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Infinite-Dimensional Systems (IDSs) which have been made possible by recent advances in mathematical and computational tools can be used to model complex real phenomena. However, due to physical, economic, or stringent non-invasive constraints on real systems, the underlying characteristics for mathematical models in general (and IDSs in particular) are often missing or subject to uncertainty. Therefore, developing efficient estimation techniques to extract missing pieces of information from available measurements is essential. The human brain is an example of IDSs with severe constraints on information collection from controlled experiments and invasive sensors. Investigating the intriguing modeling potential of the brain is, in fact, the main motivation for this work. Here, we will characterize the hemodynamic behavior of the brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging data. In this regard, we propose efficient estimation methods for two classes of IDSs, namely Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) and Fractional Differential Equations (FDEs). This work is divided into two parts. The first part addresses the joint estimation problem of the state, parameters, and input for a coupled second-order hyperbolic PDE and an infinite-dimensional ordinary differential equation using sampled-in-space measurements. Two estimation techniques are proposed: a Kalman-based algorithm that relies on a reduced finite-dimensional model of the IDS, and an infinite-dimensional adaptive estimator whose convergence proof is based on the Lyapunov approach. We study and discuss the identifiability of the unknown variables for both cases. The second part contributes to the development of estimation methods for FDEs where major challenges arise in estimating fractional differentiation orders and non-smooth pointwise inputs. First, we propose a fractional high-order sliding mode observer to jointly estimate the pseudo-state and input of commensurate FDEs. Second, we propose a modulating function-based algorithm for the joint estimation of the parameters and fractional differentiation orders of non-commensurate FDEs. Sufficient conditions ensuring the local convergence of the proposed algorithm are provided. Subsequently, we extend the latter technique to estimate smooth and non-smooth pointwise inputs. The performance of the proposed estimation techniques is illustrated on a neurovascular-hemodynamic response model. However, the formulations are efficiently generic to be applied to a wide set of additional applications.

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Die Dynamik von axialen Magnetlagern ist im besonderen Maße von den eingesetzten Materialien abhängig. Axiale Flussverläufe machen eine Blechung von Stator und Rotor unwirksam und hohe induzierte Spannungen rufen im Magnetkreis wirbelstrombedingte Gegenfelder hervor. Zusätzliche kompensierende Magnetisierungsströme lassen den messbaren Strom der Steuerspule dem kraftbildenden Hauptfluss vorauseilen. Durch Einsatz von Pulververbundwerkstoffen lässt sich dieser Effekt reduzieren. Aus mechanischen Gründen wird die rotierende Axiallager-Scheibe in konventionellen Anwendungen dennoch aus Stahl gefertigt. In dieser Diplomarbeit werden alternative Materialien und Ausführungsformen untersucht und die auftretenden Unterschiede im dynamischen Verhalten mit der Eisenkreiszeitkonstante quantifiziert. Neben dem zu Grunde liegenden analytischen Modell soll eine fortgeschrittene Systembeschreibung vorgestellt werden, die das atypische Übertragungsverhalten der Regelstrecke berücksichtigt. Dieses setzt sich aus Differenziergliedern gebrochen-rationaler Ordnung zusammen und bildet ein sogenanntes „Fractional-Order-System“. Die Modelle werden mittels FEM-Simulationen und Experimenten am eigens konstruierten Versuchslager verifiziert. / The dynamics of axial magnetic bearings are characterized by an above-average dependency on the used materials. Axially directed fields render laminated stators and rotors ineffective. High induced voltages inside the magnetic core evoke eddy currents and opposing fields, which are compensated by an additional magnetizing current. Therefore a significant delay between the measurable coil current and the force-related magnetic flux is observed. The use of soft magnetic composites can minimize this effect, though the bearing disk usually is manufactured from conventional steel for mechanical reasons in a wide range of applications. In this diploma thesis alternative materials and embodiments are considered and the occurring differences regarding the dynamic behavior will be quantified by means of the magnetic circuit time constant. Beside its underlying analytical model, an advanced system description is introduced to include the atypical transfer function of the closed loop control system, characterized by so-called Fractional-Order-Derivatives. All models will be verified by FE-analysis and experiments on a newly constructed magnetic bearing.

