Adaptive fuzzy output-feedback control for a class of nonlinear switched systems with unmodeled dynamics

In this paper, an adaptive fuzzy output tracking control approach is proposed for a class of uncertain nonlinear switched systems with unmeasured states, unknown nonlinear functions, unmodeled dynamics, and dynamical disturbances. In the control design, fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the unknown switched nonlinear functions and a switched fuzzy state observer is designed for estimating the unmeasured states. The problem of unmodeled dynamics and dynamic disturbance are solved by introduce a modified dynamical signals and nonlinear damping terms into the backsteping design procedure. Under the framework of backstepping control design, fuzzy adaptive control and average dwell time method, an adaptive fuzzy output-feedback tracking control approach is developed. It is proved that the proposed control approach can guarantee that all the signals in the closed-loop switched system are bounded and the tracking error remains an adjustable neighborhood of the origin. A numerical example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.