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We consider tracking control for uncertain linear systems with known relative degree which are possibly non-minimum phase, i.e., their zero dynamics may have an unstable part. For a given sufficiently smooth reference signal we design a…
This paper addresses output reference tracking with prescribed transient performance for unknown nonlinear multi-input multi-output systems with arbitrary relative degree. We propose a novel derivative-free extension of funnel control based…
We study output reference tracking of systems with high relative degree via output feedback only; this is, tracking where the output derivatives are unknown. To this end, we prove that the conjunction of the funnel pre-compensator with a…
Funnel control achieves output tracking with guaranteed tracking performance for unknown systems and arbitrary reference signals. In particular, the tracking error is guaranteed to satisfy time-varying error bounds for all times (it evolves…
We study tracking control for nonlinear systems with known relative degree and stable internal dynamics by the recently introduced technique of Funnel MPC. The objective is to achieve the evolution of the tracking error within a prescribed…
Output reference tracking of unknown nonlinear systems is considered. The control objective is exact tracking in predefined finite time, while in the transient phase the tracking error evolves within a prescribed boundary. To achieve this,…
We address the problem of output reference tracking for unknown nonlinear multi-input, multi-output systems with relative degree two and bounded-input bounded-state (BIBS) stable internal dynamics. We propose a novel model-free adaptive…
We study tracking control for uncertain nonlinear multi-input, multi-output systems modelled by $r$-th order functional differential equations (encompassing systems with arbitrary strict relative degree) in the presence of input…
Tracking of reference signals is addressed in the context of a class of nonlinear controlled systems modelled by $r$-th order functional differential equations, encompassing inter alia systems with unknown "control direction" and dead-zone…
The Model Predictive Control (MPC) scheme Funnel MPC enables output tracking of smooth reference signals with prescribed error bounds for nonlinear multi-input multi-output systems with stable internal dynamics. Earlier works achieved the…
We consider output trajectory tracking for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems whose internal dynamics may be modelled by infinite-dimensional systems which are bounded-input, bounded-output stable. We describe under which conditions…
We exploit a recently developed funnel control methodology for linear non-minimum phase systems to design an output error feedback controller for a nonlinear robotic manipulator, which is not minimum phase. We illustrate the novel control…
In this paper, we present a prescribed performance control framework for trajectory tracking in Euler-Lagrange systems with unknown dynamics and prescribed input constraints. The proposed approach enforces hard funnel constraints, meaning…
This paper proposes a novel control framework for handling (potentially coupled) multiple time-varying output constraints for uncertain nonlinear systems. First, it is shown that the satisfaction of multiple output constraints boils down to…
A novel method for control of dynamical systems, proposed in the paper, ensures an output signal belonging to the given set at any time. The method is based on a special change of coordinates such that the initial problem with given…
We consider tracking control for multi-input multi-output differential-algebraic systems. First, the concept of vector relative degree is generalized for linear systems and we arrive at the novel concept of "truncated vector relative…
This paper proposes a funnel control method under time-varying hard and soft output constraints. First, an online funnel planning scheme is designed that generates a constraint consistent funnel, which always respects hard (safety)…
We present an improvement of a recent funnel controller design for uncertain nonlinear multi-input, multi-output systems modeled by higher order functional differential equations in the presence of input constraints. The objective is to…
Funnel MPC, a novel Model Predictive Control (MPC) scheme, allows guaranteed output tracking of smooth reference signals with prescribed error bounds for nonlinear multi-input multi-output systems. To this end, the stage cost resembles the…
We address the problem of output reference tracking for unknown non-linear multi-input, multi-output systems described by functional differential equations. This class of systems includes those with a strict relative degree, and…