Robust output feedback stabilization of a class of time-varying non-linear systems (Q4784576)

This paper deals with the robust stabilization problem of systems of the form \[ \begin{cases} \dot x= A(\theta(t)) x+ B(\theta(t))\sigma(y, t)u(t)+ f(y,\theta(t), t),\\ y= Cx,\end{cases} \] where \(x\in\mathbb{R}^n\) is the state, \(u\in\mathbb{R}\) is the scalar input, \(y\in\mathbb{R}\) is the scalar output, \(\sigma\) is a known real function, \(\theta(t)\) is a \(p\)-dimensional vector of uncertain parameters and \(f\) represents an uncertain function. The authors assume that the system has an invariant (i.e., independent of the function \(\theta\)) relative degree \(r\). They make also an invariant (i.e., independent of the function \(\theta\)) minimum phase assumption and require the existence of a quadratic Lyapunov function for each function \(\theta\). Under other assumptions of a technical nature, they prove the existence of a static robust output stabilizer if the relative degree is \(r=1\), and the existence of a dynamic stabilizer if the relative degree is \(r> 1\).