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    • Control Theory
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Nonlinear Systems

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    • Stochastic nonlinear systems present challenges in control due to uncertain dynamics and state constraints.
    • Achieving optimal control while respecting state limitations requires advanced methodologies.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop an adaptive neural-network (NN) tracking optimal control strategy for stochastic nonlinear systems with state constraints.
    • To ensure system stability, signal boundedness, and state constraint satisfaction.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing novel barrier optimal performance index functions for subsystems.
    • Employing an identifier-actor-critic framework with backstepping techniques.
    • Implementing neural-network (NN) approximators to learn unknown system dynamics.
    • Constructing quartic barrier Lyapunov functions for stability analysis under stochastic disturbances.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed optimal control strategy guarantees the boundedness of all closed-loop signals.
    • System states are successfully confined within preselected compact sets.
    • The system output effectively follows the specified reference signal.
    • Validation through both numerical simulations and practical system examples.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed adaptive NN control approach effectively addresses optimal tracking control for constrained stochastic nonlinear systems.
    • The method ensures robust performance, maintaining stability and state constraint satisfaction.
    • This work offers a valuable framework for complex control problems in various engineering applications.