Reduced Order Controller Design for Nonlinear Systems With Periodic Coefficients Available to Purchase

This study provides a methodology for reduced order controller design for nonlinear dynamic systems with time-periodic coefficients. System equations are represented by quasi-linear differential equations in state space, containing a time-periodic linear part and nonlinear monomials of states with periodic coefficients. The Lyapunov-Floquet (L-F) transformation is used to transform the time-varying linear part of the system into a time-invariant form. Eigenvalue decomposition of the time-invariant linear part can then be used to identify the dominant/ non-dominant dynamics of the system. The non-dominant states of the system are expressed as a nonlinear, time-periodic, manifold relationship in terms of the dominant states. As a result, the original large system can be expressed as a lower order system represented only by the dominant states. A reducibility condition is derived to provide conditions under which a nonlinear order reduction is possible. Then a proper coordinate transformation and state feedback can be found under which the reduced order system is transformed into a linear, time-periodic, closed-loop system. This permits the design of a time-varying feedback controller in linear space to guarantee the stability of the system. The proposed methodology is illustrated by designing a reduced order controller for a 4-dof, inverted pendulum subjected to a periodic follower force. Treatment for the time-invariant case is also included as a subset of the problem.