Evolutionary Hinfin; design of an electromagnetic suspension control system for a maglev vehicle

Abstract A multiobjective evolutionary algorithm approach is proposed for the H∞ design of an electromagnetic suspension (EMS) control system for a maglev vehicle. The evolutionary algorithm is used in conjunction with an H∞ loop-shaping design procedure to perform multiobjective search over a set of possible weighting function structures and parameter values in order to satisfy a number of conflicting design criteria. It is demonstrated that the proposed approach offers a number of potential benefits over other ‘mixed optimization’ techniques by allowing the control engineer to select from a number of satisfactory design solutions of differing complexity.