ISA transactionsPub Date : 2025-06-25DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.017
Haibo Wang, Shuang Shi, Ziyang Zhen, Ju Jiang
{"title":"Fixed-time switching tracking control for unmanned helicopter with multiple constraints","authors":"Haibo Wang, Shuang Shi, Ziyang Zhen, Ju Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span>In this paper, a fixed-time switching tracking control scheme based on the fixed-time disturbance observer (FTDO) is proposed for a 6-DOF unmanned helicopter (UH) with multiple constraints and composite disturbances. The developed fixed-time controller guarantees that the system tracks the desired trajectory within a certain time, regardless of initial conditions. The multiple constraints include input saturation and time-varying output constraints. An improved fixed-time auxiliary<span> system is applied to compensate for the effects of input saturation nonlinearity. By developing a novel switching boundary protection algorithm, a switching control scheme is further designed to solve the output constraints better. An improved FTDO is developed to estimate composite disturbances containing saturation function approximation errors and </span></span>external disturbances. On this basis, a fixed-time switching back-stepping control method is employed for the position and attitude loops, which enables the UH to track the desired trajectory within the flight path constraints. The experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14660,"journal":{"name":"ISA transactions","volume":"165 ","pages":"Pages 268-279"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144510089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISA transactionsPub Date : 2025-06-24DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2025.05.048
Yao Shi , José M. Maestre , Lei Xie , Hongye Su
{"title":"Data-driven parallel linear controllers for reference tracking in nonlinear systems","authors":"Yao Shi , José M. Maestre , Lei Xie , Hongye Su","doi":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.05.048","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.05.048","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Reference tracking control for nonlinear systems<span><span> presents significant challenges, particularly when system models are unavailable and real-time computation is required. We present a purely data-driven approach for reference tracking control, referred to as parallel linear controllers (PLIC), which leverages an architecture composed of two linear controllers operating concurrently in distinct dimensional spaces. These controllers are employed for </span>inverse control and mismatch error compensation, respectively. The first controller utilizes the Koopman operator for lifting the system to a high dimension and solves a quadratic program that facilitates constraint handling. The second controller, which works in the original state space, employs the direct data-driven virtual reference tuning approach with some appropriate modifications. The closed-loop properties of the proposed PLIC are analyzed, and the efficacy of the proposed method is exemplified through benchmark simulation.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":14660,"journal":{"name":"ISA transactions","volume":"165 ","pages":"Pages 183-190"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144499951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Event-triggered consensus of multi-agent systems with uncertain control gain via distributed fuzzy logic observer","authors":"Konghao Xie , Xiujuan Zhao , Shiming Chen , Zheng Zhang , Yuanshi Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span>An event-triggered adaptive backstepping control methodology is proposed to achieve leader-following consensus of uncertain nonlinear high-order multi-agent systems with unknown control gains. In light of the partial observability limitation, adaptive distributed observers are employed to estimate the unobservable states of the leader, whereas local state observers are utilized to reconstruct the states of the followers. By integrating fuzzy logic systems, the unknown </span>nonlinear dynamics are modeled, guaranteeing reliable state prediction in complex and partially observable scenarios. Moreover, the novel relative threshold event-triggered scheme is designed to reduce the frequency of data interactions while ensuring that the tracking error approaches near-zero. Eventually, the effectiveness and superiority of the devised controller are clearly demonstrated through comprehensive simulation results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14660,"journal":{"name":"ISA transactions","volume":"165 ","pages":"Pages 40-53"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144499952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISA transactionsPub Date : 2025-06-23DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2025.05.049
Yu Zeng, Tianrui Chen, Fukai Zhang, Cong Wang
{"title":"Fast actuator fault-tolerant control for a class of nonlinear sampled-data systems via deterministic learning","authors":"Yu Zeng, Tianrui Chen, Fukai Zhang, Cong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.05.049","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.05.049","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, we investigate the fast fault-tolerant control (FTC) problem based on deterministic learning approach (DLA) for a class of nonlinear sampled-data systems with actuator faults, which consist of two stages: incipient faults with small magnitudes and faults with larger magnitudes. First, a learning controller and a learning identifier are constructed. Based on DLA and the exponential stability of a class of linear time-varying (LTV) discrete-time systems, the control knowledge and the diagnosis knowledge of the actuator faults are obtained. Second, a set of controllers and a