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Title: Event-Triggered Robust Stabilization of Nonlinear Input-Constrained Systems Using Single Network Adaptive Critic Designs
In this paper, we study the event-triggered robust stabilization problem of nonlinear systems subject to mismatched perturbations and input constraints. First, with the introduction of an infinite-horizon cost function for the auxiliary system, we transform the robust stabilization problem into a constrained optimal control problem. Then, we prove that the solution of the event-triggered Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman (ETHJB) equation, which arises in the constrained optimal control problem, guarantees original system states to be uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB). To solve the ETHJB equation, we present a single network adaptive critic design (SN-ACD). The critic network used in the SN-ACD is tuned through the gradient descent method. By using Lyapunov method, we demonstrate that all the signals in the closed-loop auxiliary system are UUB. Finally, we provide two examples, including the pendulum system, to validate the proposed event-triggered control strategy.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1731672
PAR ID:
10065610
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Date Published:
Journal Name:
IEEE transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics. Systems
ISSN:
2168-2216
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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