Representations of robustly stabilizing controller structure for distributed control architectures with plant uncertainties

Abstract

There is increasing interest in controlling systems over communication networks. Using a Robust Model Following Control (RMFC) scheme, this paper proposes robustly stabilizing loop controller designed and then added to local location of a distributed system to cope with the plant uncertainties. A systematic design methodology is established and it is linked to the conventional control system design. The robust loop controller designs for differently distributed architectures are shown to illustrate the benefits of the proposed technique with a number of simulation examples. © 2004 IEEE.