Performance output tracking for coupled wave equations with unmatched boundary disturbance.

In this paper, we consider performance output tracking for coupled wave equations with general external unmatched disturbance. An observer is designed first to estimate the state and disturbance simultaneously. Then we construct a servo system determined completely by the measured output and the reference signal which in turn gives dynamics of reference signal. In the following, an output feedback controller is designed based on this observer and servo system. It is shown that the closed-loop system is well-posed and the performance output is tracking the reference signal. Finally, we present some numerical results to illustrate the effectiveness of the controller. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]