Abstract
This paper presents a novel interval fault estimation approach by using zonotope technique for discrete-time linear parameter-varying systems in the presence of bounded parametric uncertainties, measured perturbation, and system disturbance. First, an augmented descriptor system is generated by using augmentation technique. Thus, the problem of interval fault estimation is transformed into the interval augmented state estimation. Then, an outer approximation of the new augmented state estimation domain is computed by using zonotope method. A zonotope should be consistent with the given outputs, perturbation, disturbance, and parametric uncertainties. Besides, it is minimized at each sampled time via an analytic formulation. Finally, a vehicle lateral dynamic nonlinear model is utilized to show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed zonotopic fault estimation technique.