LI-CHEN FUSastry, S.S.Sastry2018-09-102018-09-10198700207179http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0023288619&partnerID=MN8TOARShttp://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/332237The paper presents instability theorems for one- and two-time scale time-varying non-linear systems using averaging theory. These theorems are then applied to the model reference adaptive control system with unmodelled dynamics and output disturbance to analyse the mechanism of slow-drift instability. © 1987 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.CONTROL SYSTEMS, NONLINEAR - Analysis; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; AVERAGING ANALYSIS; MODEL REFERENCE; OUTPUT DISTURBANCE; SLOW-DRIFT INSTABILITY; UNMODELLED DYNAMICS; CONTROL SYSTEMS, ADAPTIVESlow-drift instability in model reference adaptive systems —an averaging analysisjournal article10.1080/002071787089337482-s2.0-0023288619