Receding Horizon : An easy way to improve performance in LPV systems 1 Mario

During the past few years the problem of stabilizing a Linear Parameter Varying system, while, at the same time, optimizing some measure of performance has been the object of increasing attention. In contrast to the case of linear systems where several optimal synthesis techniques (such as El,, El2 and el) are well established, the counterparts for LPV systems are just starting to emerge. Moreover, at the present time, only sufficient conditions for performance are available, thus leading to potentially conservative designs. In this paper we propose a simple way to improve performance by combining the LMI-based tools currently available with receding horizon techniques.