On the sliding‐mode control of fractional‐order nonlinear uncertain dynamics

This paper deals with applications of sliding‐mode‐based fractional control techniques to address tracking and stabilization control tasks for some classes of nonlinear uncertain fractional‐order systems. Both single‐input and multi‐input systems are considered. A second‐order sliding‐mode approach is taken, in suitable combination with PI‐based design, in the single‐input case, while the unit‐vector approach is the main tool of reference in the multi‐input case. Sliding manifolds containing fractional derivatives of the state variables are used in the present work. Constructive tuning conditions for the control parameters are derived by Lyapunov analysis, and the convergence properties of the proposed schemes are supported by simulation results. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Fractional order predictive sliding-mode control for a class of nonlinear input-delay systems: singular and non-singular approach

Nonlinear models of physical systems usually suffer from input delay and external disturbances. Moreover, when a delayed state is in the input signal gain, it can be non-singular or singular. So, designing a robust controller in a nonlinear system with input and state delay, suitable for non-singular and singular input signal gain, is imperative. The main contribution of our study is to design a new state feedback fractional order predictive sliding mode control (FOPSMC) procedure which not only guarantees the stability of a nonlinear system with known constant input and state delay but also controls the output signal to the desired value. Firstly, a predictor is designed for the system to achieve an input-delay-free one. Then, a state feedback FOPSMC is proposed based on a fractional order sliding signal for a nonlinear system with non-singular control gain. Also, a state feedback FOPSMC and a fractional order sliding mode observer (FOSMO) for the virtual disturbance are designed for singular control gain situation. It is proved analytically, through the Lyapunov stability criteria, that both control procedures can stabilise the system and can control the output signal to the desired value, effectively. Finally, the simulation results verify the effectiveness of the analytical achievements.     

Robust control for uncertain linear delay systems via sliding mode control

In this paper, a novel discontinuous control strategy for robust stabilization of a class of uncertain multivariable linear time‐delay systems with delays in both the state and control variables is proposed. Two predictors are first designed to compensate the delay effect in the control input, and then an integral sliding mode control technique is applied to compensate partially the effect of the perturbation term. Finally, a nominal delay‐free component of the full control input is designed to stabilize the sliding mode dynamics. Conditions for the stability of the closed‐loop perturbed system are then derived. The proposed framework is then extended to the class of systems modeled in regular form. Some examples illustrate the feasibility of the proposed scheme. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An H∞non‐fragile observer‐based adaptive sliding mode controller design for uncertain fractional‐order nonlinear systems with time delay and input nonlinearity

In this paper the problem of non‐fragile adaptive sliding mode observer design is addressed for a class of nonlinear fractional‐order time‐delay systems with uncertainties, external disturbance, exogenous noise, and input nonlinearity. An H_∞ observer‐based adaptive sliding mode control considering the non‐fragility of the observer is proposed for this system. The sufficient asymptotic stability conditions are derived in the form of linear matrix inequalities. It is proven that the sliding surface is reachable in finite time. An illustrative example is provided which corroborates the effectiveness of the theoretical results.     

SECOND‐ORDER TERMINAL SLIDING MODE CONTROL OF INPUT‐DELAY SYSTEMS

This paper proposes a second‐order terminal sliding mode control for a class of uncertain input‐delay systems. The input‐delay systems are firstly converted into the input‐delay free systems and further converted into the regular forms. A linear sliding mode manifold is predesigned to represent the ideal dynamics of the system. Another terminal sliding mode manifold surface is presented to drive the linear sliding mode to reach zeros in finite time. In order to eliminate the chattering phenomena, a second‐order sliding mode method is utilized to filter the high frequency switching control signal. The uncertainties of the systems are analysed in detail to show the effect to the systems. The simulation results validate the method presented in the paper.     

Design of a chatter-free terminal sliding mode controller for nonlinear fractional-order dynamical systems

This paper investigates the problem of robust control of nonlinear fractional-order dynamical systems in the presence of uncertainties. First, a novel switching surface is proposed and its finite-time stability to the origin is proved. Subsequently, using the sliding mode theory, a robust fractional control law is proposed to ensure the existence of the sliding motion in finite time. We use a fractional Lyapunov stability theory to prove the stability of the system in a given finite time. In order to avoid the chattering, which is inherent in conventional sliding mode controllers, we transfer the sign function of the control input into the fractional derivative of the control signal. The proposed chattering-free sliding mode technique is then applied for stabilisation of a broad class of three-dimensional fractional-order chaotic systems via a single variable driving control input. Simulation results reveal that the proposed fractional sliding mode controller works well for chaos control of fractional-order hyperchaotic Chen, chaotic Lorenz and chaotic Arneodo systems with no-chatter control inputs.     

