Cooperative robust output regulation of linear uncertain multiple multivariable systems with performance constraint

This paper is to pursue a general investigation of cooperative robust output regulation for linear continuous-time multiple multivariable systems with unknown system parameters and unmodeled external disturbances. We show that, under standard minimum-phase and relative degree like assumptions, an internal model principle based output-feedback protocol can be constructed by incorporating suitable dynamic compensators, even when the parametric uncertainties are arbitrarily large in some sense. Moreover, we are able to establish a redesigned protocol by means of adapting the H-infinity control method. It assures a desired robustness property for the closed-loop system of attenuating external unmodeled disturbances. Hence, our study offers a performance-constrained robust control solution in a distributed control fashion. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.