Fault tolerant control system design with explicit consideration of performance degradation

A new approach is proposed for active fault tolerant control systems (FTCS), which allows one to explicitly incorporate allowable system performance degradation in the event of partial actuator fault in the design process. The method is based on model-following and command input management techniques. The degradation in dynamic performance is accounted for through a degraded reference model. A novel method for,selecting such a model is also presented. The degradation in steady-state performance is dealt with using a command input adjustment technique. When a fault is detected by the fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) scheme, the reconfigurable controller is designed automatically using an eigenstructure assignment algorithm in an explicit model-following framework so that the dynamics of the closed-loop system follow that of the degraded reference model. In the mean time, the command input is also adjusted automatically to prevent the actuators from saturation. The proposed method has been evaluated using the lateral dynamics of an F-8 aircraft against actuator faults subject to constraints on the magnitude of actuator inputs. Very encouraging results have been obtained.     

基于交互多模估计策略的故障检诊方法

针对多模自适应（ＭＭＡＥ）故障检诊（ＦＤＤ）方法的局限性,提出了一种基于交互多模（ＩＭＭ）估计策略的动态系统中多重故障的检诊方法。交互多模估计是针对包含有结构以及参数的系统的一种效率较好的自适应估计技术,它提供了故障检测、诊断和状态估计的集中框架。通过对在传感器和作动器中含有多个故障飞机的仿真。结果表明,所提供的方法比其它方法能够更快、更可靠地检测和隔离出多重故障。     

Neural network-based fault diagnosis for spacecraft with single-gimbal control moment gyros

This paper proposes a neural network-based fault diagnosis scheme to address the problem of fault isolation and estimation for the Single-Gimbal Control Moment Gyroscopes(SGCMGs) of spacecraft in a periodic orbit. To this end, a disturbance observer based on neural network is developed for active anti-disturbance, so as to improve the accuracy of fault diagnosis.The periodic disturbance on orbit can be decoupled with fault by resorting to the fitting and memory ability of neural network. Subsequ...     

Detection and diagnosis of sensor and actuator failures using IMMestimator

An approach to detection and diagnosis of multiple failures in a dynamic system is proposed. It is based on the interacting multiple-model (IMM) estimation algorithm, which is one of the most cost-effective adaptive estimation techniques for systems involving structural as well as parametric changes. The proposed approach provides an integrated framework for fault detection, diagnosis, and state estimation. It is able to detect and isolate multiple faults substantially more quickly and more reliably than many existing approaches. Its superiority is illustrated in two aircraft examples for single and double faults of both sensors and actuators, in the forms of “total”, “partial”, and simultaneous failures. Both deterministic and random fault scenarios are designed and used for testing and comparing the performance fairly. Some new performance indices are presented. The robustness of the proposed approach to the design of model transition probabilities, fault modeling errors, and the uncertainties of noise statistics are also evaluated     

Integrated fault estimation and fault-tolerant control for a flexible regional aircraft

The article focuses on the design and application of an active reconfigurable controller that mitigates the effects of gust load and actuator faults on a flexible aircraft. A novel integrated adaptive output feedback scheme is investigated to address the actuator faults. The real-time fault values provided by the fault estimation module are considered in the reconfigurable control law to improve the fault-tolerant capability. The estimate values of faults and control gains are calculated by anal...     

Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Aircraft Actuators using Fuzzy-Tuning IMM Filter

This paper proposes a new interacting multiple model (IMM) filter for actuator fault detection. Since each individual filter of the IMM filter uses the combined information of the estimation values from all the operating filters, it can effectively estimate system parameter variations, thereby it can diagnose the actuator damage with an unknown magnitude. In this study, to diagnose the actuator failure fast and accurately, fuzzy logic is used to tune a transition probability among multiple models. This makes the fault detection process smooth and reduces the possibility of false fault detection. Also, a discrete fault tolerant command tracker is derived to cope with actuator damages. To validate the performance of the proposed fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) algorithm, numerical simulations are performed for a high performance aircraft system.     

A recursive multiple model approach to noise identification

Correct knowledge of noise statistics is essential for an estimator or controller to have reliable performance. In practice, however, the noise statistics are unknown or not known perfectly and thus need to be identified. Previous work on noise identification is limited to stationary noise and noise with slowly varying statistics only. An approach is presented here that is valid for nonstationary noise with rapidly or slowly varying statistics as well as stationary noise. This approach is based on the estimation with multiple hybrid system models. As one of the most cost-effective estimation schemes for hybrid system, the interacting multiple model (IMM) algorithm is used in this approach. The IMM algorithm has two desirable properties: it is recursive and has fixed computational requirements per cycle. The proposed approach is evaluated via a number of representative examples by both Monte Carlo simulations and a nonsimulation technique of performance prediction developed by the authors recently. The application of the proposed approach to failure detection is also illustrated     

