Filtrations in feedback synthesis: Part II – Input-output decoupling and disturbance decoupling (Q4392525)

In Part I of this paper [Forum Math. 10, No. 2, 147-174 (1998; Zbl 0891.93022)] state feedback was defined for nonlinear control systems in an intrinsic differential algebraic framework. Here this general feedback setting is used to solve the input-output decoupling problem, along with related problems such as block decoupling and input-output linearization. The definitions of feedback (as given in Part I, referred to above) are extended to the case where the dynamics are influenced by disturbances. Rank conditions are presented for disturbance decoupling by dynamic endogeneous feedback. In Part I (referred to above), quasi-static state feedback, which is in between static and general dynamic feedback and does not require the integration of any differential equation, was also defined. For classical dynamics, it is shown here that quasi-static state feedback is sufficiently general in order to completely solve the disturbance decoupling problem for a classical output. A couple of examples complete the paper.