Observer-based adaptive neural tracking control for a class of stochastic nonlinear systems

Abstract

In this paper, an observer-based adaptive neural tracking control approach is proposed for a class of stochastic nonlinear systems with immeasurable states. The radial basis function neural networks (RBFNNs) are used to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, and a linear reduced-order state observer is designed for estimating the unmeasured states. Based on the designed the state observer, an adaptive neural output feedback control approach is developed via backstepping control design. It is shown that the proposed controller ensures that all signals of the closed-loop system remain bounded in probability, and the tracking error converges to an arbitrarily small neighbourhood around the origin in the sense of mean quartic value. Finally, two examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed design approach.

KEYWORDS:

• Stochastic nonlinear systems
• neural networks
• reduced-order state observer
• adaptive tracking control
• output feedback

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

ORCID

Yu-Qun Han http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9847-9627

Shan-Liang Zhu http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6194-3614

Lei Chu http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7050-6299

Shu-Guo Yang http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3363-0044

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 11671235].