Output-feedback stabilization of singular LPV systems subject to inexact scheduling parameters.

Abstract This paper is concerned with the output-feedback stabilization problem for a class of singular linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems. The objective is to design a dynamic output-feedback controller such that the resulting closed-loop system is robustly admissible. Different from the classical gain-scheduling techniques, it is assumed in this paper that the scheduling parameters involved in the plant model are not exactly available for the controller. First, a sufficient and necessary condition for the solvability of the underlying stabilization problem is obtained in the form of general parameter-dependent matrix inequalities. Second, an equivalent transformation is developed to convert the general parameter-dependent conditions into parameter-dependent linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Third, the singular LPV system whose coefficient matrices take a polytopic form is considered, and the finite LMI-based conditions are derived. Finally, an illustrative example is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed design methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]