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This paper introduces a systematic approach to synthesize linear parameter-varying (LPV) representations of nonlinear (NL) systems which are described by input affine state-space (SS) representations. The conversion approach results in…
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We develop a non-collocated, observer-based output-feedback law for a class of continua of linear hyperbolic PDE systems, which are viewed as the continuum version of $n+m$, general heterodirectional hyperbolic systems as $n\to\infty$. The…
We study state estimation for nonlinear differential-algebraic systems, where the nonlinearity satisfies a Lipschitz condition or a generalized monotonicity condition or a combination of these. The presented observer design unifies earlier…
This paper discusses stability and robustness properties of a recently proposed observer algorithm for linear time varying systems. The observer is based on the approximation and subsequent modification of the non-negative Lyapunov…
A deep-sea construction vessel is used to install underwater parts of an off-shore oil drilling platform at the designated locations on the seafloor. By using extended Hamilton's principle, a nonlinear PDE system governing the…
This paper studies coefficient-level, structure-preserving output-feedback stabilization of linear port-Hamiltonian (pH) descriptor systems. Existing stabilization conditions generally require explicit pH representations, which may be…