set of diagnosis estimators are constructed based on the learnt control and diagnosis knowledge. When an incipient actuator fault occurs, fast fault detection and isolation (FDI) can be achieved using the diagnosis estimators. Then, the pattern-based FTC scheme is implemented to improve the control performance. When the small fault grows to a larger one, the rapid FDI and FTC are implemented again, providing fast responses to the occurred larger fault. The advantages of the proposed method are that: (i) a simple adaptive learning controller with the filtering technique is designed, in which the exponential convergence of the tracking error and parameter estimation errors can be achieved simultaneously; (ii) the sensitivity to small actuator faults is enhanced, and the fast FTC to larger actuator faults is achieved by utilizing the learnt knowledge. Simulation results are also included to illustrate the effectiveness of these schemes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14660,"journal":{"name":"ISA transactions","volume":"165 ","pages":"Pages 1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144487537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISA transactionsPub Date : 2025-06-23DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.028
Xingyun Jia, Dengji Zhou
{"title":"Stochastic nonlinear system modelling and parametric oscillation response characteristics of gas turbines","authors":"Xingyun Jia, Dengji Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.028","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span>Gas turbines<span>, as highly complex thermal systems, exhibit significant nonlinearity and stochastic coupling in process control. Under closed-loop automatic speed regulation, persistent parametric oscillations may arise, posing serious threats to system reliability and safety. Aiming to reveal the stochastic response characteristics of parametric oscillations in gas turbines, this paper proposes a novel framework for analyzing the evolution law of parametric oscillation and multi-source stochastic excitations based on stochastic dynamics model, which is derived from thermodynamic equations and verified by measurement data. The internal stochastic excitation is determined by information entropy, while the form of the </span></span>stochastic process<span> of the external stochastic excitation is identified through data-driven reverse identification. The PDF evolution law of parametric oscillation is studied for different excitation forms, and the bifurcation behavior and sensitivity analysis of them are carried out. Under typical operating conditions, the </span></span>synergistic effect<span> of internal and external stochastic excitations reduces parametric oscillation amplitude by approximately 31 % compared to internal excitation alone. Moreover, the originally tri-modal distribution evolves into a unimodal pattern, revealing the transition trend of parametric oscillation behavior in gas turbines. These findings offer an effective approach to analyze parametric oscillation.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":14660,"journal":{"name":"ISA transactions","volume":"165 ","pages":"Pages 320-334"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144577444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Robust predefined fixed-time formation-containment control for multiple unmanned surface vehicles with input saturation","authors":"Yong Chen , Jinlong Huang , Fuxi Niu , Xunhua Dai , Haoyue Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span>The predefined fixed-time formation-containment (PFTFC) control problem for unmanned surface vehicles<span> (USVs) under unknown disturbances and input saturation is investigated, where the leaders form a formation configuration and the followers converge to the predefined convex hull formed by the leaders within a fixed time. To address this issue, a two-layer framework is introduced, decomposing the problem into trajectory estimation and trajectory tracking components. In the first layer, a novel fixed-time trajectory estimator is proposed for the leaders and the followers to estimate the desired trajectory. In the second layer, to eliminate the effects of unknown disturbances and input saturation, a fixed-time disturbance observer and an auxiliary system are proposed. Then combining fixed-time </span></span>Lyapunov stability<span> and integral sliding mode control, fixed-time control laws are proposed for both the leaders and the followers, respectively. Finally, a numerical simulation example is presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the method introduced in this paper.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":14660,"journal":{"name":"ISA transactions","volume":"165 ","pages":"Pages 241-253"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144487538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISA transactionsPub Date : 2025-06-20DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.025
Alireza Hosseinnajad, Navid Mohajer
