{"title":"Adaptive Predefined-Time Control for High-Order Nonlinear Systems With Unmodeled Dynamics","authors":"Lin Zhao, Shuai Sui, C. L. Philip Chen","doi":"10.1002/acs.70016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acs.70016","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this paper, the adaptive fuzzy backstepping predefined-time control problem is considered for a class of uncertain high-order nonlinear systems in nonstrict-feedback form with unmodeled dynamics and dynamic disturbances. Fuzzy logic systems (FLSs) are used to identify the uncertain nonlinear system and an innovative predefined-time dynamic signal is proposed to tackle unmodeled dynamics. Based on the backstepping recursive technique and the power-based Lyapunov function approach, an adaptive fuzzy predefined-time tracking controller is developed. It is shown that the presented control method ensures that the controlled system is practically predefined-time stable, and the tracking errors can be regulated to a small neighborhood around the origin through the appropriate selection of design parameters. In the end, several comparative simulations are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50347,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing","volume":"40 3","pages":"612-626"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147562342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Composite Learning Adaptive Optimized Backstepping Control for a Class of Nonlinear Strict-Feedback Systems With Prescribed Performance","authors":"Jian Wu, Yuanyuan Cheng, Dewen Cao","doi":"10.1002/acs.70018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acs.70018","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To improve the learning efficiency of control strategies in uncertain systems, this paper proposes an adaptive neural network (NN) control method that synergizes optimized backstepping (OB) with a composite learning mechanism. Under the identifier-critic-actor architecture, we refine the identifier design by embedding a composite learning structure, where a NN with local approximation properties estimates system dynamics. The composite learning rate is constructed from both tracking and prediction errors, where the prediction error is generated based on a combination of online historical data and instantaneous measurements. A dynamically adjusted identifier learning rate optimizes NN weight updates, significantly improving approximation accuracy without requiring the persistent excitation (PE) condition. To solve the control problem of achieving prescribed-time convergence with predefined precision, a time-varying switching function and quartic barrier Lyapunov functions are designed to ensure tracking errors converge to a user-specified accuracy within a predetermined time frame, while guaranteeing closed-loop stability. Theoretical analysis confirms the uniform ultimate boundedness of all signals. Comparative simulations demonstrate that, compared to reinforcement learning-based OB control methods, the proposed approach achieves faster NN parameter convergence and superior approximation performance. Additionally, it exhibits lower control resource consumption than existing composite learning strategies.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50347,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing","volume":"40 3","pages":"674-691"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147562672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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