Robust observer design for non-linear interconnected systems using structural characteristics (Q4409336)

Nonlinear large-scale interconnected dynamical systems described by ordinary differential state equations with uncertainties and linear output algebraic equations are considered. Under suitable assumptions concerning nonlinear terms, a robust observer design procedure is proposed and discussed in detail. In the proofs of the main results, the so-called constrained Lyapunov equation and structural characteristics are extensively used. The proposed observer scheme is effective, and the bounding functions of all the uncertainties may be arbitrarily large. Simulation results are also given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed design procedure. Moreover, the paper contains also a simple numerical example and many remarks and comments on observer design methods for nonlinear control systems. Finally, it should be pointed out that similar problems have been considered in the paper by \textit{R. Nikoukhah} [IEEE Trans. Autom. Control 43, 229-234 (1998; Zbl 0905.93008)].