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Neural-network-based decentralized adaptive output-feedback control for large-scale stochastic nonlinear systems.

Qi Zhou¹, Peng Shi, Honghai Liu

¹Intelligent Systems and Biomedical Robotics Group, School of Creative Technologies, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK. zhouqi2009@gmail.com

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part B, Cybernetics : a Publication of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society

|May 25, 2012

Summary

This study presents a new neural network control method for complex nonlinear stochastic systems. The approach ensures system stability and signal boundedness, validated by simulations.

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Area of Science:

Control Theory
Artificial Intelligence
Stochastic Systems

Background:

Decentralized adaptive control is crucial for large-scale nonlinear stochastic systems.
Traditional backstepping methods face computational complexity challenges.
Neural networks offer powerful function approximation capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a neural-network-based decentralized adaptive output-feedback controller.
To address nonlinear strict-feedback large-scale stochastic systems.
To overcome computational complexity in control design.

Main Methods:

Utilizing dynamic surface control to manage computational complexity.
Proposing a novel direct adaptive neural network approximation for control inputs.
Ensuring semiglobal uniform ultimate boundedness in mean square for closed-loop signals.

Main Results:

The proposed controller guarantees stability for all signals in the closed-loop system.
The method effectively handles unknown nonlinearities and desired control signals.
Simulation results confirm the controller's effectiveness.

Conclusions:

The developed control strategy is effective for the targeted systems.
The novel neural network approximation method enhances control design.
This approach offers a robust solution for decentralized adaptive control problems.