Sampled-data models for decouplable nonlinear multivariable systems

One of the approaches to sampled-data controller design for nonlinear continuous-time systems consists of obtaining an appropriate model and then proceeding to design a controller for the model. Few studies have been investigated for obtaining sampled-data models of nonlinear multi-input multi-output systems (MIMO system) though we can find studies which consider nonlinear single-input single-output systems. This paper shows a more accurate sampled-data model than the Euler model for nonlinear multi-input multi-output systems and derives sampling zero dynamics of the model.