Event-triggered networked H∞ control of discrete-time nonlinear singular systems

This paper is concerned with H∞ controller design for a class of discrete-time nonlinear singular system which is controlled over a communication network. The network-induced delay is considered, and its distribution characteristic is described by a Bernoulli stochastic variable. A novel event-triggered control scheme is proposed in order to save the limited network communication bandwidth. Based on the Lyapunov-Kravoskii stability theory, a delay-distribution-dependent criterion is derived which guarantees the closed-loop networked discrete-time nonlinear singular system is regular, causal, and stable with a certain H∞ performance index. A co-design method for the H∞ controller and the event-triggered scheme is presented by using the singular value decomposition technology. An numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.