Modern Control
Lecture 11
Dr.-Ing. Erwin Sitompul
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Homework 9
Consider again the control system as given before, described by
0 1
0
x (t )
x (t ) u (t )
0 0
1
y (t ) 1 0 x (t )
Assuming the linear control law
u(t ) k x(t ) k1 x1 (t ) k2 x2 (t )
Determine the constants k1 and k2 so that the following performance
index is minimized
J1 x T (t ) x (t )dt x T (0) P x (0)
0
Consider only the case where the initial condition is x(0)=[c 0]T and
the undamped natural frequency (ωn) is chosen to be 2 rad/s.
• Recall again the standard form of a second
order transfer function (FCS)
• Calculate the transfer function of the
system if compensated with k
• Determine the value of corresponding k (k1
or k2?) to obtain ωn as requested
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Solution of Homework 9
Substituting the state feedback and finding the transfer function,
ˆ b
G( s ) c s I A
1
s
1 0
k1
1
1 0
s k2 1
s k2 1 0
1 0
1
k
s
1
s 2 k2 s k1
1
2
s k2 s k1
k1
1
2
k1 s k2 s k1
Gain
n2
2
s 2n s n2
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2
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0
ˆ
A
4
k
2
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Solution of Homework 9
T
ˆ
A P P Aˆ I
1 1 0
0 4 p11 p12 p11 p12 0
1 k p
p
p
p
4
k
0
1
2 12
22
12
22
2
4 p22 p11 k2 p12 1 0
4 p12 4 p12
p k p 4p
p
k
p
p
k
p
0
1
11 2 12
22
12
2 22
12
2 22
1
5
k2 20
p12 , p22
, p11
8
8k 2
8 8k 2
p12 c
20
p
2 k2
2
J1 x T (0) P x (0) c 0 11
c p11 c
8
8
k
p
p
0
2
12
22
20
dJ1
21
c 2 0 k2 20
dk2
8 8k2
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u(t ) k1 x1 (t ) k2 x2 (t )
4 x1 (t ) 20 x2 (t )
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Algebraic Riccati Equation
Consider again the n-dimensional state space equations:
x (t0 ) x 0
x(t ) Ax(t ) Bu(t )
with the following performance index to be minimized:
J x (t )Qx (t ) u (t ) Ru(t ) dt
T
T
0
Q , R : symmetric, positive
semidefinite
The control objective is to construct a stabilizing linear state
feedback controller of the form u(t) = –Kx(t) that at the same
time minimizes the performance index J.
The state feedback equation u(t) = –K x(t) is also called the “control
law.”
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Algebraic Riccati Equation
First, assume that there exists a linear state feedback optimal
controller, such that the optimal closed-loop system:
x(t ) A BK x(t )
is asymptotically stable.
Then, there exists a Lyapunov Function V = xT(t)P x(t) with a
positive definite matrix P, such that dV/dt evaluated on the
trajectories of the closed-loop system is negative definite.
The synthesis of optimal control law involves the finding of an
appropriate Lyapunov Function, or equivalently, the matrix P.
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The appropriate matrix P is found by minimizing:
f u(t )
dV
T
x T (t )Qx (t ) u (t ) Ru(t )
dt
For unconstrained minimization,
df u(t )
d dV
T
T
x
(
t
)
Qx
(
t
)
u
(
t
)
Ru
(
t
)
0
d u(t )
d u(t ) dt
u(t )u* (t )
Optimal Solution
If u(t) = –K x(t) is so chosen that
min{f(u(t)) = dV/dt + xT(t)Qx(t) + uT(t)Ru(t)} = 0
for some V = xT(t)Px(t),
Then the controller using u(t) as control law is an optimal controller.
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The differentiation yields:
df u(t )
d dV
T
T
x
(
t
)
Qx
(
t
)
u
(
t
)
Ru
(
t
)
d u(t ) dt
d u(t )
u(t )u* (t )
d
T
2 x T (t ) P x (t ) x T (t )Qx(t ) u (t ) Ru(t )
d u(t )
d
T
T
T
T
2
x
(
t
)
P
Ax
(
t
)
2
x
(
t
)
P
Bu
(
t
)
x
(
t
)
Qx
(
t
)
u
(t ) Ru(t )
d u(t )
2 x T (t ) P B 2u (t ) R
T
0
d T
x (t ) Px (t ) x T (t ) Px (t ) x T (t ) Px (t ) d uT (t ) Ru(t ) 2uT (t ) R d u(t )
dt
dt
dt
if P symmetric
d
T
T
x T (t ) Px(t ) x T (t ) Px(t )
u (t ) Ru(t ) 2u (t ) R
d u(t )
2 x T (t ) P x (t )
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Hence, incorporating the fact that P and R are symmetric, the
optimal control law can be written as:
1
u (t ) R B Px (t )
*
T
or
u (t ) K x (t )
*
1
KR B P
T
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We now need to perform the “Second Derivative Test” to find out
whether u*(t) is a solution that minimizes f(u(t)).
