Predictor-based control for an uncertain Euler-Lagrange system with input delay

  • Authors:
  • Nitin Sharma;Shubhendu Bhasin;Qiang Wang;Warren E. Dixon

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, United States;Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, United States;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611-6250, United States;Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, United States and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611-6250, Un ...

  • Venue:
  • Automatica (Journal of IFAC)
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Controlling a nonlinear system with actuator delay is a challenging problem because of the need to develop some form of prediction of the nonlinear dynamics. Developing a predictor-based controller for an uncertain system is especially challenging. In this paper, tracking controllers are developed for an Euler-Lagrange system with time-delayed actuation, parametric uncertainty, and additive bounded disturbances. The developed controllers represent the first input delayed controllers developed for uncertain nonlinear systems that use a predictor to compensate for the delay. The results are obtained through the development of a novel predictor-like method to address the time delay in the control input. Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals are used within a Lyapunov-based stability analysis to prove semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded tracking. Experimental results illustrate the performance and robustness of the developed control methods.