Adaptive control of uncertain lorenz system using decoupled backstepping

Abstract

In this letter, we reconsider the problem of controlling chaos in the well-known Lorenz system. Firstly, the difficulty in controlling the Lorenz system is discussed in the general strict-feedback form. Then, singularity-free adaptive control is presented for the Lorenz system with three key parameters unknown by exploiting the physical property of the system using decoupled backstepping design. The proposed controller guarantees the asymptotic convergence of the output and the boundedness of all the signals in the closed-loop system. Simulation results are conducted to show the effectiveness of the approach.