Construction of switching sequences for reachability realization of switched impulsive control systems

This paper studies the construction of switching sequences for reachability realization of switched impulsive control systems. An approach is proposed to design switching sequences so that the reachable subspace of switched impulsive control systems is expressed in terms of the reachable state sets of the designed switching sequences. For a class of switched impulsive control systems, it is proved that a single switching sequence can be designed with its reachable state set coinciding with the reachable subspace. Periodic switching sequences are also constructed in this paper for the reachability realization problem. The results present a new way to exploit the switching mechanism to achieve the reachability and controllability of switched impulsive control systems. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Critical dwell time of switched linear systems

In this paper, we consider the relation between the switching dwell time and the stabilization of switched linear control systems. First of all, a concept of critical dwell time is given for switched linear systems without control inputs, and the critical dwell time is taken as an arbitrary given positive constant for a switched linear control systems with controllable switching models. Secondly, when a switched linear system has many stabilizable switching models, the problem of stabilization of the overall system is considered. An on-line feedback control is designed such that the overall system is asymptotically stabilizable under switching laws which depend only on those of uncontrollable subsystems of the switching models. Finally, when a switched system is partially controllable （While some switching models are probably unstabilizable）, an on-line feedback control and a cyclic switching strategy are designed such that the overall system is asymptotically stabilizable if all switching models of this uncontrollable subsystems are asymptotically stable. In addition, algorithms for designing switching laws and controls are presented.     

The smooth switching of double modes fuzzy control

Various multimode controls are more and more widely applied in industry to improve the performance of control systems. Double modes fuzzy control is one of multimode controls, which has two independent and different mode controllers to satisfy different control demands. The smooth switching of different controllers is the key technology in industrial application of multimode modes control. Double modes fuzzy control is used to improve the dynamic and steady-state performances of control systems. This paper focuses on the unsteady problem at switching point of controllers in double modes control system. Three structures of double modes fuzzy control systems are proposed and discussed. The design principles of multimode control are analyzed. Three different switching methods are analyzed and their feasibility is studied. The concept of smooth switching from one controller to another controller is proposed. Especially the smooth switching of fuzzy/PI double modes control is analyzed, and the corresponding fuzzy controller is designed. The simulation of smooth switching at natural switching point of fuzzy/PI double modes control system is carried out in order to prove the superiority of smooth switching at natural switching point. The results of this paper can offer effective reference for other multimode control design.     

Critical dwell time of switched linear systems

In this paper, we consider the relation between the switching dwell time and the stabilization of switched linear control systems. First of all, a concept of critical dwell time is given for switched linear systems without control inputs, and the critical dwell time is taken as an arbitrary given positive constant for a switched linear control systems with controllable switching models. Secondly, when a switched linear system has many stabilizable switching models, the problem of stabilization of the overall system is considered. An on-line feedback control is designed such that the overall system is asymptotically stabilizable under switching laws which depend only on those of uncontrollable subsystems of the switching models. Finally, when a switched system is partially controllable (While some switching models are probably unstabilizable), an on-line feedback control and a cyclic switching strategy are designed such that the overall system is asymptotically stabilizable if all switching models of this uncontrollable subsystems are asymptotically stable. In addition, algorithms for designing switching laws and controls are presented.     

Design of two-layer switching rule for stabilization of switched linear systems with mismatched switching

A two-layer switching architecture and a two-layer switching rule for stabilization of switched linear control systems are proposed, under which the mismatched switching between switched systems and their candidate hybrid controllers can be allowed. In the low layer, a state-dependent switching rule with a dwell time constraint to exponentially stabilize switched linear systems is given; in the high layer, supervisory conditions on the mismatched switching frequency and the mismatched switching ratio are presented, under which the closed-loop switched system is still exponentially stable in case of the candidate controller switches delay with respect to the subsystems. Different from the traditional switching rule, the two-layer switching architecture and switching rule have robustness, which in some extend permit mismatched switching between switched subsystems and their candidate controllers.     

