Reliable H∞ control for affine nonlinear systems

This paper addresses the reliable H_∞-control problems for affine nonlinear systems. Based on the Hamilton-Jacobi inequality approach developed in the H∞-control problems for affine nonlinear systems, a method for the design of reliable nonlinear control systems is presented. The resulting nonlinear control systems are reliable in that they provide guaranteed local asymptotic stability and H_∞ performance not only when all control components are operational, but also in the case of some component outages within a prespecified subset of control components. A numerical example is also given