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Shaping the PDF of the state variable based on piecewise linear control for non-linear stochastic systems

非线性随机系统中基于分段线性控制的PDF形状控制研究

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In this paper, we propose a shape-control scheme for non-linear stochastic dynamical systems to enable us to shape the probability density function (PDF) of the state variable. First, we derive the PDF analytical expression using the Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov (FPK) equation obtained from stochastic systems. Then, we control the PDF shape by devising a piecewise linear control law whose parameters are calculated using the conjugated gradient method. Finally, we perform contrast simulation experiments to validate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed algorithm.

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与传统的均值和方差控制方法相比, 本文提出了一种状态变量的概率密度函数(Probability Density Function, 简称PDF)形状控制方法。我们的研究对象是非线性随机系统, 并且用PDF形状逼近作为性能指标。在过去的PDF形状控制研究中, 由于多项式的灵活性和连续性, 我们一直采用多项式形式作为控制规律, 但这明显增加了计算量和算法的复杂度. 本文设计了一个分段线性控制规律实现PDF形状的控制, 线性控制规律只包含两个系数和一个分段点, 在一定范围内呈现线性特性, 这使得整个算法变得更加简单, 在程序实现时节省运行时间. 线性分段控制尽管已经在文献[22]中研究过, 但本文有三点不同之处: 1、文献中的控制目标是没有考虑测量噪声的的输出PDF, 而本文的控制目标是状态变量的PDF; 2、文献中地稳态PDF是近似的, 而我们解出了一个精确的稳态PDF; 3、尽管我们采用相同的控制结构, 但获取控制器增益的方法是不同的, 我们采用的是共轭梯度法得到了控制器的增益. 对比实验结果表明, 所提出的分段线性控制方法可以有效地控制状态变量的PDF形状, 并且当期望的PDF形状是不对称双峰时, 其控制效果要优于非线性多项式控制. 同时, 不管期望的PDF形状如何, 线性控制方法的运行时间都要比非线性控制方法的短. 仿真实例中的非线性系统是一个强非线性系统, 这说明所提出的控制算法对强非线性系统是有效的.

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  1. School of Automation and Information Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, 710048, China

    Lingzhi Wang & Fucai Qian

  2. School of Automation, Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi’an, 710121, China

    Lingzhi Wang

  3. Key Laboratory of Spacecraft In-orbit Fault Diagnosis and Repair, Xi’an Satellite Control Center, Xi’an, 710043, China

    Fucai Qian

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Wang, L., Qian, F. Shaping the PDF of the state variable based on piecewise linear control for non-linear stochastic systems. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 59, 112207 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-015-0401-9

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