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April  2019, 15(2): 817-832. doi: 10.3934/jimo.2018072

On the global optimal solution for linear quadratic problems of switched system

Jin Feng He 1, , Wei Xu 2, , Zhi Guo Feng 1,3,, and  Xinsong Yang 1,

1. 

College of Mathematics Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
2. 

School of Management, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
3. 

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China

* Corresponding author: Zhi Guo Feng

Received  December 2016 Revised  March 2018 Published  June 2018

The global optimal solution for the optimal switching problem is considered in discrete time, where these subsystems are linear and the cost functional is quadratic. The optimal switching problem is a discrete optimization problem. Complete enumeration search is always required to find the global optimal solution, which is very expensive. Relaxation method is an effective method to transform the discrete optimization problem into the continuous optimization problem, while the optimal solution is always not the feasible solution of the discrete optimization problem. In this paper, we propose a special class of relaxation method to transform the optimal switching problem into a relaxed optimization problem. We prove that the optimal solution of this modified relaxed optimization problem is exactly that of the optimal switching problem. Then, the global optimal solution can be obtained by solving the continuous optimization problem easily. Numerical examples are demonstrated to show that the modified relaxation method is efficient and effective to obtain the global optimal solution.

Keywords: Global optimal solution, optimal switching problem, switching sequence, relaxation method.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 49M20, 34K35.
Citation: Jin Feng He, Wei Xu, Zhi Guo Feng, Xinsong Yang. On the global optimal solution for linear quadratic problems of switched system. Journal of Industrial & Management Optimization, 2019, 15 (2) : 817-832. doi: 10.3934/jimo.2018072
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H. Axelsson, Y. Wardi, M. Egerstedt and E. I. Verriest, Gradient descent approach to optiomal mode scheduling in hybrid dynamical systems, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 136 (2008), 167-186.  doi: 10.1007/s10957-007-9305-y.  Google Scholar

[2]

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[3]

M. Egerstedt, Y. Wardi and H. Axelsson, Transition-time optimization for switched-mode dynamical systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 51 (2006), 110-115.  doi: 10.1109/TAC.2005.861711.  Google Scholar

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Z. G. Feng, K. L. Teo and V. Rehbock, Hybrid method for a general optimal sensor scheduling problem in discrete time, Automatica, 44 (2008), 1295-1303.  doi: 10.1016/j.automatica.2007.09.024.  Google Scholar

[5]

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[6]

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R. Li, K. L. Teo, K. H. Wong and G. R. Duan, Control parametrization enhancing transform for optimal control of switched systems, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 43 (2006), 1393-1403.  doi: 10.1016/j.mcm.2005.08.012.  Google Scholar

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[9]

Q. Lin, R. Loxton and K. L. Teo, Optimal control of nonlinear switched systems: Computational methods and applications, Journal of the Operations Research Society of China, 1 (2013), 275-311.  doi: 10.1007/s40305-013-0021-z.  Google Scholar

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[12]

C. Liu, R. Loxton and K. L. Teo, Switching time and parameter optimization in nonlinear switched systems with multiple time-delays, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 163 (2014), 957-988.  doi: 10.1007/s10957-014-0533-7.  Google Scholar

[13]

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[14]

Q. Long and C. Wu, A hybrid method combining genetic algorithm and Hooke-Jeeves method for constrained global optimization, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 10 (2014), 1279-1296.  doi: 10.3934/jimo.2014.10.1279.  Google Scholar

[15]

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[16]

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[17]

E. Rentsen, J. Zhou and K. L. Teo, A global optimization approach to fractional optimal control, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 12 (2016), 73-82.  doi: 10.3934/jimo.2016.12.73.  Google Scholar

[18]

M. Soler, A. Olivares and E. Staffetti, Hybrid optimal control approach to commercial aircraft trajectory planning, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 33 (2010), 985-991.   Google Scholar

[19]

H. J. Sussmann, A maximum principle for hybrid optimal control problems, in Proceedings of the 38th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 1999, 425–430. doi: 10.1109/CDC.1999.832814.  Google Scholar

[20]

K. L. Teo, L. S. Jennings, H. W. J. Lee and V. Rehbock, The control parametrization enhancing transform for constrained optimal control problems, Journal of Australian Mathematical Society, 40 (1999), 314-335.  doi: 10.1017/S0334270000010936.  Google Scholar

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C. Wu and K. L. Teo, Global impulsive optimal control computation, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 2 (2006), 435-450.  doi: 10.3934/jimo.2006.2.435.  Google Scholar

[22]

C. Wu, K. L. Teo and S. Wu, Min-max optimal control of linear systems with uncertainty and terminal state constraints, Automatica, 49 (2013), 1809-1815.  doi: 10.1016/j.automatica.2013.02.052.  Google Scholar

[23]

C. Wu, K. L. Teo, R. Li and Y. Zhao, Optimal control of switched systems with time delay, Applied Mathematics Letters, 19 (2006), 1062-1067.  doi: 10.1016/j.aml.2005.11.018.  Google Scholar

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[26]

F. Yang, K. L. Teo, R. Loxton, V. Rehbock, B. Li, C. Yu and L. Jennings, Visual miser: An efficient user-friendly visual program for solving optimal control problems, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 12 (2016), 781-810.  doi: 10.3934/jimo.2016.12.781.  Google Scholar

[27]

J. Zhai, T. Niu, J. Ye and E. Feng, Optimal control of nonlinear switched system with mixed constraints and its parallel optimization algorithm, Nonlinear Analysis Hybrid Systems, 25 (2017), 21-40.  doi: 10.1016/j.nahs.2017.02.001.  Google Scholar

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C. Zhao, C. Wu, J. Chai, X. Wang, X. Yang, J. M. Lee and M. J. Kim, Decomposition-based multi-objective firefly algorithm for RFID network planning with uncertainty, Applied Soft Computing, 55 (2017), 549-564.  doi: 10.1016/j.asoc.2017.02.009.  Google Scholar

[29]

X. L. Zhu, Z. G. Feng and J. W. Peng, Robust design of sensor fusion problem in discrete time, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 13 (2017), 825-834.  doi: 10.3934/jimo.2016048.  Google Scholar

Figure 1.  Optimal weight of the first subsystem obtained by relaxation method and modified relaxation method in Example 1
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Figure 2.  Optimal weight of the second subsystem obtained by relaxation method and modified relaxation method in Example 1
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Figure 3.  Optimal weight of the third subsystem obtained by relaxation method and modified relaxation method in Example 1
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Figure 4.  Optimal solution and truncated solution in Example 1
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Figure 5.  Optimal weight of the first subsystem obtained by relaxation method and modified relaxation method in Example 2
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Figure 6.  Optimal weight of the second subsystem obtained by relaxation method and modified relaxation method in Example 2
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Figure 7.  Optimal weight of the third subsystem obtained by relaxation method and modified relaxation method in Example 2
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Figure 8.  Optimal solution and truncated solution in Example 2
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