Positive stabilization of a diffusion system by nonnegative boundary control

Jonathan N. Dehaye, Joseph J. Winkin

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Abstract

This chapter deals with the issue of considering nonnegative inputs in the positive stabilization problem. It is shown in two different ways why one cannot expect to positively stabilize a positive system by use of a nonnegative input, first by a classical approach with a formal proof, then by working on an extended system for which the new input corresponds to the time derivative of the nominal one, thus circumventing the sign restriction. However, it is shown via a classical example of positive system—the pure diffusion system—that positively stabilizing a positive system with a nonnegative input is in some way possible: using a boundary control, the input sign depends on whether the boundary control appears in the boundary conditions or in the dynamics. The chapter then provides a parameterization of all positively stabilizing feedbacks for a discretized model of the pure diffusion system, some numerical simulations and a convergence discussion which allows to extend the results to the infinite-dimensional case, where the system is described again by a parabolic partial differential equation and the input acts either in the dynamics or in the boundary conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPositive Systems
Subtitle of host publicationTheory and Applications (POSTA 2016) Rome, Italy, September 14-16, 2016
EditorsFilippo Cacace, Lorenzo Farina, Roberto Setola, Alfredo Germani
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages179-190
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-54211-9
ISBN (Print)9783319542102
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017
Event5th International Symposium on Positive Systems, POSTA 2016 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 14 Sept 201616 Sept 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences
PublisherSpringer
Volume471
ISSN (Print)0170-8643
ISSN (Electronic)1610-7411

Conference

Conference5th International Symposium on Positive Systems, POSTA 2016
Country/TerritoryItaly
City Rome
Period14/09/1616/09/16

Keywords

  • Diffusion equation
  • Feedback parameterization
  • Nonnegative input
  • Partial differential equations
  • Positive stabilization
  • Positive systems

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