Fuzzy adaptive fixed-time control for output-constrained uncertain nonstrict-feedback time-delay systems

This paper deals with the problem of fuzzy adaptive fixed-time control for a class of uncertain nonlinear nonstrict feedback systems with time delays and output constraints. The negative effects of time delays on system performance and stability are overcome by introducing a new Barrier Lyapunov–Krasovskii (BLK) function and an innovative inequality. In addition, the singularity problem that arises in the process of deriving the control and adaptive laws, is solved by the proposed BLK function. The controller is designed in the backstepping framework which ensures that the system output does not violate predefined constraints. The proposed controller needs less information from the system and therefore has less implementation complexity than previous references, which leads to a more straightforward implementation. A fuzzy system approximation is utilized to overcome the uncertainties of the model. It is guaranteed that all closed-loop system signals converge to small neighborhoods around zero in a fixed time. Finally, an example is presented to verify that the proposed method achieves the control objectives.