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Nonovershooting Prescribed Finite-Time Control for Nonlinear Pure-Feedback Systems

  • Zhijia Zhu,   
  • Suyin Liao *,   
  • Fujin Jia *

Received: 08 Sep 2025 | Revised: 16 Oct 2025 | Accepted: 17 Oct 2025 | Published: 28 Oct 2025

Abstract

The paper investigates the the problem of non-overshooting tracking prescribed finite-time control for nonlinear pure-feedback systems is studied. Currently, most existing results focus on nonlinear strict-feedback systems, while studies on the more general pure-feedback systems are scarce. Moreover, the available conditions for ensuring non-overshooting performance are conservative, making it difficult to select appropriate constraints for diverse engineering applications. In this paper, we design a prescribed finite-time controller by proposing a new prescribed finite-time lemma and the backstepping technique. At the same time, a relatively simple closed-loop system is obtained. Furthermore, an analytical expression for the tracking error is derived, which facilitates the analysis of a wider range of non-overshooting conditions and thereby reduces conservatism. The proposed approach not only solves the problem of prescribed finite-time control, but also solves the problem of non-overshooting control. Finally, the simulation examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

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Zhu, Z.; Liao, S.; Jia, F. Nonovershooting Prescribed Finite-Time Control for Nonlinear Pure-Feedback Systems. Complex Systems Stability & Control 2025, 1 (1), 4.
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