Semi-global stabilizability of linear null controllable systems with input nonlinearities

An H/sub /spl infin//-based Lyapunov proof is provided for a result established by Lin and Saberi (1993): if a linear system is asymptotically null controllable with bounded controls then, when subject to input saturation, it is semi-globally stabilizable by linear state feedback. A new result is that if the system is also detectable then it is semi-global stabilizable by completely linear output feedback. Further, an extension which relaxes the requirements on the input characteristic is obtained.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>