A note on dead-beat controllability of generalised Hammerstein systems

Abstract

Necessary and sufficient conditions for dead-beat and complete controllability for a class of generalised Hammerstein systems are presented. Since the system's structure is very close to linear, only linear algebra is used for the controllability test. The test is very simple and easy to use. A closed-loop minimum-time dead-beat controller can be designed for a subclass of generalised Hammerstein systems using the Gröbner basis method.