Backstepping Control of First-Order Hyperbolic Equations in Arbitrary Dimensions with Non-Trapping Characteristics

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Main Author: Belhadjoudja, Mohamed Camil
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Published: 2026
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contents This paper presents a backstepping approach for the boundary control of first-order hyperbolic equations with spatially varying coefficients posed on domains of arbitrary dimension. The method is based on a change of variables induced by the characteristic flow of the time-invariant transport operator, transforming the original multidimensional system into a continuum of decoupled one-dimensional hyperbolic equations evolving along individual characteristic curves. A backstepping controller is then designed for each equation in the decomposition, and the resulting control laws are reassembled in the original coordinates to achieve finite-time stabilization of the full system. The framework relies on the existence of characteristic curves foliating the spatial domain, with uniformly bounded transit times (non-trapping).
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spellingShingle Backstepping Control of First-Order Hyperbolic Equations in Arbitrary Dimensions with Non-Trapping Characteristics
Belhadjoudja, Mohamed Camil
Systems and Control
Analysis of PDEs
This paper presents a backstepping approach for the boundary control of first-order hyperbolic equations with spatially varying coefficients posed on domains of arbitrary dimension. The method is based on a change of variables induced by the characteristic flow of the time-invariant transport operator, transforming the original multidimensional system into a continuum of decoupled one-dimensional hyperbolic equations evolving along individual characteristic curves. A backstepping controller is then designed for each equation in the decomposition, and the resulting control laws are reassembled in the original coordinates to achieve finite-time stabilization of the full system. The framework relies on the existence of characteristic curves foliating the spatial domain, with uniformly bounded transit times (non-trapping).
title Backstepping Control of First-Order Hyperbolic Equations in Arbitrary Dimensions with Non-Trapping Characteristics
topic Systems and Control
Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.25217