Robust adaptive state-feedback tracking for nonlinear systems

For a class of singie-input/single-output uncertain nonlinear systems, affected both by uncertain time-varying parameters (with known bounds) and unknown time-varying bounded disturbances, a new robust adaptive state-feedback control algorithm is presented. It guarantees: boundedness of all signals and arbitrary disturbance attenuation when both disturbances and time-varying parameters are present, and asymptotic tracking with arbitrary transient performance when no disturbance is acting on the system and parameters are constant. The adaptation may be switched off, still guaranteeing bounded signals and disturbance attenuation.