分数阶混沌系统的主动滑模同步

结合主动控制和滑模控制原理,提出了一个同步分数阶混沌系统的主动滑模控制方法.该方法首先用分数阶积分对所有维状态分量设计一个滑模面,分数阶混沌系统在该滑模面上稳定.然后采用极点配置的方法获得主动滑模控制器中的增益矩阵.应用Lyapunov稳定性理论、分数阶系统稳定理论对所提的控制器的存在性和稳定性分别进行了分析.对分数阶Lorenz系统进行数值仿真,仿真结果验证了该方法的有效性.     

Passivity‐based sliding mode controller/observer for second‐order nonlinear systems

A passivity‐based sliding mode control for a class of second‐order nonlinear systems with matched disturbances is proposed in this paper. Firstly, a nonlinear sliding surface is designed using feedback passification, in which the passivity is employed to guarantee the closed‐loop system's stability. The passivity‐based controller comprising a discontinuous term guarantees globally asymptotical convergence to the sliding surface. A sliding mode‐based control law that satisfies the reaching and sliding condition is also developed. Moreover, the passivity‐based sliding mode observer is also developed to effectively estimate the system states. Compared with conventional sliding mode control, the proposed control scheme has a shorter reaching time; and hence, the system performance is less affected by disturbances, thus eliminating the need to increase the control input gain. Finally, simulation results demonstrate the validity of the proposed method.     

Global stabilisation for a class of nonlinear time-delay systems based on dynamical output feedback sliding mode control

In this article, global stabilisation for a class of nonlinear time-varying delay systems with mismatched uncertainty is considered. The bound on the uncertainty is nonlinear and involves time-delay. For this system, a dynamical compensator is first designed. A delay free sliding surface in the augmented space formed by the system output and the compensator state variables is proposed. The stability of the sliding mode dynamics, which include the time-delay effects, are analysed using the Lyapunov–Razumikhin approach. Then, a delay dependent sliding mode control is proposed such that the system can be driven to the sliding surface in finite time and maintain a sliding motion on it thereafter. Finally, a simulation is presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the obtained results.     

State estimation for linear hybrid systems with periodic jumps and unknown inputs

In order to solve the state estimation problem for linear hybrid systems with periodic jumps and unknown inputs, some hybrid observers are proposed. The proposed observers admit a Luenberger‐like structure and the synthesis is given in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Therefore, the proposed observer designs are completely constructive and provide some input‐to‐state stability properties with respect to unknown inputs. It is worth mentioning that the structure of the hybrid observers, as well as the structure of the LMIs, depends on some observability properties of the flow and jump dynamics, respectively. Then, in order to compensate the effect of the unknown inputs, a hybrid sliding‐mode observer is added to the Luenberger‐like observer structure, providing exponential convergence to zero of the state estimation error despite certain class of unknown inputs. The existence of the hybrid observers and the unknown input hybrid observer is guaranteed if and only if the hybrid system is observable and strongly observable, respectively. Some numerical examples illustrate the feasibility of the proposed estimation approach.     

Sum‐of‐Squares‐Based Finite‐Time Adaptive Sliding Mode Control of Uncertain Polynomial Systems With Input Nonlinearities

This paper proposes a novel adaptive sliding mode control (ASMC) for a class of polynomial systems comprising uncertain terms and input nonlinearities. In this approach, a new polynomial sliding surface is proposed and designed based on the sum‐of‐squares (SOS) decomposition. In the proposed method, an adaptive control law is derived such that the finite‐time reachability of the state trajectories in the presence of input nonlinearity and uncertainties is guaranteed. To do this, it is assumed that the uncertain terms are bounded and the input nonlinearities belong to sectors with positive slope parameters. However, the bound of the uncertain terms is unknown and adaptation law is proposed to effectively estimate the uncertainty bounds. Furthermore, based on a novel polynomial Lyapunov function, the finite‐time convergence of the sliding surface to a pre‐chosen small neighborhood of the origin is guaranteed. To eliminate the time derivatives of the polynomial terms in the stability analysis conditions, the SOS variables of the Lyapunov matrix are optimally selected. In order to show the merits and the robust performance of the proposed controller, chaotic Chen system is provided. Numerical simulation results demonstrate chattering reduction in the proposed approach and the high accuracy in estimating the unknown parameters.     

Delay‐range‐dependent control of nonlinear time‐delay systems under input saturation

This paper describes a delay‐range‐dependent local state feedback controller synthesis approach providing estimation of the region of stability for nonlinear time‐delay systems under input saturation. By employing a Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, properties of nonlinear functions, local sector condition and Jensen's inequality, a sufficient condition is derived for stabilization of nonlinear systems with interval delays varying within a range. Novel solutions to the delay‐range‐dependent and delay‐dependent stabilization problems for linear and nonlinear time‐delay systems, respectively, subject to input saturation are derived as specific scenarios of the proposed control strategy. Also, a delay‐rate‐independent condition for control of nonlinear systems in the presence of input saturation with unknown delay‐derivative bound information is established. And further, a robust state feedback controller synthesis scheme ensuring L₂ gain reduction from disturbance to output is devised to address the problem of the stabilization of input‐constrained nonlinear time‐delay systems with varying interval lags. The proposed design conditions can be solved using linear matrix inequality tools in connection with conventional cone complementary linearization algorithms. Simulation results for an unstable nonlinear time‐delay network and a large‐scale chemical reactor under input saturation and varying interval time‐delays are analyzed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Sliding mode control for time-varying delayed systems based on a reduced-order observer

