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A viewpoint on observability and observer design for nonlinear systems

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New Directions in nonlinear observer design

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Besançon, G. (1999). A viewpoint on observability and observer design for nonlinear systems. In: Nijmeijer, H., Fossen, T. (eds) New Directions in nonlinear observer design. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 244. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0109918

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