{"title":"Robust moving horizon estimation for nonlinear systems: From perfect to imperfect optimization","authors":"Angelo Alessandri","doi":"10.1016/j.automatica.2025.112187","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines the robust stability of moving-horizon estimators for nonlinear discrete-time systems that are detectable in the sense of incremental input/output-to-state stability and are affected by disturbances. The estimate of a moving-horizon estimator is derived from the on-line solution of a least-squares minimization problem at each time instant. The resulting stability guarantees depend on the optimization tolerance in solving these minimization problems. Specifically, two main contributions are established: (i) the robust stability of the estimation error, assuming the on-line minimization problem is solved exactly; (ii) the practical robust stability of the estimation error with state estimates obtained through imperfect minimization. Finally, the construction of such robust moving-horizon estimators and the performance resulting from the design based on the theoretical findings are showcased with two numerical examples.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55413,"journal":{"name":"Automatica","volume":"175 ","pages":"Article 112187"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Automatica","FirstCategoryId":"94","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005109825000809","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This paper examines the robust stability of moving-horizon estimators for nonlinear discrete-time systems that are detectable in the sense of incremental input/output-to-state stability and are affected by disturbances. The estimate of a moving-horizon estimator is derived from the on-line solution of a least-squares minimization problem at each time instant. The resulting stability guarantees depend on the optimization tolerance in solving these minimization problems. Specifically, two main contributions are established: (i) the robust stability of the estimation error, assuming the on-line minimization problem is solved exactly; (ii) the practical robust stability of the estimation error with state estimates obtained through imperfect minimization. Finally, the construction of such robust moving-horizon estimators and the performance resulting from the design based on the theoretical findings are showcased with two numerical examples.
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