Observer Design for Nonlinear Systems: An Approach Based on the Differential Mean Value Theorem.

Abstract

In this note, observers design for a class of non linear dynamical systems has been investigated. The main contribution lies in the use of the differential mean value theorem (DMVT) to transform the nonlinear error dynamics into a LPV system. The stability analysis is, therefore, performed using a standard Lyapunov function that leads to the solvability of a set of Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs), easily tractable. Numerical examples are provided to show high performances of the proposed approach and the large class of nonlinear dynamical systems that are concerned.