Finite‐time adaptive fuzzy control for a class of output constrained nonlinear systems with dead‐zone

Summary The article investigates the finite‐time adaptive fuzzy control for a class of nonlinear systems with output constraint and input dead‐zone. First, by skillfully combining the barrier Lyapunov function, backstepping design method, and finite‐time control theory, a novel adaptive state‐feedback tracking controller is constructed, and the output constraint of the nonlinear system is not violated. Second, the fuzzy logic system is used to approximate unknown function in the nonlinear system. Third, the finite‐time command filter is introduced to avoid the problem of “complexity explosion” caused by repeated differentiations of the virtual control signal in conventional backstepping control schemes. Meanwhile, a new saturation function is added in the compensating signal for filter error to improve control accuracy. Finally, based on Lyapunov stability analysis, all the signals of the closed‐loop are proved to be semi‐globally uniformly ultimately bounded, and the tracking error converges to a small neighborhood region of the origin in a finite time. A simulation example is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness for the proposed control scheme.