Output Tracking Control of Random Nonlinear Time-Varying Systems

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the output tracking control problem for random nonlinear systems with time-varying powers. A distinct feature of this paper is that we consider time-varying powers and the second-order moment process simultaneously, which is more practical in real applications than the existing results where only one factor is considered. We propose a new design scheme, which ensures that the fourth moment of the tracking error can be adjusted to be arbitrarily small and all the states of the closed-loop system are bounded in probability. Finally, a numerical simulation is given to demonstrate the feasibility of the control idea.