Mixed H2/H∞ control for nonlinear time-varying systems with application to robotic systems

Author(s):  
D. Georges
Author(s):  
Matthew B. Greytak ◽  
Franz S. Hover

First-excursion times have been developed extensively in the literature for oscillators; one major application is structural dynamics of buildings. Using the fact that most closed-loop systems operate with a moderate to high damping ratio, we have derived a new procedure for calculating first-excursion times for a class of linear continuous, time-varying systems. In several examples, we show that the algorithm is both accurate and time-efficient. These are important attributes for real-time path planning in stochastic environments, and hence the work should be useful for autonomous robotic systems involving marine and air vehicles.


2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 1529-1533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mai-Ying ZHONG ◽  
Shuai LIU ◽  
Hui-Hong ZHAO

Author(s):  
Kanya Rattanamongkhonkun ◽  
Radom Pongvuthithum ◽  
Chulin Likasiri

Abstract This paper addresses a finite-time regulation problem for time-varying nonlinear systems in p-normal form. This class of time-varying systems includes a well-known lower-triangular system and a chain of power integrator systems as special cases. No growth condition on time-varying uncertainties is imposed. The control law can guarantee that all closed-loop trajectories are bounded and well defined. Furthermore, all states converge to zero in finite time.


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