Set-Membership State Estimation for Multirate Nonlinear Complex Networks Under FlexRay Protocols: A Neural-Network-Based Approach

In this article, the set-membership state estimation problem is investigated for a class of nonlinear complex networks under the FlexRay protocols (FRPs). In order to address practical engineering requirements, the multirate sampling is taken into account which allows for different sampling periods of the system state and the measurement. On the other hand, the FRP is deployed in the communication network from sensors to estimators in order to alleviate the communication burden. The underlying nonlinearity studied in this article is of a general nature, and an approach based on neural networks is employed to handle the nonlinearity. By utilizing the convex optimization technique, sufficient conditions are established in order to restrain the estimation errors within certain ellipsoidal constraints. Then, the estimator gains and the tuning scalars of the neural network are derived by solving several optimization problems. Finally, a practical simulation is conducted to verify the validity of the developed set-membership estimation scheme.