Title :
Global external linearization of nonlinear systems via feedback
Author :
Cheng, Daizhan ; Tarn, Tzyh-Jong ; Isidori, Alberto
Author_Institution :
Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
fDate :
8/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This note presents necessary conditions and sufficient conditions for an affine nonlinear system to be globally feedback equivalent to a controllable linear system over an open subset

of R
n. When

equals R
n, necessary and sufficient conditions are obtained.
Keywords :
Linear approximation; Nonlinear systems; Output feedback, nonlinear systems; Control systems; Differential equations; Feedback; Nonlinear control systems; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear systems; Polynomials; Sufficient conditions; Transfer functions; Writing;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.1985.1104040