• DocumentCode
    391161
  • Title

    An observer for the Newton´s cradle: a nonlinear mechanism unobservable in the absence of impacts

  • Author

    Menini, Laura ; Tornambe, Antonio

  • Author_Institution
    Dip. Informatica, Sistemi e Produzione, Univ. di Roma, Italy
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    10-13 Dec. 2002
  • Firstpage
    682
  • Abstract
    We consider a simplified Newton´s cradle. An observer is proposed that asymptotically estimates all the nonmeasurable state variables, in presence of a infinite sequence of non-smooth impacts.
  • Keywords
    asymptotic stability; nonlinear systems; observers; pendulums; Newton cradle; asymptotic stability; error dynamics; observers; pendulums; state estimation; Equations; Gravity; History; Informatics; Mechanical variables control; Observers; Position measurement; State estimation; Time measurement; Torque;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Decision and Control, 2002, Proceedings of the 41st IEEE Conference on
  • ISSN
    0191-2216
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7516-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CDC.2002.1184582
  • Filename
    1184582
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=391161