An exponential observer and a controller for a class of nonlinear systems

In this paper, we study the observer design problem for a class of nonlinear systems. Specifically, we design an exponential observer for a separately excited DC motor. Moreover, a stabilizing controller is designed for the system to ensure the exponential stability of the solutions toward their desired values. Simulations results show that proposed observer is able to reconstruct the states of the system. In addition, the simulation results indicate that the designed controller works well.