Sampled data output regulation of a linear system based on finite time impulsive observer

This paper deals with the impulsive output feedback regulation of linear time invariant systems. The considerable restriction is the accessibility of only sampled measurements of the continuous-time plant and the reference signal. An impulsive estimation technique is proposed for the finite time state estimation under the given constraints. A continuous-time controller is then used to achieve the regulation such that the estimation and tracking errors converge exponentially. The scheme is applied on a magnetic levitation system, to show the effectiveness of the design.