A Nonlinear Small-Gain Theorem for Large-Scale Time Delay Systems (2009)
Tiwari, Shanaz, Wang, Yuan, Jiang, Zhong-Ping
This paper extends the nonlinear ISS small-gain theorem to a large-scale time delay system composed of three or more subsystems. En route to proving this small-gain theorem for systems of...
A Vector Small-Gain Theorem for General Nonlinear Control Systems (2009)
Karafyllis, Iasson, Jiang, Zhong-Ping
A new Small-Gain Theorem is presented for general nonlinear control systems. The novelty of this research work is that vector Lyapunov functions and functionals are utilized to derive various...
This paper presents a novel approach to output feedback stabilization with L2 disturbance attenuation for nonlinear systems in the presence of dynamic uncertainties. A new method of state-dependent...
An AdaDtive Control Scheme for Stabilizing TCP I (2008)
Yi Fan, Zhong-ping Jiang, Shivendra S. Panwar
Abstract- Following the observations of many researchers that the performance of various AQM (Active Queue Management) schemes is sensitive to parameter variations, we propose sta-bilizing...
ENHANCEMENT OF STOCHASTIC RESONANCE USING (2008)
Optimization Theory, Xingxing Wu, Zhong-ping Jiang, Daniel W. Repperger, Yi Guo
Abstract. The traditional stochastic resonance is realized by adding an optimal amount of noise, while the parameter-tuning stochastic resonance is realized by optimally tuning the system parameters....
OPTIMIZATION BASED FLOW CONTROL WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE ∗ (2008)
Hao Zhang, Zhong-ping Jiang, Yi Fan, S. Panwar
Abstract. Optimization based flow control has been proposed in [2] to improve the network performance with congested bottle links. This rate-based technique has advantages over traditional window...
Necessary and Sufficient Lyapunov-Like Conditions for Robust Nonlinear Stabilization (2008)
Karafyllis, Iasson, Jiang, Zhong-Ping
In this work, we propose a methodology for the expression of necessary and sufficient Lyapunov-like conditions for the existence of stabilizing feedback laws. The methodology is an extension of the...
Global Nonlinear Control of the Ball and Beam System (2007)
Yi Guo, David J. Hill, Zhong-ping Jiang
In this paper, we study the regulation problem for the ball and beam system. Since the system does not have well defined relative degree, exact input-output linearization method may fail. The...
In this work we study the input-to-state stability (ISS) property for discrete-time nonlinear systems. We first establish a converse Lyapunov theorem for robust global asymptotic stability in...
Karafyllis, Iasson, Pepe, Pierdomenico, Jiang, Zhong-Ping
In this work stability results for systems described by coupled Retarded Functional Differential Equations (RFDEs) and Functional Difference Equations (FDEs) are presented. The results are based on...
Wu, Xingxing, Jiang, Zhong-Ping, Repperger, Daniel
The stochastic resonance effect can be realized by tuning system parameters or by adding noise. This paper investigates the possibility to enhance the stochastic resonance effect by tuning system...
Enhancement of Stochastic Resonance Using Optimization Theory (2007)
Wu, Xingxing, Jiang, Zhong-Ping, Repperger, Daniel W., Guo, Yi
The traditional stochastic resonance is realized by adding an optimal amount of noise, while the parameter tuning stochastic resonance is realized by optimally tuning the system parameters. The...
A Small-Gain Theorem for a Wide Class of Feedback Systems with Control Applications (2006)
Karafyllis, Iasson, Jiang, Zhong-Ping
A Small-Gain Theorem, which can be applied to a wide class of systems that includes systems satisfying the weak semigroup property, is presented in the present work. The result generalizes all...
Stability Results for Systems Described by Retarded Functional Differential Equations (2006)
Karafyllis, Iasson, Pepe, Pierdomenico, Jiang, Zhong-Ping
In this work characterizations of notions of output stability for uncertain time-varying systems described by retarded functional differential equations are provided. Particularly, characterizations...
Nonlinear Enhancement of Weak Signals Using Optimization Theory (2006)
Wu, Xingxing, Jiang, Zhong-Ping, Repperger, Daniel
Stochastic Resonance (SR) is a phenomenon that performance of the nonlinear system can be improved with the addition of optimal amount of noise. Stochastic resonance has been increasingly used for...
Optimization Based Flow Control with Improved Performance (2004)
Fan, Yi, Jiang, Zhong-Ping, Panwar, S., Zhang, Hao
Optimization based flow control has been proposed in [2] to improve the network performance with congested bottle links. This rate-based technique has advantages over traditional window based...
Input-to-state stability for discrete-time nonlinear systems (2001)
Zhong-ping Jiang, Eduardo Sontag, Yuan Wang
Abstract: In this paper the input-to-state stability (iss) property is studied for discrete-time nonlinear systems. We show that many iss results for continuoustime nonlinear systems in earlier...
