Adaptive Key Component Control for Nonlinear Evolving Systems

The inheritance of subsystem traits in Evolving Systems is an important area of study. Evolving Systems are autonomously controlled subsystems which self-assemble into a new Evolved System with a higher purpose. Evolving Systems of aerospace structures often require additional control when assembling to maintain stability during the entire evolution process. If certain passivity traits of the subsystem components are inherited in the Evolving System, then it is possible to use an adaptive controller to restore stability in the Evolving System. This paper develops the theory for Nonlinear Evolving Systems and illustrates it with a simple example.Copyright © 2008 by ASME and US Government