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Sliding mode boundary control of a parabolic PDE system with parameter variations and boundary uncertainties

  • National Chung Hsing University
  • California State University Los Angeles
  • American University of Sharjah

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Abstract

This paper considers the stabilization problem of a one-dimensional unstable heat conduction system (rod) modeled by a parabolic partial differential equation (PDE), powered with a Dirichlet type actuator from one of the boundaries. By applying the Volterra integral transformation, a stabilizing boundary control law is obtained to achieve exponential stability in the ideal situation when there are no system uncertainties. The associated Lyapunov function is used for designing an infinite-dimensional sliding manifold, on which the system exhibits the same type of stability and robustness against certain types of parameter variations and boundary disturbances. It is observed that the relative degree of the chosen sliding function with respect to the boundary control input is zero. A continuous control law satisfying the reaching condition is obtained by passing a discontinuous (signum) signal through an integrator.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)381-387
Number of pages7
JournalAutomatica
Volume47
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Boundary control
  • Chattering reduction
  • Distributed parameter systems
  • Lyapunov function
  • Sliding mode control

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