Partial Disturbance Rejection with Internal Stability and $H_\infty$ Norm Bound (Q4388909)

The objective of this paper is to present general solvability conditions for the partial disturbance rejection problem by dynamic output feedback under the constraint of internal stability. With this solution a suitable parametrization for the set of all solutions to the problemis obtained, which is then used to obtain an \(H_\infty\) norm bound on the closed-loop system. In the first part of the paper, a natural framework for the partial disturbance rejection problem is introduced. This framework consists of the ring of stable and proper rational functions and its quotient rings. Thus, the solvability conditions and the set of all solutions to the problem are easily obtained. The parametrization of the set of all solutions provides an opportunity to pursue further design goals. Along this line, \(H_\infty\) minimization has been incorporated into the problem. The upper and lower bounds on the \(H_\infty\) norm of the closed loop transfer function is obtained and compared with direct \(H_\infty\) disturbance attenuation. The results are illustrated with a simple example.