Library-Based Norm-Optimal Iterative Learning Control

This paper presents a new iterative learning control (ILC) methodology, termed library-based norm-optimal ILC, which optimally accounts for variations in measurable disturbances and plant parameters from one iteration to the next. In this formulation, previous iteration-varying disturbance and/or plant parameters, along with the corresponding control and error sequences, are intelligently maintained in a dynamically evolving library. The library is then referenced at each iteration, in order to base the new control sequence on the most relevant prior iterations, according to an optimization metric. In contrast with the limited number of library-based ILC methodologies pursued in the literature, the present work (i) selects provably optimal interpolation weights, (ii) presents methods for starting with an empty library and intelligently truncating the library when it becomes too large, and (iii) demonstrates convergence to an optimal performance value. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our new methodology, we simulate our library-based norm-optimal ILC method on a linear time-varying model of a micro-robotic deposition system.