This paper studies local stabilization of a class of analytic nonlinear sys
tems in terms of, which includes ordinary bilinear systems as its subset,
(z) over dot = f(z) + g(z)u, f(0) = 0, g(0) = 0, z is an element of R-2
which can be achieved via a feedback control law u = u(z) with u(0)= 0. Fol
lowing the theoretical results a potential application, stabilization of no
n-minimum phase systems, is investigated. (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.