Tracking Control of Linear Switched Systems

This paper deals with the optimal tracking problem for switched systems, where the control input, the switching times and the switching index are all design variables. We propose a three-stage method for solving this problem. First, we fix the switching times and switching index sequence, which lead...

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Main Authors: Li, R., Feng, Z., Teo, Kok, Duan, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26943
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author Li, R.
Feng, Z.
Teo, Kok
Duan, G.
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Feng, Z.
Teo, Kok
Duan, G.
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description This paper deals with the optimal tracking problem for switched systems, where the control input, the switching times and the switching index are all design variables. We propose a three-stage method for solving this problem. First, we fix the switching times and switching index sequence, which leads to a linear tracking problem, except different subsystems are defined in their respective time intervals. The optimal control and the corresponding cost function obtained depend on the switching signal. This gives rise to an optimal parameter selection problem for which the switching instants and the switching index are to be chosen optimally. In the second stage, the switching index is fixed. A reverse time transformation followed by a time scaling transform are introduced to convert this subproblem into an equivalent standard optimal parameter selection problem. The gradient formula of the cost function is derived. Then the discrete filled function is used in the third stage to search for the optimal switching index. On this basis, a computational method, which combines a gradient-based method, a local search algorithm and a filled function method, is developed for solving this problem. A numerical exampleis solved, showing the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-269432017-09-13T15:53:16Z Tracking Control of Linear Switched Systems Li, R. Feng, Z. Teo, Kok Duan, G. linear quadratic control theory switched systems optimal tracking control a time scaling transformation discrete filled function This paper deals with the optimal tracking problem for switched systems, where the control input, the switching times and the switching index are all design variables. We propose a three-stage method for solving this problem. First, we fix the switching times and switching index sequence, which leads to a linear tracking problem, except different subsystems are defined in their respective time intervals. The optimal control and the corresponding cost function obtained depend on the switching signal. This gives rise to an optimal parameter selection problem for which the switching instants and the switching index are to be chosen optimally. In the second stage, the switching index is fixed. A reverse time transformation followed by a time scaling transform are introduced to convert this subproblem into an equivalent standard optimal parameter selection problem. The gradient formula of the cost function is derived. Then the discrete filled function is used in the third stage to search for the optimal switching index. On this basis, a computational method, which combines a gradient-based method, a local search algorithm and a filled function method, is developed for solving this problem. A numerical exampleis solved, showing the effectiveness of the proposed approach. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26943 10.1017/S1446181100012773 Cambridge University Press fulltext
spellingShingle linear quadratic control theory
switched systems
optimal tracking control
a time scaling transformation
discrete filled function
Li, R.
Feng, Z.
Teo, Kok
Duan, G.
Tracking Control of Linear Switched Systems
title Tracking Control of Linear Switched Systems
title_full Tracking Control of Linear Switched Systems
title_fullStr Tracking Control of Linear Switched Systems
title_full_unstemmed Tracking Control of Linear Switched Systems
title_short Tracking Control of Linear Switched Systems
title_sort tracking control of linear switched systems
topic linear quadratic control theory
switched systems
optimal tracking control
a time scaling transformation
discrete filled function
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26943