Die elektromagnetische Dynamik von axialen Magnetlagern ist im besonderen Maße von den eingesetzten Materialien abhängig. Axiale Flussverläufe machen eine Blechung von Stator und Rotor unwirksam und hohe induzierte Spannungen rufen im Magnetkreis wirbelstrombedingte Gegenfelder hervor. Zusätzliche kompensierende Magnetisierungsströme lassen den messbaren Strom der Steuerspule dem kraftbildenden Hauptfluss vorauseilen. Steigende Anforderungen an die Regeldynamik erfordern daher den Einsatz schwach elektrisch leitfähiger Kernmaterialien (Soft Magnetic Composites) oder eine Berücksichtigung der auftretenden Wirbelstromeffekte in der Regelstrecke unter Anwendung von Systemen gebrochenrationaler Ordnung. Beide Optionen werden in diesem Beitrag aus analytischer Sicht gegenübergestellt und ihre Anwendungsfälle diskutiert.

Seit jeher sind Wirbelströme ein fester Bestandteil der Leistungsbilanz und Verlustberechnung in zahlreichen elektromagnetischen Energiewandlern. In aktiven Magnetlagern und Aktoren haben sie jedoch häufig einen zusätzlichen Einfluss auf die Kraftdynamik, da die einhergehende Feldverdrängung parasitäre Magnetisierungsströme hervorbringt, welche die meist strombasierten Kraftregler beeinträchtigen. Besonders betroffen sind die in dieser Dissertation beispielhaft betrachteten magnetischen Axiallager mit ihrer dreidimensionalen Flussführung, für welche die sonst übliche und effektive Blechung des Kerns unwirksam wird. Aus diesen Gründen werden regelungsbasierte Lösungen angestrebt. Bekannte fortschrittliche Topologien nutzen mitunter aufwendige Regler und Beobachter, wobei der direkte physikalische Bezug zu den mechanischen Parametern Steifigkeit und Dämpfung meist verloren geht. Diese Analogie zu mechanischen Lagern ist jedoch essentiell für eine einfache Inbetriebnahme des Magnetlagers, ein Grund, weshalb sich viele alternative Topologien nicht nachhaltig durchsetzen konnten und die dezentrale kaskadierte Lageregelung mit unterlagerter Stromregelung noch immer als weit verbreiteter Industriestandard gilt. Die in Axiallagern eingeschränkte Stabilität, Dynamik und Bandbreite aufgrund der Wirbelstromeffekte wird dabei zu Gunsten der einfacheren Anwendbarkeit toleriert. Diese Arbeit stellt ein fraktionales Kompensationsglied in Gestalt eines Flussschätzers vor, welches im Rückführungszweig der unterlagerten Regelung die Folgen der Wirbelströme dort herausrechnet, wo sie physikalisch wirken. Die resultierende modellbasierte Flussregelung erhält somit sämtliche physikalische Bezüge und die gute Anwendbarkeit, bei gleichzeitig verbesserten Regelungseigenschaften, sodass diesbezüglich keine Kompromisse notwendig sind. Das zugrundeliegende Modell leitet sich aus der Lösung der Diffusionsgleichung für den massiven Kern ab und stellt zunächst ein transzendentes fraktionales System dar, welches nicht direkt in einer Regelung anwendbar ist. Über Kettenbruchentwicklungen und Frequenzganganalysen ist es jedoch möglich, eine rationale Systembeschreibung zu ermitteln, die in Form einer digitalen Biquad-Filter-Kaskade auch in bestehende Mikroprozessor-Regelungen echtzeitfähig implementierbar ist. Die Arbeit dokumentiert das Vorgehen für eine Vielzahl von Randbedingungen und berücksichtigt verschiedene denkbare Einschränkungen, die in praktischen Anwendungen erwartbar sind. Der messtechnische Funktionsnachweis zeigt eine nahezu vollständige Kompensation der Wirbelstromeffekte in der unterlagerten Regelung, während sich die Bandbreite der Lageregelung nachweislich mindestens vervierfacht bei einem um bis zu 90 % Überschwingen gegenüber dem Industriestandard. / Eddy currents have always been part of loss calculations and power balances in numerous electromagnetic energy converters. In active magnetic bearings and actuators they additionally have a great influence on the force dynamic, as the concomitant magnetic skin effect provokes parasitic magnetizing currents that impair the usually current-based force controllers. Thrust bearings with their three-dimensional flux propagation, which serve as example in this thesis, are especially affected, due to the ineffectiveness of the commonly applied lamination of the iron core. For these reasons, control-based solutions are desired. Known advanced control topologies employ possibly intricating controllers and observers, which hardly preserve the direct physical reference to mechanical parameters like stiffness and damping. However, this analogy to mechanical bearings is essential for a simple bearing operation. That is one reason why many alternative topologies could not been established sustainably and the