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    Trajectory-based proofs for sampled-data extremum seeking control
    KHONG, S ; Nesic, D ; Tan, Y ; Manzie, CG (IEEE, 2013)
    Extremum seeking of nonlinear systems based on a sampled-data control law is revisited. It is established that under some generic assumptions, semi-global practical asymptotically stable convergence to an extremum can be achieved. To this end, trajectory-based arguments are employed, by contrast with Lyapunov-function-type approaches in the existing literature. The proof is simpler and more straightforward; it is based on assumptions that are in general easier to verify. The proposed extremum seeking framework may encompass more general optimisation algorithms, such as those which do not admit a state-update realisation and/or Lyapunov functions. Multi-unit extremum seeking is also investigated within the context of accelerating the speed of convergence.
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    On sampled-data extremum seeking control via stochastic approximation methods
    Khong, SZ ; Tan, Y ; Nesic, D ; Manzie, C (IEEE, 2013-01-01)
    This note establishes a link between stochastic approximation and extremum seeking of dynamical nonlinear systems. In particular, it is shown that by applying classes of stochastic approximation methods to dynamical systems via periodic sampled-data control, convergence analysis can be performed using standard tools in stochastic approximation. A tuning parameter within this framework is the period of the synchronised sampler and hold device, which is also the waiting time during which the system dynamics settle to within a controllable neighbourhood of the steady-state input-output behaviour. Semiglobal convergence with probability one is demonstrated for three basic classes of stochastic approximation methods: finite-difference, random directions, and simultaneous perturbation. The tradeoff between the speed of convergence and accuracy is also discussed within the context of asymptotic normality of the outputs of these optimisation algorithms.
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    Unified frameworks for sampled-data extremum seeking control: Global optimisation and multi-unit systems
    Khong, SZ ; Nesic, D ; Tan, Y ; Manzie, C (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2013-09)
    Two frameworks are proposed for extremum seeking of general nonlinear plants based on a sampled-data control law, within which a broad class of nonlinear programming methods is accommodated. It is established that under some generic assumptions, semi-global practical convergence to a global extremum can be achieved. In the case where the extremum seeking algorithm satisfies a stronger asymptotic stability property, the converging sequence is also shown to be stable using a trajectory-based proof, as opposed to a Lyapunov-function- type approach. The former is more straightforward and insightful. This allows for more general optimisation algorithms than considered in existing literature, such as those which do not admit a state-update realisation and/or Lyapunov functions. Lying at the heart of the analysis throughout is robustness of the optimisation algorithms to additive perturbations of the objective function. Multi-unit extremum seeking is also investigated with the objective of accelerating the speed of convergence.
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    Multidimensional global extremum seeking via the DIRECT optimisation algorithm
    Khong, SZ ; Nesic, D ; Manzie, C ; Tan, Y (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2013-07-01)
    DIRECT is a sample-based global optimisation method for Lipschitz continuous functions defined over compact multidimensional domains. This paper adapts the DIRECT method with a modified termination criterion for global extremum seeking control of multivariable dynamical plants. Finite-time semi-global practical convergence is established based on a periodic sampled-data control law, whose sampling period is a parameter which determines the region and accuracy of convergence. A crucial part of the development is dedicated to a robustness analysis of the DIRECT method against bounded additive perturbations on the objective function. Extremum seeking involving multiple units is also considered within the same context as a means to increase the speed of convergence. Numerical examples of global extremum seeking based on DIRECT are presented at the end.