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Area of Science:

  • Control Theory
  • Systems Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

Background:

  • Variable fractional-order (VFO) neutral-type systems present unique stabilization challenges.
  • Structure perturbations and unknown disturbances degrade system performance and stability.
  • Existing control methods may not adequately address these complex system dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop robust feedback controllers for stabilizing VFO neutral-type systems.
  • To design controllers that can effectively handle structure perturbations and unknown disturbances.
  • To ensure the robust stability of closed-loop VFO systems under adverse conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Design of disturbance-observer-based delayed state- and output-feedback controllers.
  • Utilizing a primary controller based on linear feedback and an auxiliary controller with a disturbance observer.
  • Formulation of order-dependent and delay-dependent stability conditions using Fractional-Order (FO) Lyapunov theory and matrix inequalities.

Main Results:

  • Successful stabilization of VFO neutral-type systems with structure perturbations.
  • Effective estimation and compensation of unknown disturbance signals.
  • Demonstration of robust stability for the closed-loop system through theoretical conditions and simulations.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed disturbance-observer-based delayed feedback control strategy effectively stabilizes VFO neutral-type systems.
  • The developed controller ensures robust stability in the presence of structure perturbations and unknown disturbances.
  • The theoretical conditions derived from FO Lyapunov theory are validated by simulation results.