Controller Design for Nonlinear Networked Control Systems with Random Data Packet Dropout
Abstract
This paper investigates the state feedback control problem of nonlinear networked control systems in presence of data packet dropout. The random data packet dropout is modeled as a Bernoulli distributed sequence with a known conditional probability distribution. The closed-loop system model is obtained through the state augmentation method. The sufficient conditions for the existence of a state feedback controller are derived by means of Lyapunov stability theory such that the closed-loop control system is exponentially stable in the mean-square sense. The maximum bound of the nonlinear item of the control system is also obtained. Then a linear matrix inequality (LMI) based approach for designing such a controller which can be solved by Matlab LMI tool box is presented. Finally, a numerical simulation example is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
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Introduction
In networked control system (NCS), control loops are closed by real-time networks. Such kind of control systems bring a lot of advantages, such as reduced system wiring, simple system maintenance and low cost. In the field of industrial control, remote medical treatment, military and other fields, NCS has been widely used [1-2].However, the application of communication networks in feedback control loops makes the NCS analysis and synthesis complex because data packets through networks suffer not only transmission delays but also data packet drop out [3-4].Many scholars have investigated the effect of data packet dropout on the performance of the control system.
In recent years, there are many results for the controller design of linear network control systems respect to the data packet dropout. For the NCS with random data packet drop out, literature [5-6] modeled NCS as a kind of Markov jump system, and the mode dependent controller is designed. In literature [7], if the data packet drop out accrues, the input of the actuator was considered to be zero, and the optimal estimation of NCS was studied. For a class of singular controlled plant, literature [8] modeled closed-loop system as a kind of asynchronous dynamical system, and the𝐻∞control problem was investigated. However, there is not much work reported about nonlinear NCS. The state feedback control problem for nonlinear NCS is still very limited.
In this paper, the state feedback control problem for a kind of nonlinear NCS is investigated. Assuming that the data packet dropout obeys Bernoulli distribution, the closed-loop system is modeled as a class of control system which contains stochastic variable. The sufficient condition and design method of the state feedback controller for a class of nonlinear NCS with random data packet drop out are given. Simulation results show that the method proposed in this paper is effective.
Conclusion
In this paper, the sufficient condition and design method of the state feedback controller for a class of nonlinear NCS with random data packet drop out are given. The controller gain matrix and the maximum bound of the nonlinear item of the control system can be obtained by use of the relevant tool box of Matlab. Simulation results show that the method proposed in this paper is effective.