Input-To-State Stability For Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems (1999)
Zhong-ping Jiang, Eduardo Sontag, Yuan Wang
: In this paper the input-to-state stability (iss) property is studied for discrete-time nonlinear systems. We show that many iss results for continuoustime nonlinear systems in earlier papers...
Dept Of, Yi Guo, Zhong-ping Jiang, David J. Hill
: We solve the problem of decentralized H1 almost disturbance decoupling for a class of large-scale nonlinear uncertain systems in the absence of matching conditions. The method combines ideas from...
Decentralized Robust Disturbance Attenuation for a Class of Large-Scale Nonlinear Systems (1998)
Yi Guo, Zhong-ping Jiang, David J. Hill
We solve the problem of decentralized H1 almost disturbance decoupling for a class of large-scale nonlinear uncertain systems in the absence of matching conditions. The method combines ideas from...
Stabilization and Tracking via Output Feedback for the Nonlinear Benchmark System (1998)
Zhong-ping Jiang, David J. Hill, Yi Guo
In this paper, we solve the problems of output-feedback semiglobal stabilization and tracking for the nonlinear benchmark RTAC example when the angle of the proof mass and/or the translational...
A Lyapunov Formulation of Nonlinear Small Gain Theorem for Interconnected ISS Systems (1996)
The goal of this paper is to provide a Lyapunov statement and proof of the recent nonlinear small-gain theorem for interconnected input/state stable (iss) systems. An iss-Lyapunov function for the...
A note on robust control of nonlinear systems with input unmodeled dynamics (1994)
Jiang, Zhong-Ping, Pomet, Jean-Baptiste
In this note, we point out alternative proofs of the results of the paper \citeKrstic-Sun-Kokotovic, using alternative controllers. In that paper, Krstic, Sun and Kokotovic solve various...
Time-varying feedback stabilization of the attitude of a rigid spacecraft (1994)
Morin, Pascal, Samson, Claude, Pomet, Jean-Baptiste, Jiang, Zhong-Ping
It is known that rigid body models with two controls cannot be locally asymptotically stabilized by smooth feedbacks which are functions of the state only. This impossibility does no longer hold when...
A note on robust control of nonlinear systems with input unmodeled dynamics (1994)
Jiang, Zhong-Ping, Pomet, Jean-Baptiste
In this note, we point out alternative proofs of the results of the paper \citeKrstic-Sun-Kokotovic, using alternative controllers. In that paper, Krstic, Sun and Kokotovic solve various...
Time-varying feedback stabilization of the attitude of a rigid spacecraft (1994)
Morin, Pascal, Samson, Claude, Pomet, Jean-Baptiste, Jiang, Zhong-Ping
It is known that rigid body models with two controls cannot be locally asymptotically stabilized by smooth feedbacks which are functions of the state only. This impossibility does no longer hold when...
A note on robust control of nonlinear systems with input unmodeled dynamics (1994)
Jiang, Zhong-Ping, Pomet, Jean-Baptiste
In this note, we point out alternative proofs of the results of the paper \citeKrstic-Sun-Kokotovic, using alternative controllers. In that paper, Krstic, Sun and Kokotovic solve various...
Time-varying feedback stabilization of the attitude of a rigid spacecraft (1994)
Morin, Pascal, Samson, Claude, Pomet, Jean-Baptiste, Jiang, Zhong-Ping
It is known that rigid body models with two controls cannot be locally asymptotically stabilized by smooth feedbacks which are functions of the state only. This impossibility does no longer hold when...
Time-varying Feedback Stabilization of the Attitude of a Rigid Spacecraft with two controls (1994)
Programmes Et, Pascal Morin, Jean-Baptiste POMET, Zhong-Ping JIANG, Pascal Morin, Claude Samson, ...
It is known that rigid body models with two controls cannot be locally asymptotically stabilized by smooth feedbacks which are functions of the state only. This impossibility does no longer hold when...
A note on "Robust control of nonlinear systems with input unmodeled dynamics" (1994)
Programmes Et, Zhong-ping Jiang, Zhong-ping Jiang, Jean-Baptiste Pomet, Jean-baptiste Pomet, Projets Miaou Icare
: In this note, we point out alternative proofs, and alternative controllers, for the results of the paper "Robust control of nonlinear systems with input unmodeled dynamics". In that...
Fuzzy Dissipativity Design for Global Disturbance Rejection for the Nonlinear Benchmark Problem
Yi Guo, David J. Hill, Zhong-ping Jiang
In this paper, we study the fuzzy dissipativity design method and apply it to the nonlinear benchmark problem. By representing the nonlinear system with a dynamical fuzzy model and then rendering...