This paper considers the problem of H-infinity filtering for nonlinear samp
led-data systems. Sufficient conditions are obtained for the existence of f
ilters that guarantee the L-2 gain from an exogenous input: to an estimatio
n error is less than or equal to a prescribed value. These conditions are e
xpressed in terms of both continuous and discrete Hamilton-Jacobi equations
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