An engineering perspective on nonlinear H∞-control

The focus is on the question whether meaningful practical control problems for nonlinear systems can be expressed and solved in the nonlinear H∞ framework. Approximate I/O-linearization of a realistic chemical reactor, that cannot be I/O-linearized exactly, is given.

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