Design and Performance Analysis of Networked Predictive Control Systems Based on Input-output Difference Equation Model

This paper is concerned with the design and performance analysis of networked control systems, where random network-induced delay, packet disorder, and packet dropout in the feedback and forward channels are considered simultaneously and further treated as the round-trip time (RTT) delay. To actively compensate for the RTT delay, a networked predictive control scheme is designed based on the input-output difference equation model. For time-varying reference signals, the resulting closed-loop system can achieve the same output tracking performance and closed-loop stability as the corresponding local control system. Specifically, for the step reference input, it can provide a zero steady-state output tracking error. The controller design problem is solved by using the augmented state-space model as well as the static output feedback strategy. In addition, the stability of the closed-loop system is also discussed for the plant subject to bounded disturbances and modelling errors. Finally, simulation and experimental results are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.