Cuckoo Search Algorithm Based An Optimal Control Strategy for Switched Nonlinear Systems

In this paper an optimal control strategy for switched nonlinear systems is addressed. A metaheuristic hybrid approach based on the Cuckoo Search algorithm is suggested for this issue. The main objective of the suggested approach consists to minimize a performance criterion which depends on the optimal switching instants to be found, over a finite time horizon. Lastly, a hydraulic two-tank system will be given to show the performance and the effectiveness of the suggest method.

I. Introduction

As a specific class of hybrid dynamic systems, switched systems (SS) are composed from several subsystems and a switching mechanism that are governing the switching between them [1]–[3]. In fact, many engineering systems can be represented by the SS models [1]–[6]