Based upon nonlinear state coordinate transformations and a condensed dual
Brunovsky form for multi-output systems, a method for designing nonlinear s
tate observers with linear error dynamics is presented. Necessary and suffi
cient conditions are provided for identifying the class of nonlinear system
s for which state observers with linear error dynamics can be obtained. (C)
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