Two-layer observer based control for a class of uncertain systems with multi-frequency disturbances. (July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wen, Xinyu; Yan, Peng
• Is Part Of: ISA transactions. Volume 63(2016:Jul.)
• Page Start: 84
• Page End: 92
• Publication Date: 2016-07
• Subjects: Disturbance estimation and rejection -- Two layer observer -- Robotic manipulator -- Disturbance observer based control; Engineering instruments -- Periodicals; Engineering instruments; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2016.03.011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0019-0578

Abstract

Abstract: A novel disturbance estimation approach is presented for a class of uncertain systems subject to multiple-sinusoidal disturbances with unknown frequencies. Different from existing results on disturbance observer based control (DOBC), a new methodology with a two-layer observer structure is developed to effectively estimate and reject the disturbances. In the proposed control architecture, an auxiliary observer is derived to generate a disturbance representation in a parametric uncertainty form. Furthermore, the unknown parameters can be reduced to a constant vector with the dimension of the number of harmonic components in the disturbances. Then an augmented observer is designed to estimate the corresponding unknown parameters of the disturbances. As a result, the uncertain systems with disturbances constituting of multiple unknown-frequency sinusoidal components can be controlled within the DOBC framework, where asymptotic stability can be guaranteed. The proposed approach is successfully validated on a robotic manipulating example. Abstract : Highlights: A general architecture for anti-disturbance control of uncertain systems with complicated disturbances. A novel two-layer observer design capable of estimating disturbances with multiple unknown-frequency components. Compatibility of the proposed approach to the general DOBC (Disturbance Observer Based Control) framework. Successful validation of the control approach to a robotic manipulator example in various cases.