Discrete-time adaptive iterative learning control with incorporation of a priori process knowledge. (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liang, Hao; Lin, Na; Chi, Ronghu; Sun, Yumei
• Is Part Of: Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control. Volume 41:Number 11(2019)
• Page Start: 3053
• Page End: 3064
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: Control performance -- discrete-time adaptive iterative learning control -- iteration-difference estimator -- mixed-difference estimator -- time-difference estimator; Automatic control -- Periodicals; Measuring instruments -- Periodicals; Commande automatique -- Périodiques; Mesure -- Instruments -- Périodiques; 681.2
• DOI: 10.1177/0142331218810779
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-3312

Abstract

This work explores utilization of a priori model knowledge to achieve better control performance of iterative learning control systems. Two specific discrete-time adaptive iterative learning control approaches are proposed for different control cases to exactly utilize known information in order to improve control performance. In more detail, a novel time-difference estimator based discrete-time adaptive iterative learning control system is proposed for a time-invariant parametric uncertain system, and a mixed-difference estimator based discrete-time adaptive iterative learning control is proposed for a hybrid parametric uncertain system. Both of these control methods are shown to perform well even though the initial states and the reference trajectories vary randomly along the iteration direction. We show that superior control performance can be achieved compared with the existing iteration-difference estimator based discrete-time adaptive iterative learning control systems by applying the two proposed control methods, which fully utilize known information about the model. Mathematical proof and a simulation study on a permanent magnet linear motor verify the efficiency of the proposed discrete-time adaptive iterative learning control approaches.