Details are presented of a robust observer design for a Maglev system. In contrast to previous efforts the design is made using the state space formulation of the system with the aid of relatively new robustness results for state space systems.
Friedland, B.1987. Control system design - An introduction to state-space methods. McGraw-Hill, New York.
2.
Goodall, R.M.1985. The theory of electromagnetic levitation. Phys Technol16.
3.
Goodall, R.M.1989. Electromagnetic suspension control without airgap measurement . Trans Inst MC, 11 (2).
4.
Hartmann, P.1988. Electric railway system for a new century. IEE Conf Pub No 279.
5.
Hinrichsen, D. and Pritchard, A.J.1986a. Stability radii of linear systems. Systems & Control Letters, 7.
6.
Hinrichsen, D. and Pritchard, A.J.1986b. A structured stability radius and the algebraic Riccati equation. Systems & Control Letters, 8.
7.
Jayawant, B.V.1981. Electromagnetic levitation and suspension techniques . Arnold, London.
8.
Patel, R.V. and Toda, M.1980. Quantitative measures of robustness for multivariable systems. Proc of Joint Automatic Control Conf, San Francisco, TP8-A.
9.
Pritchard, A.J. and Townley, S.1987. Robust compensator design via structured stability radii . Univ of Warwick - Control Theory Centre Rep No 144.
