Feedback control of limit cycles: a switching control strategy based on nonsmooth bifurcation theory

In this paper, we present a method to control limit cycles in smooth planar systems making use of the theory of nonsmooth bifurcations. By designing an appropriate switching controller, the occurrence of a corner-collision bifurcation is induced on the system and the amplitude and stability properties of the target limit cycle are controlled. The technique is illustrated through a representative example.