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''Feedback linearization'' is a common approach used in controlling [[nonlinear systems]]. The approach involves coming up with a transformation of the nonlinear system into an equivalent linear system, through a change of variables and a suitable control input. Feedback linearization may be applied to nonlinear systems of the following form:
 
:<math>\begin{align}\dot{x} &= f(x) + g(x)u \qquad &(1)\,</math>\
:<math>y &= h(x) \qquad \qquad \qquad &(2)\end{align}</math>
 
:<math>y = h(x) \qquad \qquad \qquad (2)</math>
 
Where <math>x \in R^n</math> is the state vector, <math>u \in R^p</math> is the vector of inputs, and <math>y \in R^m</math> is the vector of outputs. The goal, then, is to develop a control input <math>u</math> that renders either the input-output map linear, or results in a linearization of the full state of the system.