On stabilization of decentralized dynamic output feedback systems (Q800874)

A dynamic output feedback law is presented for large scale interconnected systems. If the coupling terms between the subsystems are neglected, the control scheme can be interpreted as decentralized reconstruction of the state variables from the output of the subsystems. A class of systems stabilizable by decentralized state feedback is investigated. A sufficient condition is determined for systems to be stabilizable with local state feedback and reconstruction with ovservers of full order. The resulting closed-loop systems are connectively stable. Moreover, any prescribed degree of stability can be achieved and the closed-loop systems are robust with respect to bounded nonlinearities in the couplings between the subsystems.