Sliding Modes in Control and Optimization

I. Mathematical Tools.- 1 Scope of the Theory of Sliding Modes.- 1 Shaping the Problem.- 2 Formalization of Sliding Mode Description.- 3 Sliding Modes in Control Systems.- 2 Mathematical Description of Motions on Discontinuity Boundaries.- 1 Regularization Problem.- 2 Equivalent Control Method.- 3 Regularization of Systems Linear with Respect to Control.- 4 Physical Meaning of the Equivalent Control.- 5 Stochastic Regularization.- 3 The Uniqueness Problems.- 1 Examples of Discontinuous Systems with Ambiguous Sliding Equations.- 1.1 Systems with Scalar Control.- 1.2 Systems Nonlinear with Respect to Vector-Valued Control.- 1.3 Example of Ambiguity in a System Linear with Respect to Control ..- 2 Minimal Convex Sets.- 3 Ambiguity in Systems Linear with Respect to Control.- 4 Stability of Sliding Modes.- 1 Problem Statement, Definitions, Necessary Conditions for Stability ..- 2 An Analog of Lyapunov's Theorem to Determine the Sliding Mode Domain.- 3 Piecewise Smooth Lyapunov Functions.- 4 Quadratic Forms Method.- 5 Systems with a Vector-Valued Control Hierarchy.- 6 The Finiteness of Lyapunov Functions in Discontinuous Dynamic Systems.- 5 Singularly Perturbed Discontinuous Systems.- 1 Separation of Motions in Singularly Perturbed Systems.- 2 Problem Statement for Systems with Discontinuous control.- 3 Sliding Modes in Singularly Perturbed Discontinuous Control Systems.- II. Design.- 6 Decoupling in Systems with Discontinuous Controls.- 1 Problem Statement.- 2 Invariant Transformations.- 3 Design Procedure.- 4 Reduction of the Control System Equations to a Regular Form.- 4.1 Single-Input Systems.- 4.2 Multiple-Input Systems.- 7 Eigenvalue Allocation.- 1 Controllability of Stationary Linear Systems.- 2 Canonical Controllability Form.- 3 Eigenvalue Allocation in Linear Systems. Stabilizability.- 4 Design of Discontinuity Surfaces.- 5 Stability of Sliding Modes.- 6 Estimation of Convergence to Sliding Manifold.- 8 Systems with Scalar Control.- 1 Design of Locally Stable Sliding Modes.- 2 Conditions of Sliding Mode Stability "in the Large".- 3 Design Procedure: An Example.- 4 Systems in the Canonical Form.- 9 Dynamic Optimization.- 1 Problem Statement.- 2 Observability, Detectability.- 3 Optimal Control in Linear Systems with Quadratic Criterion.- 4 Optimal Sliding Modes.- 5 Parametric Optimization.- 6 Optimization in Time-Varying Systems.- 10 Control of Linear Plants in the Presence of Disturbances.- 1 Problem Statement.- 2 Sliding Mode Invariance Conditions.- 3 Combined Systems.- 4 Invariant Systems Without Disturbance Measurements.- 5 Eigenvalue Allocation in Invariant System with Non-measurable Disturbances.- 11 Systems with High Gains and Discontinuous Controls.- 1 Decoupled Motion Systems.- 2 Linear Time-Invariant Systems.- 3 Equivalent Control Method for the Study of Non-linear High-Gain Systems.- 4 Concluding Remarks.- 12 Control of Distributed-Parameter Plants.- 1 Systems with Mobile Control.- 2 Design Based on the Lyapunov Method.- 3 Modal Control.- 4 Design of Distributed Control of Multi-Variable Heat Processes.- 13 Control Under Uncertainty Conditions.- 1 Design of Adaptive Systems with Reference Model.- 2 Identification with Piecewise-Continuous Dynamic Models.- 3 Method of Self-Optimization.- 14 State Observation and Filtering.- 1 The Luenberger Observer.- 2 Observer with Discontinuous Parameters.- 3 Sliding Modes in Systems with Asymptotic Observers.- 4 Quasi-Optimal Adaptive Filtering.- 15 Sliding Modes in Problems of Mathematical Programming.- 1 Problem Statement.- 2 Motion Equations and Necessary Existence Conditions for Sliding Mode.- 3 Gradient Procedures for Piecewise Smooth Function.- 4 Conditions for Penalty Function Existence. Convergence of Gradient Procedure.- 5 Design of Piecewise Smooth Penalty Function.- 6 Linearly Independent Constraints.- III. Applications.- 16 Manipulator Control System.- 1 Model of Robot Arm.- 2 Problem Statement.- 3 Design of Control.- 4 Design of Control System for a Two-joint Manipulator.- 5 Manipulator Simulation.- 6 Path Control.- 7 Conclusions.- 17 Sliding Modes in Control of Electric Motors.- 1 Problem Statement.- 2 Control of d. c. Motor.- 3 Control of Induction Motor.- 4 Control of Synchronous Motor.- 18 Examples.- 1 Electric Drives for Metal-cutting Machine Tools.- 2 Vehicle Control.- 3 Process Control.- 4 Other Applications.- References.