This paper studies the problem of adaptive fuzzy asymptotic tracking control for multiple input multiple output nonlinear systems in nonstrict-feedback form.Full state constraints, input quantization, and unknown control direction are simultaneously considered in the systems. By using the fuzzy logic systems, the unknown nonlinear functions are identified. A modified partition of variables is introduced to handle the difficulty caused by nonstrict-feedback structure. In each step of the backstepping design, the symmetric barrier Lyapunov functions are designed to avoid the breach of the state constraints, and the issues of overparametrization and unknown control direction are settled via introducing two compensation functions and the property of Nussbaum function, respectively. Furthermore, an adaptive fuzzy asymptotic tracking control strategy is raised.Based on Lyapunov stability analysis, the developed control strategy can effectually ensure that all the system variables are bounded, and the tracking errors asymptotically converge to zero. Eventually, simulation results are supplied to verify the feasibility of the proposed scheme.
K E Y W O R D Sadaptive fuzzy control, asymptotic tracking control, nonstrict-feedback system, state constraints, unknown control direction
INTRODUCTIONOn account of the extensively practical applications, studies on adaptive trajectory tracking control design for uncertain nonlinear systems have made a major breakthrough, such as adaptive control, 1-3 sliding mode control, 4-6 robust control, 7-9 fault tolerant control, 10,11 and so on. In addition, backstepping-based adaptive neural control 12-18 and fuzzy control [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] for nonlinear systems have been well studied in the past few years, in which fuzzy logic systems (FLSs) or neural networks (NNs) were viewed as universal approximators to identify the uncertain system nonlinearities, and then, an adaptive controller was designed by combining with the backstepping technique. Cite several examples, based on FLS's online approximation capability, a new adaptive fuzzy control scheme was presented in Reference 20. Tong et al citebib21 established a fuzzy state observer and proposed a decentralized adaptive fuzzy optimal control approach for nonlinear large-scale systems. In Reference 22, the fuzzy adaptive output feedback controller was constructed for strict-feedback nonlinear systems, where the problem of virtual control coefficients was well handled by using a convex combination technique. Int J Robust Nonlinear Control. 2020;30:3365-3381. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/rnc