Finite-time control of periodic systems with event-triggering mechanisms

This study is concerned with the event-triggered finite-time control of periodic systems via a piecewise method. The continuous-time periodic system is formulated by finite-number linear time-invariant subsystems, of which the system parameters are determined by the piecewise approximation method. In consideration of the mitigation of network communication in networked control loops, some event-triggering mechanisms are designed in terms of the networks between the sensor (or controller) and the controller (or actuator). Three different event-triggered control schemes are designed for the networked periodic system. The finite-time stability of the resulting closed-loop system is analysed by using a Lyapunov function approach with a well-defined matrix-valued function. The controller gains depending on the piecewise parameters are thus designed with several matrix inequalities that can be solved by off-line procedures. Finally, a numerical example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed design scheme.