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In this paper a question of the controllability of nonlinear systems is considered. On the basis of theorems due to Graves, a new sufficient condition for local controllability is established.
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Walczak, S. A note on the controllability of nonlinear systems. Math. Systems Theory 17, 351–356 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01744449
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