Backstepping Control

Backstepping is a systematic nonlinear control design method that decomposes a complex nonlinear system into simpler subsystems and designs a controller recursively, layer by layer, ensuring stability at each step. Developed by Krstic, Kanellakopoulos, and Kokotovic, backstepping enables control of nonlinear systems without requiring exact model knowledge or full state linearization, combining flexibility with guaranteed stability.