A stochastic optimal control strategy for viscoelastic systems with actuator saturation

摘要

A nonlinear stochastic optimal control strategy for single degree-of-freedom viscoelastic system with actuator saturation is proposed based on the stochastic averaging method and stochastic dynamical programing principle. First, the viscoelastic system is converted into an equivalent nonlinear non-viscoelastic system by replacing the viscoelastic force with amplitude-dependent stiffness and damping. Second, the partially averaged Ito stochastic differential equation for total system energy as one-dimensional controlled diffusion process is derived by using the stochastic averaging method of energy envelope. For the semi-infinite time-interval ergodic control, the dynamical programming equation is established by applying the stochastic dynamical programming principle to the partially averaged Ito equation with a performance index. The optimal saturated control consisting of unbounded optimal control and bang-bang control is determined by solving the dynamical programming equation. Both the analytical and simulation results verify the higher efficiency and chattering attenuation of the proposed control strategy compared with the corresponding bang-bang control. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.