Panagiotis Tsiotras: Paper Abstracts

Exponentially Convergent Controllers for n-Dimensional
Nonholonomic Systems in Power Form


This paper introduces a new method for constructing exponentially convergent control laws for n-dimensional nonholonomic systems in power form. The methodology is based on the construction of a series of invariant manifolds for the closed-loop system under a linear control law. A recursive algorithm is presented to derive a feedback controller which drives the system exponentially to the origin. A numerical example illustrates the proposed theoretical developments.
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