A new class of finite-time output feedback stabilizers for complex nonlinear systems

In this paper, we investigate the finite-time stabilization of a class of nonlinear systems using output feedback. The system nonlinearities are only assumed to be Holder continuous with output-dependent Holder coefficients. A new continuous, finite-time, output-feedback controller design is proposed based on a finite-time observer. The jet engine control model is adopted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed output-feedback design method.