Set-point control of nonlinear systems with state and control constraints: a Lyapunov-function, reference-governor approach

Author(s):  
E.G. Gilbert ◽  
I.V. Kolmanovsky
Author(s):  
Nan I. Li ◽  
Ilya Kolmanovsky ◽  
Anouck Girard

The reference governor modifies set-point commands to a closed-loop system in order to enforce state and control constraints. In this paper, we describe an approach to reference governor implementation for nonlinear systems, which is based on bounding (covering) the response of a nonlinear system by the response of a linear model with a set-bounded disturbance input. Such a design strategy is of interest as it reduces the online optimization problem to a convex quadratic programming (QP) problem with linear inequality constraints, thereby permitting standard QP solvers to be used. A numerical example is reported.


1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. VanLandingham ◽  
R. Moose ◽  
P. Zwicke

Author(s):  
Kaiwen Liu ◽  
Nan Li ◽  
Ilya Kolmanovsky ◽  
Denise Rizzo ◽  
Anouck Girard

Abstract This paper proposes a learning reference governor (LRG) approach to enforce state and control constraints in systems for which an accurate model is unavailable; and this approach enables the reference governor to gradually improve command tracking performance through learning while enforcing the constraints during learning and after learning is completed. The learning can be performed either on a black-box type model of the system or directly on the hardware. After introducing the LRG algorithm and outlining its theoretical properties, this paper investigates LRG application to fuel truck (tank truck) rollover avoidance. Through simulations based on a fuel truck model that accounts for liquid fuel sloshing effects, we show that the proposed LRG can effectively protect fuel trucks from rollover accidents under various operating conditions.


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