A New Finite-Time Stabilizing Design for a Class of High-Order Uncertain Nonlinear Systems and Its Application in Maglev Systems

In this article, the problem of global fixed-time stabilization for a class of high-order uncertain nonlinear systems has been investigated. Quite different from traditional methods, a novel finite-time control scheme is presented for the first time based on a serial of exponential functions and fractional power integration with nested sign functions, which can guarantee that the convergent time of the states of the closed-loop systems is finite and independent of any initial conditions by the simple choice of design parameters. The remarkable contribution of this article lies in the fact that it provides an alternative to manipulate the possibility of initial states being far from the origin. As a practical application, the finite-time stabilizing design of maglev systems is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and the superiority of the proposed strategy.