Global finite-time stabilisation for a class of nonlinear systems

Finite-time stability is investigated for a class of nonlinear systems and a new design is presented for globally finite-time stabilising feedback, extending the results obtained in Huang, Lin, and Yang (2005 Huang, X, Lin, W and Yang, B. 2005. Global Finite-time Stabilization of a Class of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems. Automatica, 41: 881–888. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) [‘Global Finite-time Stabilization of a Class of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems’, Automatica, 41, 881–888]. The new method may achieve accelerated convergence speed and reduced settling time. An example verifies the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed design.