An Improved H_∞ Filter Design for Nonlinear Systems Described by T-S Fuzzy Models with Time-varying Delay

This paper addresses a robust H_∞ filter design problem for nonlinear systems with time-varying delay through Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model approach. Firstly, by introducing free-weighting matrix method combined with a matrix decoupling approach and adopting an improved integral inequality method without ignoring any integral term, less conservative results are achieved. Next, based on the model, new delay-dependent sufficient conditions are derived, which are less conservative than the existing ones via solving the linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Lastly, simulations show a significant improvement over the previous results.