Fuzzy model based adaptive control for a class of nonlinear systems

A fuzzy model based adaptive control algorithm for a class of continuous-time nonlinear dynamic systems is presented. The fuzzy model consisting of a set of linear fuzzy local models that are combined using a fuzzy inference mechanism is used to model a class of nonlinear systems. Each fuzzy local model represents a linearized model corresponding to the operating point of the controlled nonlinear system. The proposed control algorithm employs the fuzzy controller that is designed by considering the linear state feedback controller corresponding to the fuzzy local model with the maximum weight and the switching-σ modification adaptive controller to adaptively compensate for the plant nonlinearities. Stability robustness of the closed-loop system is analyzed in Lyapunov sense. It is shown, that the proposed control algorithm guarantees global stability of the system with the output of the system approaching the origin if there are no disturbances and uncertainties, converging to the neighborhood of the origin for all realizations of uncertainties and disturbances. The simulation examples for controlling inverted pendulum system are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method