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We consider systems which are globally completely observable and output-to-state stable. The former property guarantees the existence of coordinates such that the dynamics can be expressed in observability form. The latter property guarantees the existence of a state norm observer and therefore the possibility of bounding any continuous state functions. Both properties allow to conceptually build an observer from an approximation of an exponentially attractive invariant manifold in the space of the system state and an output driven dynamic extension. The proposed observer provides convergence to zero of the estimation error within the domain of definition of the solutions.
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The work of A. Astolfi is partly supported by the Leverhulme Trust.
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Astolfi, A., Praly, L. Global complete observability and output-to-state stability imply the existence of a globally convergent observer. Math. Control Signals Syst. 18, 32–65 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00498-005-0161-8
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