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Let {S(A):A ∈A}, whereA is a subset of an infinite-dimensional normed linear spaceL, be a class of general nonlinear input-output systems that are governed by operator equations relating the input, state, and output, all of which are in extended spaces. IfQ is a given operator from a specified set ¯D i, of inputs into the space of outputs ¯H 0, the problem we consider is to find, for a given ɛ>0, a “parameter”A ε∈A such that the transmission operatorR(A ε) ofS(A ε) furnishes a nearly best (or ɛ-best) approximation toQ from allR(A),A ∈A. Here the “distance” betweenQ andR(A) is defined as the supremum of distances betweenQz andR(A)z taken over allz ∈ ¯D i. In Theorems 2 through 5 we show that ifS(A) is “normal” (Definition 2),A satisfies some mild requirement andL contains a fundamental sequence, then establishingA ε∈A reduces to minimizing a certain continuous functional on a compact subset ofR n, and thus can be carried out by conventional methods. The applications of results are illustrated by the example of a model-matching problem for a nonlinear system, and of optimal tracking.
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Dolezal, V. Input-output systems whose transmission operators furnish nearly best approximations to a given map. Circuits Systems and Signal Process 16, 625–647 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01371569
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