Sliding Mode Observers
{'Code': '07010000', 'Directorate': {'LongName': 'Directorate For Engineering'}, 'Division': {'LongName': 'Div Of Electrical, Commun & Cyber Sys'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Kristen M. Biggar, N-BioS'}
This research aims at developing a design methodology for sliding mode          observers for a class of nonlinear systems.  The dual problem, that of          sliding mode control presents some very interesting features in that in         principle it possesses ideal robustness properties in the face of               parametric uncertainty and disturbances.  In practice, however, control         chattering has severely limited the method's applicability.  Observer           design deals with the problem of reconstructing the state vector from           measurements of the system output.  For nonlinear systems, observers            are currently designed using linearized techniques, particularly                extended Kalman filtering.  It would be highly desirable to design              observers that directly account for the full nonlinear dynamics of the          plant, as do sliding mode controllers.  This award will allow the               exploration of the ideas described above.  In developing the theory and         considering a simple practical example it should be possible to                 determine if the appplication of sliding mode observers is truly                practical, or contains hidden difficulties.
{'FirstName': 'Jean-Jacques', 'LastName': 'Slotine', 'EmailAddress': 'jjs@mit.edu', 'StartDate': '07/01/1986', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
{'Name': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'CityName': 'Cambridge', 'ZipCode': '021394301', 'PhoneNumber': '6172531000', 'StreetAddress': '77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'StateCode': 'MA'}
{'Code': '1454', 'Text': 'SYSTEMS THEORY'}
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