A quotient method for designing nonlinear controllers

Willson, S. S.; Müllhaupt, Ph.; Bonvin, Dominique

doi:10.1109/cdc.2011.6160803

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“…The quotient method is an iterative design technique to obtain a control law for nonlinear input-affine single-input systems [8]. The method proceeds in two stages, namely a forward decomposition stage and a backward control design stage.…”

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“…The algorithm proposed in [4] generates quotients to obtain h(x). Based on this algorithm, a quotient method [8] has been developed to directly obtain the control law without the need of achieving Brunovský normal form. Due to the freedom in choosing the quotient foliation in the design process of the quotient method, it was observed, in simulation, that the control law was able to overcome the singularity in feedback linearization [8].…”

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“…Based on this algorithm, a quotient method [8] has been developed to directly obtain the control law without the need of achieving Brunovský normal form. Due to the freedom in choosing the quotient foliation in the design process of the quotient method, it was observed, in simulation, that the control law was able to overcome the singularity in feedback linearization [8]. The present paper demonstrates the application of the quotient method to a field-controlled DC motor and proves, using a Lyapunov function, that the domain of attraction of the control law obtained through the quotient method is indeed larger than the domain of attraction of the control law obtained through feedback linearization.…”

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Avoiding feedback-linearization singularity using a quotient method — The field-controlled DC motor case

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Müllhaupt²,

Bonvin

2012

2012 American Control Conference (ACC)

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Feedback linearization requires a unique feedback law and a unique diffeomorphism to bring a system to Brunovský normal form. Unfortunately, singularities might arise both in the feedback law and in the diffeomorphism. This paper demonstrates the ability of a quotient method to avoid or mitigate the singularities that typically arise with feedback linearization. The quotient method does it by relaxing the conditions on diffeomorphism, which can be achieved since there is an additional degree of freedom at each step of the iterative procedure. This freedom in choosing quotients and the resulting advantage are demonstrated for a field-controlled DC motor. Using a Lyapunov function, the domain of attraction of the control law obtained with the quotient method is proved to be larger than the domain of attraction of a control law obtained using feedback linearization.

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Section: Quotient Methodsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Avoiding feedback-linearization singularity using a quotient method — The field-controlled DC motor case

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Bonvin

2012

2012 American Control Conference (ACC)

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“…The numerical version encompasses the forward decomposition stage and backward control design stage of the quotient method [5]. The numerical algorithm assumes that there exists a procedure to compute the time derivatives of the states for given state and input values.…”

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“…Computing such an output requires a systematic procedure, such as the one proposed in [3,4], which proceeds by successively generating quotients that are desensitized with respect to the input vector field. This method has been extended to produce a control design technique applicable to FL input-affine single-input systems of the form [5]:ẋ…”

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Numerical algorithm for feedback linearizable systems

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Müllhaupt²,

Bonvin³

2012

AIP Conference Proceedings

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Abstract.A numerical algorithm that achieves asymptotic stability for feedback linearizable systems is presented. The nonlinear systems can be represented in various forms that include differential equations, simulated physical models or lookup tables. The proposed algorithm is based on a quotient method and proceeds iteratively. At each step, the dynamic system is desensitized with respect to the current input vector field. Control is obtained by tracking a desired value along the input vector field at each step. The numerical algorithm uses the direction on the tangent manifold at a given point and its variation around that point. This enables the algorithm to produce control values simply using a simulator of the nonlinear system. Keywords: Numerical algorithms, feedback-linearization, quotient, control law design, nonlinear dynamical systems PACS: 05.10.-a Feedback linearization is an effective method to handle nonlinear systems. However, it requires exact knowledge of the system and, furthermore, there exist conditions for a nonlinear system to be feedback linearizable (FL). Moreover, for feedback linearization, an output function of relative degree n must be known [1,2], where n is the dimension of the system. Computing such an output requires a systematic procedure, such as the one proposed in [3,4], which proceeds by successively generating quotients that are desensitized with respect to the input vector field. This method has been extended to produce a control design technique applicable to FL input-affine single-input systems of the formFor non-FL systems, the method requires approximations [6,7]. However, for some non-FL systems, the system of equations turns out to be so complicated that, even after approximations, the method is not applicable due to the lack of closed-form solutions to some of the equations. This difficulty has motivated the use of numerical algorithms to compute the control input. This paper presents a numerical algorithm that computes the input for a given state of the system. The algorithm requires the time derivatives of the states at particular state and input values. The time derivatives can be obtained from the system's differential equations (through traditional modeling) or through advanced computer-generated physical modeling. Computer-generated physical modeling is an interactive technique that connects electro-mechanical components to simulate dynamical systems [8]. Simscape™ is such a simulation tool. With it, a designer can simulate complicated electro-mechanical systems without having full knowledge of the underlying differential equations. The inability of these tools to provide the governing differential equations make them unsuited for developing nonlinear control laws. Using the proposed numerical algorithm, it is possible to harness the simulation capabilities of such tools. Moreover, if measured data are available for a system, it is also possible to compute the derivatives via numerical differentiation and use that for the proposed numerical algorithm NUMERICAL...

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A quotient method for designing nonlinear controllers

Willson

Müllhaupt

Bonvin

2013

European Journal of Control

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Abstract-An algorithmic method is proposed to design stabilizing control laws for a class of nonlinear systems that comprises single-input feedback-linearizable systems and a particular set of single-input non feedback-linearizable systems. The method proceeds iteratively and consists of two stages; it converts the system into cascade form and reduces the dimension at every step by creating quotient manifold in the forward stage, while it constructs the feedback law iteratively in the backward stage. The paper shows that the construction of these quotient manifolds is well defined for feedbacklinearizable system and, furthermore, it can also be applied to a class of non feedback-linearizable systems.

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A quotient method for designing nonlinear controllers

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Avoiding feedback-linearization singularity using a quotient method — The field-controlled DC motor case

Avoiding feedback-linearization singularity using a quotient method — The field-controlled DC motor case

Numerical algorithm for feedback linearizable systems

A quotient method for designing nonlinear controllers

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Avoiding feedback-linearization singularity using a quotient method &#x2014; The field-controlled DC motor case

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Numerical algorithm for feedback linearizable systems

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Avoiding feedback-linearization singularity using a quotient method — The field-controlled DC motor case

Avoiding feedback-linearization singularity using a quotient method — The field-controlled DC motor case