Adaptive neural tracking control of pure-feedback nonlinear systems

In this paper, an novel adaptive tracking control is developed for a class of completely non-affine pure-feedback nonlinear systems using radial basis function neural networks (RBFNNs). Combining the dynamic surface control (DSC) technique and backstepping method, the explosion of complexity in the traditional backstepping design is avoided. Using mean value theorem and Young's inequality, only one learning parameter need to be tuned online in the whole controller design, and the computational burden is effectively alleviated. It is proved that the proposed design method is able to guarantee semi-global uniform ultimate boundedness (SGUUB) of all signals in the closed-loop system. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach.