Tieshan Li

Observer-Based Adaptive Fuzzy Tracking Control of MIMO Stochastic Nonlinear Systems With Unknown Control Directions and Unknown Dead Zones

In this paper, an adaptive fuzzy backstepping output-feedback tracking control approach is proposed for a class of multi-input and multi-output (MIMO) stochastic nonlinear systems. The MIMO stochastic nonlinear systems under study are assumed to possess unstructured uncertainties, unknown dead-zones, and unknown control directions. By using a linear state transformation, the unknown control coefficients and the unknown slopes characteristic of the dead-zones are lumped together, and the original system is transformed to a new system on which the control design becomes feasible. Fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the unstructured uncertainties, and a fuzzy state observer is designed to estimate the unmeasured states. By introducing a special Nussbaum gain function into the backstepping control design, a stable adaptive fuzzy output-feedback tracking control scheme is developed. The main features of the proposed adaptive control approach are that it can guarantee the stability of the closed-loop system, and the tracking errors converge to a small neighborhood of zero. Moreover, it can solve the problems of unknown control direction, unknown dead-zone, and unmeasured states simultaneously. Two simulation examples are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Observer-Based Adaptive Fuzzy Backstepping Dynamic Surface Control for a Class of MIMO Nonlinear Systems

In this paper, an adaptive fuzzy backstepping dynamic surface control (DSC) approach is developed for a class of multiple-input-multiple-output nonlinear systems with immeasurable states. Using fuzzy-logic systems to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, a fuzzy state observer is designed to estimate the immeasurable states. By combining adaptive-backstepping technique and DSC technique, an adaptive fuzzy output-feedback backstepping-control approach is developed. The proposed control method not only overcomes the problem of “explosion of complexity” inherent in the backstepping-design methods but also overcomes the problem of unavailable state measurements. It is proved that all the signals of the closed-loop adaptive-control system are semiglobally uniformly ultimately bounded, and the tracking errors converge to a small neighborhood of the origin. Simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

A Novel Robust Adaptive-Fuzzy-Tracking Control for a Class of NonlinearMulti-Input/Multi-Output Systems

Robust adaptive-fuzzy-tracking control of a class of uncertain multi-input/multi-output nonlinear systems with coupled interconnections is considered in this paper. Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy systems are used to approximate the unknown system functions. A novel adaptive-control scheme is developed on the basis of the so-called ¿dynamic-surface control¿ and ¿minimal-learning parameters¿ techniques. The proposed scheme has following two key features. First, the number of parameters updated online for each subsystem is reduced to one, and both problems of ¿curse of dimension¿ for high-dimensional systems and ¿explosion of complexity¿ inherent in the conventional backstepping methods are circumvented. Second, the potential controller-singularity problem in some of the existing adaptive-control schemes with feedback-linearization techniques is overcome. It is shown via Lyapunov theory that all the signals in the closed-loop system are semiglobally uniformly ultimately bounded. Finally, simulation results via two examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness and advantages of the proposed scheme.

Adaptive Fuzzy Output Feedback Dynamic Surface Control of Interconnected Nonlinear Pure-Feedback Systems

In this paper, an adaptive fuzzy decentralized output feedback control design is presented for a class of interconnected nonlinear pure-feedback systems. The considered nonlinear systems contain unknown nonlinear uncertainties and the states are not necessary to be measured directly. Fuzzy logic systems are employed to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, and then a fuzzy state observer is designed and the estimations of the immeasurable state variables are obtained. Based on the adaptive backstepping dynamic surface control design technique, an adaptive fuzzy decentralized output feedback control scheme is developed. It is proved that all the variables of the resulting closed-loop system are semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded, and also that the observer and tracking errors are guaranteed to converge to a small neighborhood of the origin. Some simulation results and comparisons with the existing results are provided to illustrate the effectiveness and merits of the proposed approach.

