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Revisiting the necessary condition for the existence of Luenberger observer

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Abstract

In the research field of observer design, one necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of Luenberger observer is widely cited as a fundamental theorem. In 1972, Fortmann and Williamson gave an earliest statement and proof of this theorem. The proof, in essentially unchanged form, was written in all books. We point out that this proof is not rigorous in that it neglected the couple relation between the state to be observed and the input term due to control in the error dynamical equation. A strict proof is given by elegantly choosing control input signal, which deals with the coupling between states and inputs skillfully. Other related problems are also discussed using this skill.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 34th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2015
EditorsQianchuan Zhao, Shirong Liu
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages342-346
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9789881563897
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Sep 2015
Event34th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2015 - Hangzhou, China
Duration: 28 Jul 201530 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameChinese Control Conference, CCC
Volume2015-September
ISSN (Print)1934-1768
ISSN (Electronic)2161-2927

Conference

Conference34th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou
Period28/07/1530/07/15

Keywords

  • Luenberger observers
  • Unknown input observers

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