Finite-time-convergent fault-tolerant control for dynamical systems and its experimental verification for DTS200 three-tank system

This study presents a fault-tolerant continuous super-twisting control algorithm for dynamical systems, subject to Lipshitzian and non-Lipshitzian bounded disturbances. The conditions of finite-time convergence of the entire system state to the origin are obtained. An experimental verification of the designed fault-tolerant algorithm is conducted for a DTS200 three-tank system through varying fault sources, disturbances, input conditions and inter-tank connections.