Title :
A Nonlinear Observer for Flexible Mechanisms using Canonical Forms
Author :
Di Benedetto, M.D. ; Lucibello, P.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, UniversitÃ\xa0 di Roma "La Sapienza", Via Eudossiana, 18. 00184 Roma (ITALY)
Abstract :
Observer design for flexible mechanical systems by means of time-varying observer canonical forms is investigated, under the assumption that the derivatives of the measured output are not available. Simulation results show the actual observer performance on a simple flexible structure.
Keywords :
Convergence; Design methodology; Displacement measurement; Equations; Force measurement; Mechanical systems; Mechanical variables measurement; Motion measurement; Stability analysis; Time varying systems;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1990
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
