amb múltiples o úniques pertorbacions. A més permet un ajust del controlador molt intuïtiu gràcies a les matrius de ponderació del cost. De manera similar; els DOBPs es construeixen amb l'objectiu d'aproximar la solució temporal un sistema dinàmic pertorbat. Amb l'objectiu de contextualitzar l'aportació, el document també inclou un breu resum dels principals mètodes de control robust i l'impacte que han tingut en la revolució tecnològica del segle XXI; algunes discussions sobre la utilitat dels models LTI pertorbats per a representar sistemes dinàmics incerts; i algunes relacions, comparacions i simulacions numèriques dels mètodes proposats amb altres tècniques de control.[EN] Engineering or physical systems are used to be uncertain. Its uncertainty is manifested whenever the system shows behaviors that are relatively different than the ones predicted by its model; being mostly caused by: modeling errors; unknown dynamics; changes in the system properties; random interactions with other systems; or changes in the operating conditions. Through the last 40 years, it has been persistently proved that the system uncertainties could have very negative effects in the performance of a feedback regulator if they are not properly considered in the mathematical formulations of the employed algorithms. Thus, an important part of the recent research is focused on this topic; searching for the most appropriate ways to mathematically represent the system uncertainties and looking for new mathematical-tools that permit to make use of such uncertainty-representation in order to design robust control algorithms. In this thesis, new contributions in this line are provided. Concretely, novel methodologies to design Disturbance Observer-Based Controllers (DOBCs) and Predictors (DOBPs) for uncertain dynamic systems are developed. The main contribution is to show that the DOBCs can be constructed from an optimality-based approach, with the main objective of approximating the -unrealizable- optimal control signal that minimizes a quadratic-cost performance index subject to a LTI disturbed model constraint. This novel robust control design is indistinctly valid for SISO/MIMO models with single/multiple matched/mismatched disturbances; offering also a highly intuitive and versatile tuning through the weighting matrices. Similarly, the DOBPs are synthesized in order to approximate the time-domain solution of LTI disturbed models. For the sake of completeness, the document also includes a brief review of the main robust control methods and the impact that they have had on the technological revolution of the 21st century; some discussions about the usefulness of the LTI disturbed models for representing uncertain dynamic systems; and different relationships, comparisons and numerical simulations, of the proposed methods with other control approaches.Castillo Frasquet, A. (2021). Novel Strategies to design Controllers and State Predictors based on Disturbance Observers [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/165034TESI

Intelligent and High-Performance Behavior Design of Autonomous Systems via Learning, Optimization and Control

Nowadays, great societal demands have rapidly boosted the development of autonomous systems that densely interact with humans in many application domains, from manufacturing to transportation and from workplaces to daily lives. The shift from isolated working environments to human-dominated space requires autonomous systems to be empowered to handle not only environmental uncertainties such as external vibrations but also interaction uncertainties arising from human behavior which is in nature probabilistic, causal but not strictly rational, internally hierarchical and socially compliant.This dissertation is concerned with the design of intelligent and high-performance behavior of such autonomous systems, leveraging the strength from control, optimization, learning, and cognitive science. The work consists of two parts. In Part I, the problem of high-level hybrid human-machine behavior design is addressed. The goal is to achieve safe, efficient and human-like interaction with people. A framework based on the theory of mind, utility theories and imitation learning is proposed to efficiently represent and learn the complicated behavior of humans. Built upon that, machine behaviors at three different levels - the perceptual level, the reasoning level, and the action level - are designed via imitation learning, optimization, and online adaptation, allowing the system to interpret, reason and behave as human, particularly when a variety of uncertainties exist. Applications to autonomous driving are considered throughout Part I. Part II is concerned with the design of high-performance low-level individual machine behavior in the presence of model uncertainties and external disturbances. Advanced control laws based on adaptation, iterative learning and the internal structures of uncertainties/disturbances are developed to assure that the high-level interactive behaviors can be reliably executed. Applications on robot manipulators and high-precision motion systems are discussed in this part

Resource-aware motion control:feedforward, learning, and feedback

Controllers with new sampling schemes improve motion systems’ performanc