Predictor-based control of linear systems with large and variable measurement delays

Abstract

This paper concerns the problem of the control of linear systems by means of feedback from delayed output, where the delay is known and time-varying. The main advantage of the approach is that it can be applied to systems with any delay bound, i.e. not only small delays. The predictor is based on a combination of finite-dimensional elementary predictors whose number can be suitably chosen to compensate any delay. The single-predictor element is an original proposal, and the class of delays to which the schema can be applied includes, but it is not limited to, continuous delay functions. © 2014 © 2014 Taylor & Francis.