Decentralized control of nonlinear complex systems

Vojtech Veselý – Jana Paulusová – Ladislav Körösi

   In the paper, a novel approach to decentralized controller design for nonlinear systems is introduced. The proposed method is based on the relationship between the stability of complex nonlinear systems and the stability of their subsystems. The design procedure of the decentralized controller consists of three steps. In the first step, the stability of the complex nonlinear system is calculated. In the second step, stability conditions at the subsystem level are obtained such that guarantee the stability of the complex nonlinear system. Finally, in the third step, a controller design method is used to ensure that the subsystem stability conditions obtained in the second step are met. As an example, to better understanding the proposed method two simple nonlinear models are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Keywords: output feedback, decentralized control, nonlinear control systems, Lyapunov method

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