Stabilization of nonlinear systems subject to actuator saturation

This paper addresses the stabilization of nonlinear systems described by Takagi-Sugeno models affected by input actuator saturation. A parallel distributed compensation design is used for the state feedback controller. Stabilization conditions in the sense of the Lyapunov method are derived and expressed as a linear matrix inequality problem. The obtained gains depend on the actuator saturation limits. A cart-pendulum example is presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.