Composite Adaptive Fuzzy Output Feedback Control Design for Uncertain Nonlinear Strict-Feedback Systems With Input Saturation

In this paper, a composite adaptive fuzzy output-feedback control approach is proposed for a class of single-input and single-output strict-feedback nonlinear systems with unmeasured states and input saturation. Fuzzy logic systems are utilized to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, and a fuzzy state observer is designed to estimate the unmeasured states. By utilizing the designed fuzzy state observer, a serial-parallel estimation model is established. Based on adaptive backstepping dynamic surface control technique and utilizing the prediction error between the system states observer model and the serial-parallel estimation model, a new fuzzy controller with the composite parameters adaptive laws are developed. It is proved that all the signals of the closed-loop system are bounded and the system output can follow the given bounded reference signal. A numerical example and simulation comparisons with previous control methods are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Hybrid Fuzzy Adaptive Output Feedback Control Design for Uncertain MIMO Nonlinear Systems With Time-Varying Delays and Input Saturation

In this paper, a hybrid fuzzy adaptive output feedback control design approach is proposed for a class of multiinput and multioutput strict-feedback nonlinear systems with unknown time-varying delays, unmeasured states, and input saturation. First, fuzzy logic systems are employed to approximate unknown nonlinear functions in the system. Next, a smooth function is used to approximate the input saturation and an adaptive fuzzy state observer is constructed to solve the problem of unmeasured states. Based on the designed adaptive fuzzy state observer, a serial-parallel estimation model is established. By applying adaptive fuzzy dynamic surface control technique and utilizing the prediction error between the system states observer model and the serial-parallel estimation model, a new fuzzy controller with the composite parameters adaptive laws is developed based on Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional. It is proved that all variables of the closed-loop system are bounded and the system outputs can follow the given bounded reference signals as close as possible. A simulation example is provided to further show the effectiveness of this novel control scheme.

Adaptive Neural Output Feedback Controller Design With Reduced-Order Observer for a Class of Uncertain Nonlinear SISO Systems

An adaptive output feedback control is studied for uncertain nonlinear single-input-single-output systems with partial unmeasured states. In the scheme, a reduced-order observer (ROO) is designed to estimate those unmeasured states. By employing radial basis function neural networks and incorporating the ROO into a new backstepping design, an adaptive output feedback controller is constructively developed. A prominent advantage is its ability to balance the control action between the state feedback and the output feedback. In addition, the scheme can be still implemented when all the states are not available. The stability of the closed-loop system is guaranteed in the sense that all the signals are semiglobal uniformly ultimately bounded and the system output tracks the reference signal to a bounded compact set. A simulation example is given to validate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.

Observer-based adaptive fuzzy tracking control for a class of uncertain nonlinear MIMO systems

This paper addresses the adaptive fuzzy tracking control problem for a class of uncertain nonlinear MIMO systems with the external disturbances. The adaptive fuzzy controllers are designed under the constraint that only system output is available for measurement. Then, it is needed to design a state observer to estimate the unmeasured states. In the observer design procedure, two prominent advantages are that it does not require the sign of the control gain coefficient to be known and only two parameters need to be adjusted on-line for each subsystem. By using Lyapunov analysis method, it is proven that all the signals in the closed-loop system are guaranteed to be bounded and the system outputs track the reference signals to a bounded compact set. The feasibility of the proposed approach is validated by using two simulation examples.

Adaptive fuzzy output-feedback control for output constrained nonlinear systems in the presence of input saturation☆

Abstract In this paper, the problem of adaptive fuzzy output-feedback control is investigated for a class of output constrained uncertain nonlinear systems with input saturation and unmeasured states. To address output constraint and input constraint, a barrier Lyapunov function and an auxiliary design system are employed, respectively. Fuzzy logic systems are utilized to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, and a fuzzy state observer is designed to estimate the unmeasured states. By utilizing the fuzzy state observer, and combining the adaptive backstepping technique with adaptive fuzzy control design, an observer-based adaptive fuzzy output-feedback control approach is developed. It is proved that the proposed control approach can guarantee that all the signals in the closed-loop system are bounded, and the input and output constraints are circumvented simultaneously. A numerical example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Adaptive fuzzy output feedback control of uncertain nonlinear systems with unknown backlash-like hysteresis

In this paper, the problem of adaptive fuzzy output-feedback control is investigated for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with unknown backlash-like hysteresis and unmeasured states. The fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the nonlinear system functions, and a fuzzy state observer is designed to estimate the unmeasured states. By utilizing the fuzzy state observer, and combining the adaptive backstepping technique with adaptive fuzzy control design, an observer-based adaptive fuzzy output-feedback control approach is developed. It is proved that the proposed control approach can guarantee that all the signals in the closed-loop system are semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded (SUUB), and both observer error and tracking error can converge to a small neighborhood of the origin. Two simulations are included to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.