An indirect adaptive control for fully feedback linearizable discrete‐time non‐linear systems

An indirect adaptive control for a discrete-time non-linear system that is fully input–output linearizable is developed. The unknown parameters of the system are identified by using a multi-output RLS algorithm. Based on the certainty equivalence principle, the estimated parameters are then utilized in the controller design. Stability of the adaptively controlled closed-loop system is shown by using the Lyapunov method. Numerical simulations are included to illustrated the performance of the proposed strategy. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.