Second Derivative Test
• If f’(x) = 0 and f”(x) > 0 then f has a local minimum at x
• If f’(x) = 0 and f”(x) < 0 then f has a local maximum at x
• If f’(x) = 0 and f”(x) = 0 then no conclusion can be drawn
Performing the “Second Derivative Test”,
d 2 f u(t )
d u(t )
2
dV
T
T
x
(
t
)
Qx
(
t
)
u
(
t
)
Ru
(
t
)
2
d u(t ) dt
d2
d
T
2 x T (t ) P B 2u (t ) R
d u(t )
2R 0
If the weight matrix R is chosen to be a positive definite matrix,
then the optimal solution u*(t) is indeed a solution that minimizes
f(u(t)).
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Now, the appropriate matrix P must be found, in order to obtain
the optimal closed-loop system in the form of:
x(t ) A BK x(t )
1
x (t0 ) x 0
x (t ) A BR B P x (t )
T
The optimal controller with matrix P minimizes the cost function
f(u(t)), and will yield:
dV
dt
x T (t )Qx (t ) u (t ) Ru (t ) 0
*T
*
u ( t ) u* ( t )
x T (t ) Px(t ) x T (t ) Px(t ) x T (t )Qx(t ) u (t ) Ru(t ) 0
T
After some substitutions of x(t)
and later u*(t),
1
x T (t ) A P P A x (t ) 2 x T (t ) P BR B Px (t )
T
1
T
x T (t )Qx(t ) x T (t ) P BR B Px (t ) 0
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After regrouping, we will obtain:
1
x T (t ) A P P A Q P BR B P x (t ) 0
T
T
The equation above should hold for any x(t), which implies that:
1
A P P A Q P BR B P 0
T
T
Algebraic Riccati Equation
(ARE)
After solving the ARE for P, the optimal control law given by:
1
u (t ) R B Px (t )
*
T
can be applied to the linear system of
x(t ) Ax(t ) Bu(t )
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Example 1: Algebraic Riccati Equation
Consider the following model:
x(t ) 2u1 (t ) 2u2 (t )
along with the performance index:
J x 2 (t ) ru12 (t ) ru22 (t ) dt
0
Find the optimal control law for the system.
The matrices are:
r 0
A 0, B 2 2 , Q 1, R
,
0 r
The ARE is solved as:
1
AT P PA Q P BR B P 0
T
1 r 0 2
1 P 2 2
P0
0 1 r 2
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1 P2 0
r
r
P
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Example 1: Algebraic Riccati Equation
The control law is:
1
u (t ) R B Px(t )
*
T
1 r 0 2 r
x(t )
0 1 r 2 8
1
2r
1
1 x(t )
The optimal closed-loop system is described by:
x(t ) 2 2 u (t )
*
1
2 2
2r
4
x(t )
2r
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1 x(t )
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Example 2: Algebraic Riccati Equation
Consider the following continuous-time system:
0 1
0
x (t )
x (t ) u (t )
0 a
1
y (t ) 1 0 x (t )
Design an optimal controller that minimizes
J x T (t )Qx (t ) u T (t ) Ru (t ) dt
with
0
1 0
Q
,
0 0
Rr
give weight to x1(t),
no restriction for x2(t)
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Example 2: Algebraic Riccati Equation
P1
1
K R B P 0 1
r
P2
1
T
P2 1
P2
P3 r
P3
P is found by solving the ARE:
1
A P P A Q P BR B P 0
T
0 0 P1
1 a P
2
T
P2 P1
P3 P2
P2 0 1 1 0
P3 0 a 0 0
P1 P2 0 1
P1 P2
0
0 1
P2 P3 1 r
P2 P3
1 2
1 P2
r
P aP 1 P P
2
2 3
1
r
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P1 aP2 P2 P3
0 0
r
=
1 2 0 0
2( P2 aP3 ) P3
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Example 2: Algebraic Riccati Equation
Three equations can be obtained:
1
1 P22 0
r
1
P1 aP2 P2 P3 0
r
1
2( P2 aP3 ) P32 0
r
P2 r
P32 2arP3 2r r 0
P3 ar (ar )2 2r r
Thus, the optimal gain is given by:
K
1
P2
r
1
P3 r
r
ar (ar ) 2 2r r
The requested control law is:
1
*
u (t ) K x(t ) r
r
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Homework 10
The regulator shown in the figure below contains a plant that is
described by
0 1
0
x (t )
x (t ) u (t )
1 2
1
y (t ) 1 0 x (t )
r(t) 0
x(t )
u(t )
+
–
x = Ax+ bu
y(t )
c
k
and has a performance index
T 2 0
2
J x (t )
x(t ) u (t ) dt
0 1
0
Determine
a) The Riccati matrix P
b) The state feedback matrix k
c) The closed-loop eigenvalues
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Homework 10A
Consider the system described by the equations
0 1
0
x (t )
x
(
t
)
u (t )
0 0
1
y (t ) 1 0 x (t )
Determine the optimal control u*(t) which minimizes the following
performance index. (Hint: User Algebraic Riccati Equation.)
J1 y 2 (t ) u 2 (t ) dt
0
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