decentralized cascaded position control with subordinated current control is considered as the indisputable industry standard. Its limitation of stability, dynamic and bandwidth, caused by the eddy current effects in thrust bearings, is only tolerated, in favor of a superior applicability. This thesis introduces a fractional-order compensation element in the form of a flux estimator that compensates the eddy currents effects, where they physically occur, to wit, within the feedback path of the subordinated control. Hence, the resulting flux control maintains all physical references and the simple applicability, but does not compromise on the control characteristic in this regard. The underlying model is derived from the solution of the diffusing equation that describes the nonlaminated core. It firstly constitutes a transcendental fractional-order system, which cannot be directly applied to a bearing control. However, by the use of continued fraction expansions and frequency analysis, a rational system description is determinable, which can be implemented as biquad filter cascade for real-time application even in existing microprocessor controls. This work documents the procedure for a variety of boundary conditions while considering various possible restrictions, which are to be expected in practical applications. The experimental proof of concept reveals a nearly complete compensation of the eddy current effects in the subordinated control. The bandwidth of the outer position control is at least quadrupled, while the overshoot can be reduced by up to 90 % compared to the industry standard.

Dans ce mémoire, nous avons proposé une méthode basée sur l'utilisation de la généralisation du lemme de Gronwall-Bellman pour garantir des conditions suffisantes de stabilisation asymptotique pour une classe de systèmes non linéaires fractionnaires. Nous avons étendu ces résultats dans la stabilisation asymptotique des systèmes non linéaires singuliers fractionnaires et proposé des conditions suffisantes de stabilité asymptotique de l'erreur d'observation dans le cas de l'étude des observateurs pour les systèmes non linéaires fractionnaires et singuliers fractionnaires.Pour les systèmes non linéaires à dérivée d'ordre entier, nous avons proposé par l'application de la généralisation du lemme de Gronwall-Bellman des conditions suffisantes pour :- la stabilisation exponentielle par retour d'état statique et par retour de sortie statique,- la stabilisation exponentielle robuste en présence d'incertitudes paramétriques,- la commande basée sur un observateur.Nous avons étudié la stabilisation des systèmes linéaires fractionnaires avec les lois de commande suivantes~: retour d'état statique, retour de sortie statique et retour de sortie basé sur un observateur. Puis, nous avons proposé des conditions suffisantes de stabilisation lorsque le système linéaire fractionnaire est affecté par des incertitudes non linéaires paramétriques. Enfin, nous avons traité la synthèse d'un observateur pour ces systèmes. Les résultats proposés pour les systèmes linéaires fractionnaires ont été étendus au cas où ces systèmes fractionnaires sont singuliers.La technique de stabilisation basée sur l'utilisation de la généralisation du lemme de Gronwall-Bellman est étendue aux systèmes non linéaires fractionnaires et aux systèmes non linéaires singuliers fractionnaires. Des conditions suffisantes de stabilisation asymptotique, de stabilisation asymptotique robuste et de commande basée sur un observateur ont été obtenues pour les classes de systèmes non linéaires fractionnaires et non linéaires singuliers fractionnaires.Par ailleurs, une méthode de synthèse d'observateurs pour ces systèmes non linéaires fractionnaires et non linéaires singuliers fractionnaires est proposée. Cette approche est basée sur la résolution d'un système d'équations de Sylvester. L'avantage de cette méthode est que, d'une part, l'erreur d'observation ne dépend pas explicitement de l'état et de la commande du système et, d'autre part, qu'elle unifie la synthèse d'observateurs de différents ordres (observateurs d'ordre réduit, d'ordre plein et d'ordre minimal). / In this dissertation, we proposed sufficient conditions for the asymptotical stabilization of a class of nonlinear fractional-order systems based on the generalization of Gronwall-Bellman lemma. We extended these results for the asymptotical stabilization of nonlinear singular fractional-order systems and proposed sufficient conditions for the existence and asymptotic stability of the observation error for the nonlinear fractional-order systems and nonlinear