Higher order numerical approximation of switching systems

Higher order numerical schemes for affine nonlinear control systems developed elsewhere by the authors are adapted to switching systems with prescribed switching times. In addition the calculation of the required multiple switching control integrals is discussed. These schemes are particularly useful in situations involving very rapid switching.     

Supervisory control with state-dependent dwell-time logic and constraints

The paper deals with the supervisory control of a nonlinear uncertain system in which the switching is directed by the recently introduced state-dependent dwell-time switching logic. The proposed supervisory control architecture is shown to regulate to zero the state of the system without requiring the switching to stop in finite time. A significant class of systems to which the control architecture can be applied is the class of linear systems with input saturation.     

基于平均驻留时间切换离散线性系统的降阶输出反馈控制

模型降阶作为简化大规模系统的重要工具,一直受到控制界的高度重视.另外,由于在H∞理论指导下所设计的控制器具有维数过高的特点,这将导致控制器的实现和维护受到限制.基于此本文提出了一种平均驻留时间切换离散线性系统降阶输出反馈控制方法.该方法由一个降阶的切换输出反馈控制器和一个对切换控制器在每个切换时刻的状态执行复位规则的监控器组成,该控制器对切换控制器在每个切换时刻的状态进行降阶控制.仿真结果验证了该方法的有效性.     

Robust Output Feedback Stabilization of Switched Nonlinear Systems with Average Dwell Time

For some switched nonlinear systems, stabilization can be achieved under arbitrary switching with state feedback control. Due to switching zero dynamics, output feedback stabilization for some switched nonlinear systems needs dwell time between switching to guarantee system stability. In this paper, we consider a class of switched nonlinear systems with unknown parameters and unknown switching signals. We design a robust output feedback controller that stabilizes the system under a class of switching signals with average dwell time (ADT) where the value of ADT can be reduced by adjusting the control gain. For some special cases, common quadratic Lyapunov functions of the closed‐loop systems can be found and the value of ADT is further relaxed. Some examples and simulations are provided to validate the results.     

Optimal control of discrete-time bilinear systems with applications to switched linear stochastic systems

This paper aims at characterizing the most destabilizing switching law for discrete-time switched systems governed by a set of bounded linear operators. The switched system is embedded in a special class of discrete-time bilinear control systems. This allows us to apply the variational approach to the bilinear control system associated with a Mayer-type optimal control problem, and a second-order necessary optimality condition is derived. Optimal equivalence between the bilinear system and the switched system is analyzed, which shows that any optimal control law can be equivalently expressed as a switching law. This specific switching law is most unstable for the switched system, and thus can be used to determine stability under arbitrary switching. Based on the second-order moment of the state, the proposed approach is applied to analyze uniform mean-square stability of discrete-time switched linear stochastic systems. Numerical simulations are presented to verify the usefulness of the theoretic results.     

On the controllability of switching linear systems

This note presents a necessary and sufficient condition for small time controllability of a linear switching system (that is, a collection of linear time-invariant control systems, where a trajectory is any concatenation of trajectories of the individual systems). This result extends the controllability condition recently obtained for unconstrained linear switching systems to the case of control which is constrained in a cone.     

切换网络拓扑下Euler-Lagrange系统的分布式协调控制

研究切换网络拓扑下含未知参数的分布式Euler-Lagrange系统(简称EL系统)的自适应协调控制问题.通过引入一种新颖的自适应控制构架,设计了分散式控制器,使其容许未知的系统参数.基于图论,Lyapunov稳定性理论以及切换控制理论证明了算法的稳定性.本文特色在于在同一理论框架下处理EL系统协调控制中的未知参数问题与切换拓扑问题,实现静态和动态两种情况下的控制目标.仿真结果验证了算法的有效性.     