卫星姿态时延反步容错控制

针对卫星在轨飞行过程中存在执行机构故障及带有常值干扰的控制问题,提出了一种将时延控制(TDC)与反步技术相结合的鲁棒容错控制方法。该方法在继承反步控制优点的同时,引入积分环节用于减小常值干扰引起的稳态误差;同时,利用TDC的逼近能力来补偿执行机构的故障,且对设计者而言,故障信息不需要进行在线的检测和分离,而仅需要一步状态迭代。基于Lyapunov方法从理论上证明了系统的稳定性。最后,将该方法应用于卫星的姿态调节控制,仿真结果表明该控制器能有效地抑制外部干扰、参数不确定性和执行机构故障的约束,在完成姿态调节控制的同时,具有良好的过渡过程品质。     

容错航空蓄电池电源及其均衡管理

航空蓄电池在实际使用中会出现电池性能衰退与退化速率不一致,电池组容量与使用寿命降低,甚至可能出现严重的安全事故。针对电池单体不一致性和故障隔离问题,提出一种蓄电池电源系统容错体系结构和分级容错控制策略,提出基于电池单体动态重构的主动均衡管理新方法,设计基于"冒泡沉底（BS）择优上岗"的电池单体实时动态重构策略。开发容错航空镍镉电池电源原理样机,给出系统实验性能分析,实验结果表明所提出的系统技术方案可行有效,能够快速隔离故障失效电池单体,明显改善电池不一致性,提高了电池组容量利用率和剩余使用寿命。     

A Diagnostic Tree Approach for Fault Cause Identification in the Attitude Control Subsystem of Satellites

Space and Earth observation programs demand stringent guarantees ensuring smooth and reliable operations of space vehicles and satellites. Due to unforeseen circumstances and naturally occurring faults, it is desired that a fault-diagnosis system be capable of detecting, isolating, identifying, or classifying faults in the system. Unfortunately, none of the existing fault-diagnosis methodologies alone can meet all the requirements of an ideal fault- diagnosis system due to the variety of fault types, their severity, and handling mechanisms. However, it is possible to overcome these shortcomings through the integration of different existing fault-diagnosis methodologies. In this paper, a novel learning-based, diagnostic-tree approach is proposed which complements and strengthens existing efficient fault detection mechanisms with an additional ability to classify different types of faults to effectively determine potential fault causes in a subsystem of a satellite. This extra capability serves as a semiautomatic diagnostic decision support aid to expert human operators at ground stations and enables them to determine fault causes and to take quick and efficient recovery/reconfiguration actions. The developed diagnosis/analysis procedure exploits a qualitative technique denoted as diagnostic tree (DX-tree) analysis as a diagnostic tool for fault cause analysis in the attitude control subsystem (ACS) of a satellite. DX-trees constructed by our proposed machine-learning-based automatic tree synthesis algorithm are demonstrated to be able to determine both known and unforeseen combinations of events leading to different fault scenarios generated through synthetic attitude control subsystem data of a satellite. Though the immediate application of our proposed approach would be at ground stations, the proposed technique has potential for being integrated with causal model-based diagnosis and recovery techniques for future autonomous space vehicle missions.     

MIMO变结构飞行重构控制系统设计

基于滑模变结构控制,提出一种MIMO(multiple input multiple output)的飞行重构控制系统的频域设计方法.将滑模变结构控制与飞行重构控制相结合,解决了飞行重构控制技术中故障检测和系统参数辨识的问题.引入渐近观测器和hedge模型增加重构控制系统对衍生未建模动态的鲁棒性;引入作动器模型、输出饱和限制和驾驶员模型,使变结构重构控制系统设计方法变得更为有效和实用;以某型飞机的横航向飞行控制系统为例,进行设计模拟.结果表明:在飞机气动参数大幅突变和操纵面严重受损的情况下,飞机仍能保持良好的性能.      

大型卫星太阳能帆板的分布式振动控制

针对大型卫星太阳能帆板（LSSP）振动主动控制器设计复杂、在轨扩展不易且容错性能有限等问题,提出一种适用于模块化结构的分布式振动控制方法。首先,根据LSSP的结构特点划分控制子模块,建立面向分布式控制的子模块动力学模型,并结合卡尔曼滤波算法设计各子模块线性二次最优振动控制器;然后,考虑各子模块之间的测量信息交互,提出应用于LSSP整体结构的分布式振动控制系统并分析闭环系统稳定性。最后,给出数值仿真算例以验证所提控制方法的有效性。结果表明,采用可扩展的分布式控制器,LSSP的振动能够得到有效抑制,且控制系统的容错性能良好。     

Full control of a PWM DC-AC converter for AC voltage regulation

The design and implement action of a DSP-based fully digital-controlled single-phase pulsewidth modulated (PWM) dc-ac converter for ac voltage regulation is described. The proposed multiloop digital controller (MDC) consists of a current controller, a voltage controller, and a feedforward controller. This MDC was realized using a single-chip digital signal processor (DSP). The PWM gating signals are determined at every sampling instant by the proposed multiloop digital control scheme using a set of detected feedback signals. A software current control; scheme has been developed to achieve fast current control of the PWM inverter and decouple the inductor of the output filter. Experimental results have been given to verify the proposed digital control scheme. The constructed DSP-based PWM dc-ac converter system can achieve fast dynamic response and with low total harmonic distortion (THD) for rectifier type of loads     

