Title
Tube-based distributed control of linear constrained systems
Abstract
In this paper we consider a linear system structured into physically coupled subsystems and propose an innovative distributed control scheme capable of guaranteeing asymptotic stability and satisfaction of constraints on system inputs and states. Our method hinges on the availability of a decentralized stabilizing regulator for the unconstrained system and provides a two-layer controller for each subsystem. Upper controllers receive planned state trajectories from neighboring subsystems and exploit the notion of tubes (Langson, Chryssochoos, Rakovic, & Mayne, 2004) for achieving robustness of stability with respect to coupling. Lower controllers generate planned trajectories using Model Predictive Control (MPC) independently of the other subsystems. The proposed control scheme is arguably easier to design and apply than existing distributed controllers with similar features. A comparison of the proposed approach with existing centralized and distributed MPC regulators is conducted using an illustrative example.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1016/j.automatica.2012.08.024
Automatica
Keywords
Field
DocType
Distributed control,Large-scale systems,Robustness,Model predictive control,Decentralized control
Control theory,Decentralised system,Coupling,Linear system,Control theory,Model predictive control,Control engineering,Robustness (computer science),Exploit,Exponential stability,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
48
11
0005-1098
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
22
1.23
11
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Stefano Riverso116717.28
Giancarlo Ferrari-Trecate283177.29