Stability and Stabilizability of Switched Linear Systems: A Survey of Recent Results

During the past several years, there have been increasing research activities in the field of stability analysis and switching stabilization for switched systems. This paper aims to briefly survey recent results in this field. First, the stability analysis for switched systems is reviewed. We focus on the stability analysis for switched linear systems under arbitrary switching, and we highlight necessary and sufficient conditions for asymptotic stability. After a brief review of the stability analysis under restricted switching and the multiple Lyapunov function theory, the switching stabilization problem is studied, and a variety of switching stabilization methods found in the literature are outlined. Then the switching stabilizability problem is investigated, that is under what condition it is possible to stabilize a switched system by properly designing switching control laws. Note that the switching stabilizability problem has been one of the most elusive problems in the switched systems literature. A necessary and sufficient condition for asymptotic stabilizability of switched linear systems is described here.      

H-infinity control for cascade minimum-phase switched nonlinear systems

1Introduction H_∞control theory has become a powerful tool to solverobust stabilization or disturbance attenuation problems.Many results about linear H∞control have appeared,andlinear H∞theory has been generalized to nonlinear systems[1~5].Two major approaches have been used to providesolutions to nonlinear H∞control problems.One is basedon the dissipativity theory and differential games theory[2,6].The other is based on the nonlinear versionofclassical bounded real lemma[3~5].Both of th…     

The reachable set of a linear endogenous switching system

In this work, switching systems are named endogenous when their switching pattern is controllable. Linear endogenous switching systems can be considered as a particular class of bilinear control systems. The key idea is that both types of systems are equivalent to polysystems, i.e. to systems whose flow is piecewise smooth. The reachable set of a linear endogenous switching system can be studied consequently. The main result is that, in general, it has the structure of a semigroup, even when the Lie algebra rank condition is satisfied since the logic inputs cannot reverse the direction of the flow. The adaptation of existing controllability criteria for bilinear systems is straightforward.     

Switched adaptive control for a class of switched nontriangular nonlinear systems with vanishing control gains

In this paper, the adaptive control problem for a class of switched nontriangular nonlinear systems is investigated, which allows the control gains to vanish at some points. Neither the triangular structure nor the solvability of the adaptive control problem is required for each subsystem. A key point of this work is to solve the adaptive control problem of switched nontriangular nonlinear systems with vanishing control gains by the dual design of the controllers and switching signals. To this end, firstly, a hysteresis‐type control gains‐dependent switching law is designed, which makes the control gain of the active subsystem not vanish and thus the associated designed control input can enter into the active subsystem. Moreover, the designed switching law guarantees a dwell time between any adjacent switching instants, which rules out the Zeno behavior. Secondly, when the adaptive control problem of each subsystem is unsolvable, a sufficient condition ensuring the solvability of the adaptive control problem of switched nontriangular nonlinear systems is developed even if no control input can enter into subsystems at some points. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed result is illustrated by two examples.     

Decentralised output-feedback control design for switched fuzzy large-scale systems

This paper investigates the output-feedback control design problem for a class of switched Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy large-scale systems with non-measurable premise variables. The considered fuzzy large-scale systems consist of several interconnected subsystems with different switching modes and there exists the asynchronous switching between the system switching modes and the controller switching modes. A decentralised state observer is proposed to estimate the unmeasured states, and a new output-feedback decentralised control scheme is developed by using the state observers and the switching functions. Based on the theory of Lyapunov stability and average dwell-time methods, the sufficient conditions of ensuring the switched control system stability are proposed and proved, which are formulated in the form of linear matrix inequalities. An applicable example is provided to show the effectiveness of the obtained theoretical results.     

基于切换次序参数化的时滞切换正系统最优控制

考虑时滞线性自治切换正系统,将切换次序参数化作为系统的离散输入,通过系统的等价转换,分析时滞线性自治切换正系统的最优控制问题.利用极小值原理,给出满足性能指标的最优切换次序条件,分析时滞项对性能指标和切换时刻的影响,最后给出数值例子验证结论的有效性.     

一类时滞线性系统的变结构控制

研究一类状态变量具有时滞的线性系统的变结构控制问题,指出传统的切换函数在时滞 系统中应当是一个切换泛函,给出了在系统谱能控条件下具有稳定滑动模态的切换泛函的设 计方法.并利用趋近律设计了相应的变结构控制器.得到了一般时滞系统能够变换为所需要 的时滞系统的条件.