Einladung zum Vortrag im Kolloquium Technische Kybernetik

 Block Triangular Forms and Nonlinear Observer Design

Prof. Alan F. Lynch
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Alberta
Edmonton Canada

    Zeit: Dienstag, 09.02.2010 · 16:00 Uhr
Ort: IST-Seminarraum 3.243 · Pfaffenwaldring 9 · Campus Stuttgart-Vaihingen

Abstract

This talk considers nonlinear multi-output normal forms which are useful for nonlinear observer design. The forms considered are generalizations of a well-know nonlinear Observer Form which leads to linear estimate error dynamics. We consider existence conditions and observer design for a Block Triangular Form, a Block Triangular Observer Form, Time Scaled Observer Form, and a Time Scaled Block Triangular Observer Form. Various physical examples are used to illustrate how the design coordinates can be constructed and an observer is implemented.

Biographical Information

Alan F. Lynch obtained his B.A.Sc. at the University of Toronto in Engineering Science (Electrical Option) in 1991, M.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from University of British Columbia in 1994, and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto in 1999. From 1999 to 2001 he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institut fuer Regelungs und Steuerungstheorie at TU-Dresden. Since 2001 he has been a faculty member at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Alberta and currently holds the rank of Associate Professor. He is Associate Editor of Control Engineering Practice and the International Journal of System Science. His interests include nonlinear control and its application to electrical and electromechanical systems including power converters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and self-bearing motors.