Title : 
The method of equivalence applied to three state, two input control systems
         
        
            Author : 
Wilkens, George R.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Math., Hawaii Univ., Honolulu, HI, USA
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The feedback equivalence of three-state two-input nonlinear control systems is analyzed by using Cartan´s method of equivalence. The control linear and linear equivalents are classified, including examples of control linear systems which are inequivalent to a linear system. The existence of time-critical closed-loop controls is demonstrated for `fully nonlinear´ control systems. The existence of natural contact structures and Riemannian structures is demonstrated for certain classes of systems
         
        
            Keywords : 
feedback; nonlinear control systems; Riemannian structures; control linear systems; feedback equivalence; linear equivalents; natural contact structures; three-state two-input nonlinear control systems; time-critical closed-loop controls; Control system analysis; Control systems; Control theory; Geometry; Integral equations; Linear systems; Mathematics; Nonlinear control systems; Optimal control; State feedback;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Decision and Control, 1990., Proceedings of the 29th IEEE Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Honolulu, HI
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/CDC.1990.203989