Networked min-max model predictive control of constrained nonlinear systems with delays and packet dropouts

This article investigates a class of constrained nonlinear networked control systems (NCSs) subject to external disturbances, input and state constraints and network-induced constraints. From a practical perspective, the network-induced constraints considered include the time delays and packet dropouts on both the sensor-to-controller (S-C) channel and the controller-to-actuator (C-A) channel simultaneously. The minmax model predictive control method is proposed to design the control packets by incorporating the external disturbances into the optimisation problem. Moreover, the input-to-state practical stability of the resulting nonlinear NCS is established by constructing a novel Lyapunov function. Finally, the simulation results and the comparison studies are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness and improvement of the proposed method.