Strict-Feedback Nonlinear Systems

Xianfu Zhang received his M.S. degree in Mathematics from the School of Mathematics Sciences, Shandong Normal University, China, in 1999, and Ph.D. degree in Operational Research and Control from the School of Mathematics, Shandong University, China, in 2005. He joined the School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China, in 2012, where he is currently Professor. From September 2008 to February 2009, he was a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada. As a Senior Research Assistant, he went to the City University of Hong Kong for short-term research six times from November 2009 to August 2016. His main research interests include nonlinear systems, large-scale systems, multi-agent systems, and time-delay systems. He received the Natural Science Prize of Shandong Province in 2017, and the Science and Technology Award of Chinese Association of Automation in 2022.He was recognized as the Taishan Scholar Distinguished Professor of Shandong Province in 2019.

“Strict-feedback nonlinear systems remain general enough to cover a wide class of dynamical systems in practical control applications. … This book is devoted to presenting a systematic description of recent progress in stability and control of strict-feedback nonlinear systems, mainly within the gain control design framework. … the book may be helpful for some researchers who want to begin the research of strict-feedback nonlinear systems.” (Han Sheng Wu, Mathematical Reviews, December, 2023)“This book is of great interest to researchers in the fields of control theory and applied mathematics, as well as the engineers who search for advanced methodologies for practical control applications.” (Mihail Voicu, zbMATH 1519.93004, 2023)​

• Chapter 1 Introduction.-  Chapter 2 Control Design of Nonlinear Systems with Constant Gain.- Chapter 3 Finite Time Control of Nonlinear Systems with Time-Varying Gain.- Chapter 4 Event-Triggered Control of Nonlinear Systems with Functional Gain.- Chapter 5 Control Design of Strict-Feedback Nonholonomic Systems.- Chapter 6 Output Feedback Control of Large-Scale Nonlinear Systems.- Chapter 7 Distributed Control of Nonlinear Multi-Agent Systems.