Control of unstable steady states by time-delayed feedback methods -: art. no. 046203

We show that time-delayed feedback methods, which have successfully been used to control unstable periodic orbits, provide a tool to stabilize unstable steady states. We present an analytical investigation of the feedback scheme using the Lambert function and discuss effects of both a low-pass filter included in the control loop and nonzero latency times associated with the generation and injection of the feedback signal.