LMI-Based H∞ Nonlinear State Observer Design for Anaerobic Digestion Model

This note deals with the design of an H-infinity nonlinear state observer for the anaerobic digestion model. Positively, the designed observer is an unified one that can be used for different class of systems, mainly linear systems, Linear Parameter Varying (LPV) systems with known and bounded parameters, and nonlinear Lipschitz systems. Applying the Lyapunov theory and the H-infinity criterion, Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) condition is synthesised and solved to obtain the designed observer gains. The novelty of our work consists in the relaxation of the synthesized LMI condition through the inclusion of additional decision variables. This was possible due to the use of a suitable reformulation of the Young's inequality. Stability, effectiveness and potency of the theoretical results are confirmed by the simulation results.