H ∞ boundary control for a class of nonlinear stochastic parabolic distributed parameter systems

Summary This paper addresses the problem of H ∞ boundary control for a class of nonlinear stochastic distributed parameter systems expressed by parabolic stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) of Itô type. A simple but effective H ∞ boundary static output feedback (SOF) control scheme with collocated boundary measurement is introduced to ensure the local exponential stability in the mean square sense with an H ∞ performance. By using the semigroup theory, the disturbance‐free closed‐loop well‐posedness analysis is first given. Then, based on the SPDE model, a general linear matrix inequality based H ∞ boundary SOF control design is provided via Lyapunov technique and infinite‐dimensional infinitesimal operator, such that the disturbance‐free closed‐loop system is locally exponentially stable in the mean square sense and the H ∞ performance of disturbance attenuation can also be achieved in the presence of disturbances. Finally, simulation results on a stochastic Fisher‐Kolmogorov‐Petrovsky‐Piscounov equation illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.