A Bound on the Number of Integrators Needed to Linearize a Two-input Control System

Sluis, Willem M. and Tilbury, D. M. (1995) A Bound on the Number of Integrators Needed to Linearize a Two-input Control System. Technical Report. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. [CaltechCDSTR:1995.013]

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Abstract

For nonlinear control systems with two inputs we consider the problem of dynamic feedback linearization. For a restricted class of dynamic compensators that correspond to adding chains of integrators to the inputs, we give an upper bound for the order of the compensator that needs to be considered. Moreover, we show by an example that this bound is sharp.

EPrint Type:	Monograph (Technical Report)
Additional Information:	Preprint submitted to Elsevier
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Nonlinear control, dynamic feedback, linearization, Pfaffian system
Subjects:	All Records
ID Code:	117
Deposited By:	Caltech Library System
Deposited On:	20 September 2006
Unique Identifier:	CaltechCDSTR:1995.013
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