Global finite-time stabilization of switched high-order rational power nonlinear systems

Abstract This works is concerned with the finite-time optimal stabilization problem for a class of switched non-strict-feedback nonlinear systems whose powers are possibly different positive odd rational numbers in the sense the powers of each subsystem might differ from others. It is well known that high-order nonlinear systems are intrinsically challenging as feedback linearization and backstepping method successfully developed for low-order systems fail to work. To this purpose, the nested saturation homogeneous controller is constructively devised to achieve global finite-time stability. Furthermore, the corresponding design parameters are optimized by minimizing a well-defined cost function, and thus an optimal controller being independent of switching signals is obtained. Simulation results are eventually provided to validate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.