singular fractional-order systems.For the nonlinear integer-order systems, the proposed generalization of Gronwall-Bellman lemma allowed us to obtain sufficient conditions for :- the static state feedback and the static output feedback exponential stabilizations,- the robust exponential stabilization with regards to parameter uncertainties,- the observer-based control.We treated three cases for the asymptotical stabilization of linear fractional-order systems : the static state feedback, the static output feedback and the observer-based output feedback. Then, we proposed sufficient conditions for the asymptotical stabilization of linear fractional-order systems with nonlinear uncertain parameters. Finally, we treated the observer design for the linear and nonlinear fractional-order systems and for the linear and nonlinear singular fractional-order systems.The stabilization technique based on the generalization of Gronwall-Bellman lemma is extended to nonlinear fractional-order systems and nonlinear singular fractional-order systems. Sufficient conditions for the asymptotical stabilization, the robust asymptotical stabilization and the observer-based control of a class of nonlinear fractional-order systems and nonlinear singular fractional-order systems were obtained.Furthermore, the observer design for the nonlinear fractional-order systems and nonlinear singular fractional-order systems is proposed. This approach is based on a parameterization of the solutions of generalized Sylvester equations. The conditions for the existence of these observers are given and sufficient conditions for their stability are derived using linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) formulation and the generalization of Gronwall-Bellman lemma. The advantage of this method is that, firstly, the observation error does not depend explicitly on the state and control system and, secondly, this method unifies the design of full, reduced and minimal orders observers

This thesis deals with developing Galerkin based solution strategies for several important classes of differential equations involving derivatives and integrals of various fractional orders. Fractional order calculus finds use in several areas of science and engineering. The use of fractional derivatives may arise purely from the mathematical viewpoint, as in controller design, or it may arise from the underlying physics of the material, as in the damping behavior of viscoelastic materials. The physical origins of the fractional damping motivated us to study viscoelastic behavior of disordered materials at three levels. At the first level, we review two first principles models of rubber viscoelasticity. This leads us to study, at the next two levels, two simple disordered systems. The study of these two simplified systems prompted us towards an infinite dimensional system which is mathematically equivalent to a fractional order derivative or integral. This infinite dimensional system forms the starting point for our Galerkin projection based approximation scheme. In a simplified study of disordered viscoelastic materials, we show that the networks of springs and dash-pots can lead to fractional power law relaxation if the damping coefficients of the dash-pots follow a certain type of random distribution. Similar results are obtained when we consider a more simplified model, which involves a random system coefficient matrix. Fractional order derivatives and integrals are infinite dimensional operators and non-local in time: the history of the state variable is needed to evaluate such operators. This non-local nature leads to expensive long-time computations (O(t2) computations for solution up to time t). A finite dimensional approximation of the fractional order derivative can alleviate this problem. We present one such approximation using a Galerkin projection. The original infinite dimensional system is replaced with an equivalent infinite dimensional system involving a partial differential equation (PDE). The Galerkin projection reduces the PDE to a finite system of ODEs. These ODEs can be solved cheaply (O(t) computations). The shape functions used for the Galerkin projection are important, and given attention. Calculations with both global shape functions as well as finite elements are presented. The discretization strategy is improved in a few steps until, finally, very good performance is obtained over a user-specifiable frequency range (not including zero). In particular, numerical examples are presented showing good performance for frequencies varying over more than 7 orders of