Title :
Simple observers for Hamiltonian systems
Author :
Lohmiller, Winfried ; Slotine, Jean- Jacques E
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Syst. Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper extends our earlier work (Lohmiller and Slotine, 1996) on contraction analysis for nonlinear systems. Specifically, it focuses on applications to Hamiltonian systems, and in particular on the design of globally convergent observers for these systems
Keywords :
convergence; nonlinear systems; observers; stability; Hamiltonian systems; contraction analysis; globally convergent observers; nonlinear systems; simple observers; Control systems; Convergence; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Equations; Laboratories; Lagrangian functions; Nonlinear systems; Stability analysis; State-space methods; Tensile stress;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3832-4
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.1997.611955
