Adaptive output feedback fault tolerant control for uncertain nonlinear systems based on actuator switching

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, an adaptive output feedback fault tolerant control (FTC) based on actuator switching is proposed for a class of single-input single-output (SISO) nonlinear systems with uncertain parameters and possible actuator failures, for which a set of healthy actuators are available as backups. While high-gain K-filters are utilized to estimate the unmeasured states, an adaptive control law is designed to compensate for the parameter uncertainties and certain actuator failures, an actuator switching strategy based on a set of appropriately designed monitoring functions (MFs) is proposed to tackle those serious actuator failures, make tracking error satisfy prescribed transient and steady-state performance and guarantee closed-loop signal boundedness.