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Performance-oriented antiwindup for a class of linear control systems with augmented neural network controller.

Guido Herrmann¹, Matthew C Turner, Ian Postlethwaite

¹Control and Instrumentation Research Group, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK. gh17@le.ac.uk

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks

|March 28, 2007

Summary

This study introduces a neural network (NN) controller to enhance linear control systems facing amplitude limits. The NN controller compensates for nonlinear disturbances, improving system performance and stability.

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Area of Science:

Control Systems Engineering
Artificial Intelligence in Control
Nonlinear System Analysis

Background:

Linear control systems often struggle with unmodeled nonlinear disturbances and control signal saturation.
Neural network (NN) controllers offer potential for improved performance by estimating and compensating for these complex dynamics.
Anti-windup (AW) compensators are crucial for maintaining system stability and performance during actuator saturation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a robust conditioning scheme for linear control systems augmented with NN controllers under amplitude constraints.
To mitigate the effects of unmodeled nonlinear disturbances using an NN controller.
To design an effective anti-windup (AW) compensator for rapid saturation recovery.

Main Methods:

A neural network (NN) controller is integrated into a linear control system to estimate and compensate for nonlinear disturbances.
The NN controller's output is bounded to respect known disturbance limits.
A low-order anti-windup (AW) compensator is designed using convex linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) optimization.

Main Results:

The proposed NN-enhanced control scheme effectively compensates for unmodeled nonlinear disturbances.
The integrated AW compensator ensures performance close to the nominal controller and enables swift recovery from saturation.
The NN controller's bounded output prevents exceeding disturbance limits, enhancing system robustness.

Conclusions:

The presented conditioning scheme effectively integrates NN control with anti-windup strategies for linear systems with amplitude limits.
This approach enhances system performance and stability by addressing nonlinear disturbances and saturation.
The use of LMIs for AW compensator design provides a systematic and efficient method for robust control.