SINGULAR H = CONTROL FOR NONLINEAR SYSTEMS

SUMMARY This paper presents a solution to the singular H = control problem via state feedback for a class of nonlinear systems. It is shown that the problem of almost disturbance decoupling with stability plays a fundamental role in the solution of the considered problem. We also point out when the singular problem can be reduced to a regular one or solved via standard H = technique. We must stress that the solution of the singular problem is obtained without making any approximation of it by means of regular problems. ( 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.