基于自适应不对称高斯基函数网络的可靠飞行跟踪控制

针对歼击机操纵面结构故障,提出了一种基于自适应不对称高斯基函数网络（AGBFN）的可靠跟踪控制方案。该方案的特点是在传统的线性控制器的基础上,引入基于自适应AGBFN的自适应控制器,用于在线补偿由于建模误差、外扰、以及操纵面卡死或损伤所造成的影响,并且采用控制隔离技术来处理执行机构的饱和问题。完全自适应AGBFN采用不对称高斯基函数,并且可以在线更新网络所有参数,克服了传统RBF网络对称性约束,提高了网络的适应性和学习能力,从而保证歼击机的操纵品质,且输出较好地跟踪参考模型输出。飞行仿真结果表明,文中采用的控制方法使飞机在正常状态和故障状态下均可获得满意的控制效果。     

多操纵面飞机舵面损伤的快速故障诊断

针对多操纵面飞机舵面损伤的快速故障诊断问题,提出一种直接估计舵面偏转量的自适应补偿观测器方法。首先,设计了增广观测器进行系统输入估计,并提出了自适应补偿方法解决其动态跟踪性能差的问题;其次,设计了一种新的自适应阈值以快速检测故障并降低虚警率;最后,利用舵面故障特点,采用重置初值的限定记忆最小二乘方法实现了对突变参数的实时估计,用以进行故障隔离。仿真结果表明:在不同的舵面损伤故障情况下,所提出的观测器方法能在20 ms内发出故障预警,并在0.22 s内确定故障位置,所采用的辨识方法可以在故障报警后的0.2 s内准确估计出损伤程度。     

Autonomous Control Reconfiguration of Aerospace Vehicle Based on Control Effectiveness Estimation

未来空天飞行器跨空天两域飞行,要求有较高的自主性以适应由故障和环境变化带来的不确定因素。针对空天飞行器的不确定性,提出了自主控制重构方案。研究了线性模型的时变控制效益的估计方法,提出并证明了效益矩阵可估计的充分条件,给出了相应的算法并证明了其收敛性和对噪声的鲁棒性;提出了基于线性规划和模糊逻辑的控制分配算法,通过冗余效应器实现了不确定条件下的自主控制重构。系统集成和仿真结果分析验证了方案和算法的有效性。     

Excitation control of a synchronous generator using a lookup table

A scheme involving the use of a lookup table is developed for the excitation control of a synchronous generator. The proposed control scheme, generator speed deviation, and acceleration deviation are taken as the input signals. These input signals are sampled and converted to linguistic terms before they are fed into the controller. The controller generates the desired output (control) signal by using a set of production rules (if-then rules) that are based on previous experience to relate the input signals to the output. The output signal is converted from linguistic terms to a numerical value before it is sent to the excitation system of the synchronous machine. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme, digital simulations of a synchronous generator subject to a three-phase fault under different operating conditions were performed. It was found that the controller can improve the dynamic performance of a synchronous generator over a wide range of operating conditions. Since the controller does not require model identification, it is computationally efficient and is suitable for online excitation control, using a microcomputer     

基于改进Q学习的IMA系统重构蓝图生成方法

重构蓝图定义了故障状态下系统软硬件资源的重新配置方案,是实现综合模块化航空电子系统重构容错的关键。提出了一种基于改进Q学习的重构蓝图生成方法,综合考虑负载均衡、重构影响、重构时间、重构降级等多优化目标,并应用模拟退火框架改进探索策略,提高了传统Q学习算法的收敛性能。实验结果表明,与模拟退火算法、差分进化算法、传统Q学习算法相比,本文提出的改进Q学习算法效率更高,所生成重构蓝图质量更高。     

具有期望性能的控制系统设计

 本文给出的控制系统设计方案是在设计者已选定系统控制器结构的基础上,利用参数优化计算使所设计的控制系统具有期望的动静性能。它改进了现有控制系统设计方案大多数与系统的期望性能指标无直接关系的缺陷,避免了设计中为满足性能指标而进行的多次试凑。同时该方案在设计中还可包括系统的非线性特性。文中还给出了一种确定系统控制器结构的专家系统方案。最后的算例验证了该方案的实用性。     

基于改进LS-SVM的航空发动机传感器故障诊断与自适应重构控制

提出了一种基于改进LS-SVM的航空发动机传感器故障诊断与自适应重构控制方法.该方法通过给误差变量赋予不同权值因子提高LS-SVM的鲁棒性,采用修剪算法提高LS-SVM的稀疏性;该方法从某涡扇发动机输入输出空间中建立其正常模型,采用阈值判别法对传感器故障进行实时监视与诊断,并用模型输出值代替故障传感器测量值反馈回闭环控制系统,实现对发动机的自适应重构控制.仿真结果表明,该方法能及时准确地定位故障,并进行有效的自适应重构控制.