A Truck-Trailer System

Model description: 

Consider a truck-trailer system depicted in the attached image. Its dynamics is described by

$$\begin{align*} x_{1}(t+1) &=\left(1-\frac{vT}{L}\right)x_{1}(t)+\frac{vT}{l}u(t) \\ x_{2}(t+1) &=\frac{vT}{L}x_1(t)+x_{2}(t) \\ x_{3}(t+1) &=x_{3}(t)+vT\sin\left(\frac{vT}{2L}x_{1}(t)+x_{2}(t)\right)x_{1}(t), \end{align*}$$

where $x_1(t)$ : angle difference between truck and trailer. $x_2(t)$ : angle of trailer. $x_3(t)$ : vertical position of rear of trailer, $u(t)$ : steering angle, $T$ : sampling time. In this example, the parameters are $T=2.0s$, $l=2.8m$, $L=5.5m$, $v=-1.0m/s$.

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TitleStabilization of discrete-time nonlinear control systems - Multiple fuzzy Lyapunov function approach
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsKau, Shih-Wei, Huang Xin-Yuan, Shiu Sheng-Yu, and Fang Chun-Hsiung
Conference NameInternational Conference on Information and Automation, 2009. ICIA '09.
Date Published06/2009
PublisherIEEE
Conference LocationZhuhai, Macau
ISBN Number978-1-4244-3607-1
Accession Number10837484
Keywordsdiscrete time systems, fuzzy control, linear matrix inequalities, Lyapunov methods, nonlinear control systems, stability
AbstractThis paper deals with the stabilization problem for discrete-time nonlinear systems that are represented by the Takagi - Sugeno fuzzy model. By the multiple fuzzy Lyapunov function and the three-index algebraic combination technique, a new stabilization condition is developed. The condition is expressed in the form of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) and proved to be less conservative than existing results in the literature. Finally, a truck-trailer system is given to illustrate the novelty of the proposed approach.
DOI10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5204890