Deterministic Observation Theory and Applications

This 2001 book presents a general theory as well as a constructive methodology to solve 'observation problems'.

Jean-Paul Gauthier (Author), Ivan Kupka (Author)

9780521183864, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 17 February 2011

238 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.36 kg

Review of the hardback: '… an extraordinary book, establishing a new paradigm in the observability theory of nonlinear systems.' Zentrallblatt MATH

This 2001 book presents a general theory as well as a constructive methodology to solve 'observation problems', that is, reconstructing the full information about a dynamical process on the basis of partial observed data. A general methodology to control processes on the basis of the observations is also developed. Illustrative but also practical applications in the chemical and petroleum industries are shown. This book is intended for use by scientists in the areas of automatic control, mathematics, chemical engineering and physics.

1. Introduction
Part I. Observability and Observers: 2. Observability concepts
3. The case dy ? du
4. The case of dy < du
5. Singular state-output mappings
6. Observers: the high-gain construction
Part II. Dynamic Output Stabilization and Applications: 7. Dynamic output stabilization
8. Applications
9. Appendix
10. Solutions to the exercises of Part I
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Applied mathematics [PBW], Topology [PBP]