magnitude. For any discretization held fixed, however, errors will be significant at sufficiently low or high frequencies. We discuss why such asymptotics may not significantly impact the engineering utility of the method. Following this, we identify eight important classes of fractional differential equations (FDEs) and fractional integrodifferential equations (FIEs), and develop separate Galerkin based solution strategies for each of them. Distinction between these classes arises from the fact that both Riemann-Liouville as well as Caputo type derivatives used in this work do not, in general, follow either the law of exponents or the commutative property. Criteria used to identify these classes include; the initial conditions used, order of the highest derivative, integer or fractional order highest derivative, single or multiterm fractional derivatives and integrals. A key feature of our approximation scheme is the development of differential algebraic equations (DAEs) when the highest order derivative is fractional or the equation involves fractional integrals only. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our approximation scheme, we compare the numerical results with analytical solutions, when available, or with suitably developed series solutions. Our approximation scheme matches analytical/series solutions very well for all classes considered.

Orientador: Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira / Resumo: Neste trabalho apresentam-se condições descritas por desigualdades matriciais lineares, LMIs (do inglês: Linear Matrix Inequalities), para o projeto de controladores robustos para sistemas dinâmicos de ordem α ∈ [0,1). Os controladores propostos utilizam a realimentação da derivada de ordem α ∈ [0,1) do vetor de estado, a chamada realimentação α-derivativa, e também a realimentação do vetor de estado. A literatura clássica apresenta resultados que utilizam o método direto de Lyapunov e a estabilização quadrática no projeto de controladores para sistemas de ordem inteira. Os teoremas propostos neste trabalho para sistemas fracionários são condições suficientes análogas a estes resultados. Esta analogia é possível através da extensão fracionária, recentemente disponível na literatura, do método direto de Lyapunov e de um limitante superior para a derivada de ordem α ∈ [0,1) da função de Lyapunov do tipo quadrática, Dα V(x(t)). Nesse sentido, as LMIs propostas para estabilização quadrática são análogas aos casos clássicos, pois não dependem da ordem α ∈ [0,1) do sistema. Em particular, o foco deste trabalho recai no controle do tipo chaveado, que trata da minimização do limitante superior de Dα V(x(t)). O controle chaveado dispensa o conhecimento das funções de pertinência quando da utilização de modelos fuzzy Takagi-Sugeno, permitindo trabalhar com plantas lineares e não lineares, ambas incluindo parâmetros incertos. Dessa forma, a estabilização quadrática possibilitou a obtenç... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This work proposes linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) conditions for the design of robust controllers for dynamic systems of order α ∈ [0,1). The proposed controllers use the feedback of the state vector derivative of of order α ∈ [0,1), the so-called α -derivative feedback, and also the feedback of the state vector. The classical literature presents results that use the Lyapunov direct method and the quadratic stabilization in the design of the controllers for integer order systems. The theorems proposed in this work for fractional systems are sufficient conditions analogous to these results. This analogy is possible through the fractional extension, recently available in the literature, of the direct Lyapunov method and an upper bound for the a α ∈ [0,1) order derivative of the quadratic Lyapunov function, Dα V(x(t)). In this sense, the proposed LMIs for quadratic stabilization are analogous to the classical ones, since they do not depend on the order α ∈ [0,1) of the system. In particular, the focus of this work lies in the switched control, which deals with the minimization of the upper bound of Dα V(x(t)). The switched control dispenses the knowledge of the membership functions when using the Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy models, allowing to work with linear and nonlinear plants, both of them with uncertain parameters. Therefore, the quadratic stabilization allowed to obtain new results for the robust control problem of α ∈ [0,1) order systems, considering the main analogous resu... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre