Y. D. Song, K. Zhao, and H. F. Ye, "Control of Nonlinear Systems: Stability and Performance," CRC Press, Aug. 2024.
Y. D. Song, K. Zhao, and S. Zhou, “Design and Analysis of Nonlinear System Control (in Chinese),” Science Press, Beijing, Aug. 2022.
2016-2024
K. Li, X. Fang, K. Zhao*, and Y. Song, "Angle-constrained adaptive formation control with prescribed performance for multiple nonholonomic mobile robots," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2024.3485715, 2024 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 7.5, *corresponding author)
R. Ji, S. S. Ge, and K. Zhao, "Coded event-triggered control for nonlinear systems," Automatica, 167, 111753, 2024 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 4.8)
K. Zhao*, and Y. Song, "Decision function-based adaptive control of uncertain systems subject to irregular output constraints," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 69(11), pp. 8026-8033, 2024 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 6.2, *corresponding author)
Q. Bai, K. Zhao*, and Y. Song, "Unified adaptive performance control of MIMO input-quantized nonlinear systems," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 71(7), 3331-3342, 2024 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 6.549, *corresponding author)
R. Ji, S. S. Ge, K. Zhao, and H. Li, "Event-Triggered Tracking Control for Nonlinear Systems With Prescribed Performance," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 54(6), 3547-3557, 2024 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 8.6)
L. Li, K. Zhao*, Y. Song, and F. L. Lewis, "On the uniformness of full-state error prescribed performance for strict-feedback systems," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 54(5), 3022-3031, 2024 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 8.6, *corresponding author)
L. Li, K. Zhao*, Z. Zhang, and Y. Song, "Dual-channel event-triggered robust adaptive control of strict-feedback system with flexible prescribed performance," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 69(3), pp. 1752-1759, 2024 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 6.549, *corresponding author, Highly Cited Paper)
K. Zhao, and F. L. Lewis, “Unifying performance specifications in tracking control of MIMO nonlinear systems with actuation faults,” Automatica, 155, 111102, 2023 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 5.54)
K. Li, K. Zhao*, and Y. Song, “Adaptive consensus of uncertain multi-agent systems with unified prescribed performance,” IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, 11(5), pp. 1310-1312, 2024 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 7.847, *corresponding author)
H. Ye, K. Zhao, H. Wu, and Y. Song, “Adaptive control with global exponential stability for parameter-varying nonlinear systems under unknown control gains,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 53(12), pp. 7858-7867, 2023 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 19.118)
K. Zhao, C. Wen, Y. Song, and F. L. Lewis, “Adaptive uniform performance control of strict-feedback nonlinear systems with time-varying control gain,” IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, 10(2), pp. 451-461, 2023 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 7.847)
K. Zhao, Y. Song, C. L. Philip Chen, and L. Chen, “Adaptive asymptotic tracking with global performance for nonlinear systems with unknown control directions,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 67(3), pp. 1566-1573, 2022 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 6.549, Highly Cited Paper)
K. Zhao, and Y. Song, “Removing the feasibility conditions imposed on tracking control designs for state-constrained strict-feedback systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 64(3), pp. 1265-1272, 2019 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 5.093, Highly Cited Paper)
K. Zhao, Y. Song, C. L. Philip Chen, and L. Chen, “Control of nonlinear systems under dynamic constraints: A unified barrier function-based approach,” Automatica, 56(9), pp. 1-9, 2020 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 5.541, Highly Cited Paper)
K. Zhao, Y. Song, and Z. Zhang, “Tracking control of MIMO nonlinear systems under full state constraints: A single-parameter adaptation approach free from feasibility conditions,” Automatica, 55(9), pp. 52-60, 2019 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 6.355)
Y. Song, K. Zhao, and M. Krstic, “Adaptive control with exponential regulation in the absence of persistent excitation,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 62(5), pp. 2589-2596, 2017 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 4.270)
Z. Zhang, C. Wen, K. Zhao, and Y. Song, “Decentralized adaptive control of uncertain interconnected systems with triggering state signals,” Automatica, 141:110283, 2022 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 6.15)
Y. Song, B. Zhang, and K. Zhao, “Indirect neuroadaptive control of unknown MIMO systems tracking uncertain target under sensor failures,” Automatica, 77(3), pp. 103-111, 2017 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 5.451)
K. Zhao, Y. Song, and J. Qian, “Zero-error tracking control with pre-assignable convergence mode for nonlinear systems under nonvanishing uncertainties and unknown control direction,” Systems & Control Letters, 115(5), pp. 34-40, 2018 (SCI, JCR Q2, IF: 2.656)
K. Zhao, and Y. Song, “Neuroadaptive robotic control under time-varying asymmetric motion constraints: A feasibility-condition-free approach,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 50(1), pp. 15-24, 2020 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 11.079, Highly Cited Paper)
K. Zhao, L. Chen, and W. Meng, “Unified mapping function-based neuro-adaptive control of constrained uncertain robotic systems,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 53(6), pp. 3665-3674, 2023 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 19.118)
K. Zhao, Y. Song, T. Ma, and L. He, “Prescribed performance control of uncertain EulerLagrange systems subject to full-state constraints,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 29(8), pp. 3478-3489, 2018 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 7.982, Highly Cited Paper)
K. Zhao, Y. Song, and Z. Shen, “Neuro-adaptive fault-tolerant control of nonlinear systems under output constraints and actuation faults,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 29(2), pp. 286-298, 2018 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 7.982, Highly Cited Paper)
K. Zhao, and J. Chen, “Adaptive neural quantized control of MIMO nonlinear systems under actuation faults and time-varying output constraints,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 31(9), pp. 3471-3481, 2020 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 8.793)
K. Zhao, Y. Song, W. Meng, C. L. Philip Chen, and L. Chen, “Low-cost approximation-based adaptive tracking control of output-constrained nonlinear systems,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 32(11), pp. 4890-4900, 2021 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 14.225)
K. Zhao, L. Chen, and C. L. Philip Chen, “Event-based adaptive neural control of nonlinear systems with deferred constraint,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 52(10), pp. 6273-6282, 2022 (SCI, JCR Q1, IF: 11.471)
K. Zhao, T. Lei, T. Lin, and L. Chen, “Robust adaptive fault-tolerant quantized control of nonlinear systems with constraints on system behaviors and states,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 30(8), pp. 3215-3233, 2020 (SCI, JCR Q2, IF: 3.503)
K. Zhao, Y. Song, and L. Chen, “Tracking control of nonlinear systems with improved performance via transformational approach,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 29(6), pp. 1789-1806, 2019 (SCI, JCR Q2, IF: 3.953)
T. Lei, W. Meng, K. Zhao*, and L. Chen, “Adaptive asymptotic tracking control of constrained MIMO nonlinear systems via event-triggered strategy,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 31(5), pp. 1479-1496, 2021 (SCI, JCR Q2, IF: 4.406, *corresponding author)
R. Gao, H. Wang, and K. Zhao*, “Exponential tracking control of MIMO nonlinear systems with actuator failures and nonparametric uncertainties,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 32(3), pp. 1604-1617, 2022 (SCI, JCR Q2, IF: 4.406, *corresponding author)
K. Zhao, Y. Song, and Y. Wang, “Regular error feedback based adaptive practical prescribed time tracking control of normal-form nonaffine systems,” Journal of the Franklin Institute, 356(5), pp. 2759-2779, 2019 (SCI, JCR Q2, IF: 3.653)
K. Zhao, Y. Song, and C. Wen, “Compuationally inexpensive fault tolerant control of uncertain nonlinear systems with nonsmooth asymmetric input saturation and undetectable actuation failures,” IET Control Theory & Applications, 10(15), pp. 1866-1873, 2016 (SCI, JCR Q2, IF: 2.536)
K. Zhao, “Error transformation-based accelerated adaptive tracking control of uncertain robotic manipulators,” The 11th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, Newcastle, Australia, pp. 147-158, 2018
Y. Song, and K. Zhao, “Accelerated adaptive control of nonlinear uncertain systems,” 2017 American Control Conference, pp. 2471-2476, 2017
Y. Song, K. Zhao, and M. Krstic, “Adaptive backstepping with exponential regulation in the absence of persistent excitation,” 2016 American Control Conference, pp. 739-744, 2016