Decentralized prescribed-time control for interconnected nonlinear systems via output-feedback

In this paper, we propose decentralized prescribed-time control schemes for a class of interconnected nonlinear systems by using time-varying high-gain domination approach. It is shown that prescribed-time exact regulation can be achieved by a linear observer based controller in the presence of completely unknown interactions. Besides, without significantly modifying the original controller structure, we develop a singularity-free controller with bounded time-varying feedback to drive the system state to converge to a compact set within a preset time, and ultimately converge to zero. In both of these approaches, the controller and observer designs have a dual architecture, thereby obviating the need for the separation principle (which might not be valid for nonlinear systems with mismatched uncertainties). In addition, the relationship between the upper bound of the time-varying gain and the stability of the closed-loop system is thoroughly analyzed. © 2024