IEEE transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics 

About: IEEE transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics is an academic journal published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Computer science & Control theory (sociology). It has an ISSN identifier of 1083-4419. Over the lifetime, 3 publications have been published receiving 11 citations. The journal is also known as: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics. & Cybernetics.

Personalized Individual Semantics-Based Consistency Control and Consensus Reaching in Linguistic Group Decision Making

Abstract: Consistency and consensus are important issues for linguistic group decision making (GDM), which have been extensively studied by scholars. Nevertheless, most of previous consensus reaching models focus on adjusting decision makers’ preference relations and ignore the individual consistency, which results in that individual consistency may be destroyed by using these consensus reaching models. Moreover, it has been accepted that words mean different things for different people and thus, it is also necessary to model decision makers’ personalized individual semantics (PISs) in linguistic GDM. This work focuses on developing some PIS-based consistency control and consensus reaching models for linguistic GDM. First, we analyze the problems existing in previous PIS models and then develop a minimum adjustment-based optimization model to test and improve the individual consistency for a linguistic preference relation (LPR). Followed by this, a PIS-based individual consensus-level maximization model and a PIS-based minimum adjustment model are established for consensus reaching in linguistic GDM, in which individual consistency control is considered. Furthermore, an algorithm for consensus reaching is proposed based on these models. To justify the proposed models and algorithm, some numerical results and simulation analysis are provided eventually.

Novel Neural Network Fractional-Order Sliding-Mode Control With Application to Active Power Filter

Abstract: In this article, a fractional-order sliding-mode control scheme based on a two-hidden-layer recurrent neural network (THLRNN) is proposed for a single-phase shunt active power filter. Considering the shortcomings of traditional neural networks (NNs) that the approximation accuracy is not high and weight and center vector of NNs are unchangeable, a new THLRNN structure which contains two hidden layers to make the network have more powerful fitting ability, is designed to approximate the unknown nonlinearities. A fractional-order term is added to a sliding-mode controller to have more adjustable space and better optimization space. Simulation and experimental studies prove that the proposed THLRNN strategy can accomplish the current compensation well with acceptable current tracking error, and have satisfactory compensation property and robustness compared with a traditional neural sliding controller.

Approximation-Based Nussbaum Gain Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems With Periodic Disturbances

Abstract: This article considers the Nussbaum gain adaptive control issue for a type of nonlinear systems, in which some sophisticated and challenging problems, such as periodic disturbances, dead zone output, and unknown control direction are addressed. The Fourier series expansion and radial basis function neural network are incorporated into a function approximator to model time-varying-disturbed function with a known period in nonlinear systems. To deal with the problems of the dead zone output and unknown control direction, the Nussbaum-type function is recommended in the design of the control algorithm. Applying the Lyapunov stability theory and backstepping technique, the proposed control strategy ensures that the tracking error is pulled back to a small neighborhood of origin and all closed-loop signals are bounded. Finally, simulation results are presented to show the availability and validity of the analysis approach.

Stochastic Event-Triggered <i>H</i>∞ Control for Networked Systems Under Denial of Service Attacks

Abstract: This article presents a novel stochastic event-triggered communication scheme (SETS) and a switching-like $H_{\infty }$ control method for networked control systems (NCSs) through an open bandwidth-limited network. To overcome the stochastic Denial of Service (DoS) attacks and save the limited network resource, a SETS is first proposed to decrease the number of packets transmitted while considering the malicious DoS attacks. Compared with the existing event-triggered schemes under a precondition that all triggered packets must be successfully transmitted, the proposed SETS has outstanding flexibility since it allows part event-triggered packets to be lost during the communication process. To fully use the dynamic features of communication in an open network, a switching-like control scheme is well designed, which can actively choose the different controller gains based on the current network Quality of Services (QoSs). Then, a networked closed-loop model is constructed, which considered both the effects of SETS and stochastic DoS attacks in a unified framework. Sufficient conditions for the existence of the switching-like controller are presented to ensure the stability of the networked control system while achieving the prescribed performance index. Gain matrices of the desired switching-like controller and the SETS parameters are reached in the light of the solutions to certain matrix inequalities. Compared with the existing time-invariant control strategy in a transmission interval, higher control performance can be expected since both the dynamic network information and the latest available state are well considered in the proposed communication and control framework. Finally, an illustrative example is given to verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.

Distributed Optimization of Multiagent Systems Against Unmatched Disturbances: A Hierarchical Integral Control Framework

Abstract: This article investigates a distributed optimization problem of double-integrator multiagent systems with unmatched constant disturbances. Instead of involving an internal model or a disturbance observer to deal with the disturbances as in existing works, a two-layer control framework is presented based on state-integral feedback control (SIFC) and adaptive control techniques. The upper layer uses a virtual system to generate a global optimal consensus trajectory which is shared by the agents via a communication network. The lower layer includes an SIFC controller to guarantee asymptotic tracking of the given trajectory. Also in this layer, a model reference adaptive controller is introduced to enhance the dynamic tracking performance of the SIFC controller. This framework enables distributed optimization with time-triggered communication and mild requirements on the team objective. The method yields an interesting co-design algorithm of the control parameters and the communication intervals, which is proved to be convergent using Lyapunov stability theory. The effectiveness and advantages of the method are illustrated by numerical simulations.