Verified methods for state and parameter estimators for nonlinear uncertain systems with applications in engineering [Elektronische Ressource] / von Marco Kletting

Verified Methods for State and Parameter Estimators for Nonlinear Uncertain Systems with Applications in Engineering DISSERTATION zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines DOKTOR-INGENIEURS (DR.-ING.) der Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften und Informatik der Universität Ulm von MARCO KLETTING AUS DORNSTADT-TEMMENHAUSEN Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Eberhard P. Hofer Dr. Èric Walter Amtierender Dekan: Prof. Dr. Ing. Michael Weber Ulm, 15.05.2009 PrefaceThis dissertation resulted from my work as a research assistant at the Institute of Measure-ment, Control and Micro Technology of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Scienceat the University of Ulm in Germany.First of all, I would like to thank sincerely my doctor father Prof. Dr. Eberhard P. Hofer forhis support, his encouragement, and guidance during my research. I am also very gratefulto Dr. Eric Walter for being supervisor of my doctoral thesis and for his careful reading ofthe manuscript and for his valuable advices. Furthermore I would like to thank my formercolleague Dr.-Ing. Andreas Rauh for the many precious discussions and suggestions and forthe great collaboration during my time at the Institute. I would also like to thank Prof.-Dr.-Ing. Harald Aschemann for his support. Special thanks to my friend Dr.-Ing. Felix Antritterfor a very fruitful cooperation and making it possible to extend my field of research.