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Nonlinear adaptive trajectory tracking using dynamic neural networks
A S Poznyak1, W Yu, E N Sanchez
1Departamento de Control Automatico, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico D.F., 07360, Mexico.
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks
|February 7, 2008
Summary
This study introduces dynamic neural networks for adaptive nonlinear identification and trajectory tracking. We establish theorems bounding identification and tracking errors, validated with relay and chaotic Duffing systems.
Area of Science:
- Control Systems Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Nonlinear Dynamics
Background:
- Adaptive nonlinear systems require robust identification and precise trajectory tracking.
- Dynamic neural networks offer a promising approach for complex system control.
- Stability and error bounds are critical for validating control strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and analyze adaptive nonlinear identification and trajectory tracking using dynamic neural networks.
- To establish theoretical bounds for identification and tracking errors.
- To demonstrate the practical application of the proposed methods on complex systems.
Main Methods:
- Lyapunov-like analysis for determining stability conditions of identification error.
- Local optimal controller for analyzing trajectory tracking error.
- Utilizing algebraic and differential Riccati equations for error analysis.
- Formulating two original theorems to bound identification and tracking errors.
Main Results:
- Established stability conditions for the identification error using Lyapunov-like analysis.
- Derived bounds for both the identification error and the trajectory tracking error through two novel theorems.
- Successfully illustrated the effectiveness of the proposed methods on a second-order relay system and the chaotic Duffing equation.
Conclusions:
- The proposed dynamic neural network approach provides effective adaptive nonlinear identification and trajectory tracking.
- The derived error bounds offer theoretical guarantees for system performance.
- The validated examples highlight the method's applicability to diverse and challenging nonlinear systems.
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