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This dissertation addresses the mixed criteria finite-time bounded controller and observer design of certain classes of nonlinear systems. Finite-time bounded controllers and observers are used to guarantee performance bounds on the transient response of the systems considered. …

Most engineering systems encountered in practice exhibit significant nonlinear behavior. For control of systems exhibiting nonlinearities, the normal design procedure is to construct a linearized approximation of the process model followed by the application of a linear control …