Sum-of-squares-based robust H∞ controller design for discrete-time polynomial fuzzy systems

This paper investigates a robust H∞ controller design for discrete-time polynomial fuzzy systems based on the sum-of-squares (SOS) approach when model uncertainties and external disturbances are simultaneously considered. At the beginning of the controller design procedure, a general discrete-time polynomial fuzzy control system proposed in this paper is used to represent a nonlinear system containing model uncertainties and external disturbances. Subsequently, through use of a nonquadratic Lyapunov function and the H∞ performance index, the novel SOS-based robust H∞ stability conditions are derived to guarantee the stability of the entire control system. By solving those stability conditions, control gains of the robust H∞ polynomial fuzzy controller are obtained. Because the model uncertainties and external disturbances are considered simultaneously in the controller design procedure, the closed-loop control system achieves greater robustness and H∞ performance against model uncertainties and external disturbances. Moreover, the novel operating-domain-based robust H∞ stability conditions are derived by considering the operating domain constraint to relax the conservativeness of solving the stability conditions. Finally, simulation results demonstrated the availability and effectiveness of the proposed stability conditions, which are more general than those used in existing approaches.