Feedback control of the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation

This work focuses on linear finite-dimensional output feedback control of the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation (KSE) with periodic boundary conditions. Under the assumption that the linearization of the KSE around the zero solution is controllable and observable, linear finite-dimensional output feedback controllers are synthesized that achieve stabilization of the zero solution, for any value of the instability parameter. The controllers are synthesized on the basis of finite-dimensional approximations of the KSE which are obtained through Galerkin’s method. The performance of the controllers is successfully tested through computer simulations.