{"title":"Fixed-time observer-based saturated nonsingular terminal sliding mode controller design for an over-actuated ROV with time-varying saturation limits","authors":"Alireza Hosseinnajad, Navid Mohajer","doi":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Input saturation is critical in over-actuated systems when multiple degrees of freedom (DOF) with different levels of disturbance rejection are controlled simultaneously by a set of actuators. The current study introduces a novel saturated non-singular terminal sliding mode controller to address input saturation for an over-actuated remotely-operated vehicle (ROV). The proposed controller consists of a tuning algorithm to ensure that the control commands do not violate the time-varying saturation limits of each DOF. In addition, a fixed-time extended-state observer is designed to estimate the vehicle’s velocity along with the lumped unknown dynamics of the system. The observer is also employed as a tool to maintain the orientation of the ROV in extreme environmental conditions. The stability analysis shows that all system’s states, except for yaw angle, are globally finite-time stable and the yaw angle is globally asymptotically stable. Several sets of simulations are carried out and the results demonstrate the superiority of the proposed controller in terms of positioning accuracy, saturation compensation and transient behaviour under different environmental conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14660,"journal":{"name":"ISA transactions","volume":"165 ","pages":"Pages 98-110"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144602640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISA transactionsPub Date : 2025-06-19DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.015
Fangfang Dong , Zhao Liu , Xiaomin Zhao , Jiang Han , Xiaoyong Huang
{"title":"Constraint-following control for follow-up support systems under model deviation and time delay","authors":"Fangfang Dong , Zhao Liu , Xiaomin Zhao , Jiang Han , Xiaoyong Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Follow-up support technology can flexibly and effectively suppress machining chatter in thin-walled components. This paper proposes a servo collaborative constraint handling scheme that focuses on achieving coordinated control for the follow-up support system<span> under multi-source coupled constraints and uncertainties. Firstly, a four-point constraint method is introduced, which simplifies the description of pose coordination through the introduction of auxiliary<span> points, and constructs the coordinated relationship of the dual robots’ end-effectors under complex geometric constraints in an intuitive and analytical manner. Secondly, a robust controller based on constraint-following theory is designed, providing an effective means to parameterize the total uncertainty boundary structure caused by model deviation and time delay. Finally, the practical stability of the control algorithm is proven, and its effectiveness and strong robustness are validated through comparative simulations.</span></span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":14660,"journal":{"name":"ISA transactions","volume":"165 ","pages":"Pages 232-240"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144337380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISA transactionsPub Date : 2025-06-19DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.004
Shicheng Cao , Yanhui Yin , Wenyu Li , Zhongxin Liu , Zengqiang Chen
{"title":"Time-varying formation control for heterogeneous multi-agent systems in the presence of actuator faults and deception attacks","authors":"Shicheng Cao , Yanhui Yin , Wenyu Li , Zhongxin Liu , Zengqiang Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper explores the control of time-varying formations in a class of heterogeneous multi-agent systems. The key innovation lies in the simultaneous consideration of hybrid actuator faults<span><span><span> and deception attacks. To achieve the control objective<span>, a novel distributed double-layer control scheme, comprising a network layer and a physical layer, is proposed. In the network layer, a distributed observer with secure </span></span>output feedback control<span> is developed to mitigate severe deception attacks, ensuring that the mean square observer error remains within an acceptable range. In the physical layer, fault compensators are designed to address both additive and multiplicative faults. As a result, the followers achieve time-varying formation control, and closed-loop stability analysis is conducted using the </span></span>Lyapunov method. Finally, to verify the validity of the theoretical findings, numerical simulations are subsequently conducted.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":14660,"journal":{"name":"ISA transactions","volume":"165 ","pages":"Pages 54-63"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144337381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISA transactionsPub Date : 2025-06-18DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.022
Jie Chen , Lei Ni , Xuan Liao , Geng Wang , Lanqiang Zhang , Na Yao , Yijun Li , Sumeet S. Aphale
{"title":"Hysteresis observer enhanced integral terminal sliding mode control of piezoelectric platform for precision tracking applications","authors":"Jie Chen , Lei Ni , Xuan Liao , Geng Wang , Lanqiang Zhang , Na Yao , Yijun Li , Sumeet S. Aphale","doi":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.06.022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span>The nonlinearity of piezo-actuated positioning platforms significantly impacts their performance in high-precision applications. In this work a dynamic model of piezoelectric platform was developed firstly with the asymmetric Bouc-Wen model. Next, a terminal sliding mode observer with the super-twisting mechanism was designed to accurately estimate the state of the system. Then, a novel control strategy named Hysteresis Observer Enhanced Integral Terminal </span>Sliding Mode Controller<span> (HO-ITSMC) was proposed to achieve precise displacement tracking. Its stability is theoretically proved by the Lyapunov theorem. A key feature of this controller lies in its ability to drive the state of the system into zero in finite time, regardless of the initial state. Extensive experiments have thoroughly validated the effectiveness of the proposed control method, demonstrating its superior precision-tracking performance compared to traditional controllers.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":14660,"journal":{"name":"ISA transactions","volume":"165 ","pages":"Pages 384-394"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144340709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}