Control Contraction Metrics, Robust Control and Observer Duality
(1403.5364)Abstract
This paper addresses the problems of stabilization, robust control, and observer design for nonlinear systems. We build upon recently a proposed method based on contraction theory and convex optimization, extending the class of systems to which it is applicable. We prove converse results for mechanical systems and feedback-linearizable systems. Next we consider robust control, and give a simple construction of a controller guaranteeing an L2-gain condition, and discuss connections to nonlinear H-infinity control. Finally, we discuss a "duality" result between nonlinear stabilization problems and observer construction, in the process constructing globally stable reduced-order observers for a class of nonlinear systems.
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