In this paper, a stabilisation problem for a class of nonlinear systems is considered, where both the nonlinear term and the nonlinear uncertainty are mismatched and subject to time-varying delay. Under the assumption that the delay is known, a reduced-order observer is designed using an appropriate transformation. A sliding surface is proposed in an augmented space formed by the system outputs and the estimated states. The sliding mode dynamics are derived using an equivalent control approach, and the Lyapunov-Razumikhin approach is exploited to analyse the stability of the sliding motion. Then, a sliding mode control law is developed such that the system can be driven to the sliding surface in finite time. A simulation example shows the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

FINITE TIME STABILITY ANALYSIS OF LINEAR AUTONOMOUS FRACTIONAL ORDER SYSTEMS WITH DELAYED STATE

For the first time, in this paper, a stability test procedure is proposed for linear time‐invariant fractional order systems (LTI FOS). Paper extends some basic results from the area of finite time and practical stability to linear, continuous, fractional order time invariant time‐delay systems given in state space form. Sufficient conditions of this kind of stability, for particular class of fractional time‐delay systems is derived.     

Sliding mode control for switched systems subject to successive packet dropout

In this work, the problem of sliding mode control is considered for a class of uncertain switched systems in which the data dropout may happen when the state information is transmitted from the sensor to the controller. Besides, the input matrix for each subsystem is not necessarily the same. First, a common sliding surface depending on dropout probability is constructed by means of a weighted sum approach of the input matrices. And then, a sliding mode controller based on the estimator of the lost signal is designed. It is shown that both the reachability of sliding surface and the stability of sliding mode dynamics can be guaranteed, simultaneously. Finally, a numerical simulation example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Static output feedback sliding mode control for time‐varying delay systems with time‐delayed nonlinear disturbances

In this paper, a robust stabilization problem for a class of linear time‐varying delay systems with disturbances is studied using sliding mode techniques. Both matched and mismatched disturbances, involving time‐varying delay, are considered. The disturbances are nonlinear and have nonlinear bounds which are employed for the control design. A sliding surface is designed and the stability of the corresponding sliding motion is analysed based on the Razumikhin Theorem. Then a static output feedback sliding mode control with time delay is synthesized to drive the system to the sliding surface in finite time. Conservatism is reduced by using features of sliding mode control and systems structure. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Observer‐based fault diagnosis and self‐restore control for systems with measurement delays

The problems of fault diagnosis and fault‐tolerant control are considered for systems with measurement delays. In contrast to the present fault diagnosis and fault‐tolerant control approaches, which consider only the input delay and/or state delay, the main contribution of this paper consists of proposing a new observer‐based reduced‐order fault diagnoser construction approach and a design approach to dynamic self‐restore fault‐tolerant control law for systems with measurement delays. First, the time‐delay system is transformed into a delay‐free system in form by a special functional‐based delay‐free transformation approach for measurement delays. Then, the fault diagnosis is realized online via the proposed reduced‐order fault diagnoser. Using the results of fault diagnosis, two dynamic self‐restore control laws are designed to make the system isolated from faults. A numerical example demonstrates the feasibility and validity of the proposed scheme. © 2012 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society     

Asymptotic Stabilisation of Multiple Input Nonlinear Systems via Sliding Modes

A dynamic feedback controller design method is proposed for multiple input systems. The method uses a novel choice of sliding surface to effect asymptotic linearisation of nonlinear differential input output systems and a class of state space systems. The stability of the overall system, that is a canonical state space form with a dynamic feedback, is analysed with a generalised Lyapunov approach plus an asymptotic analysis in a neighbourhood of the origin. The nonlinear system does not have to be expressed in regular form as is the case in many other sliding mode control approaches. A type of zero dynamics, which are the dynamics of the control, are involved. The resulting dynamic feedback is shown to provide chatter free control if the system is minimum phase with respect to the zero dynamics. The theoretical results are applied to Gas Jet systems with two controls.     

Robust nonovershooting tracking control for fractional‐order systems

A robust tracking control is proposed for the fractional‐order systems (FOSs) to achieve a tracking response with no overshoot, even in the presence of a class of disturbances. The control proposed makes use of a newly designed integral sliding mode technique for FOSs, which is capable of rejecting the bounded disturbances acting through the input channel. The proposed integral sliding mode control design has two components: a nominal control component and a discontinuous control component. The overshoot in the system response is avoided by the nominal control designed with the use of Moore's eigenstructure assignment algorithm. The sliding mode technique is used for the design of discontinuous part of the control that imparts the desired robustness properties.