Nonlinear reliable output tracking control with application to bank-to-turn missile systems

This study investigates reliable output tracking control issues. Both passive and active reliable control laws are proposed using variable structure control (VSC) technique. These reliable controllers need not the solution of Hamilton-Jacobi equation or inequality, which are essentials in optimal approaches such as reliable LQR and H-infinity designs. As a matter of fact, this approach is able to relax the computational load. The proposed reliable designs are also applied to bank-to-turn missile systems to illustrate their benefits.