Event-based adaptive fuzzy tracking control for nonlinear systems with guaranteed performance

This article is concerned with the problem of event-based adaptive prescribed time tracking control for a class of uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear systems. To ensure that the considered system possesses the user-specified tracking performance, an improved error transformation is constructed and incorporated with a novel fixed-time performance function with an infinite initial value, completely removing the restriction that the tracking error is less than the pre-assigned performance boundary in the initial interval. Then, the utilization of command filtered technique and two single parameter estimators severally related to the upper bounds of fuzzy logic systems-based unknown constant parameters and external disturbances not only obviates the "explosion of complexity" issue but also simplifies the control design procedure. On this basis, by skillfully synthesizing adaptive technology and event-triggered mechanism within the framework of command filtered backstepping technique, a novel adaptive fuzzy event-triggered control solution is presented to save the limited network resources. Under the developed controller, the tracking error is steered to converge to an adjustable asymmetric region within a pre-specified time, and the boundedness of all closed-loop signals is ensured. Finally, simulation studies are performed to demonstrate the effectiveness and practicability of the developed control solution.