A Stabilization Framework for the Output Regulation of Rational Nonlinear Systems

A systematic stabilization approach is provided for systems whose regulation error dynamics is subject to rational nonlinearities given prior knowledge of the system zero-error steady-state condition and a proper internal model. The error dynamics is cast in a differential-algebraic form so as to address the synthesis of controller parameters by a numerical optimization problem subject to bilinear matrix inequality constraints. A particular case is also explored where the resulting constraints are linear matrix inequalities.