A _FMS( z)

characteristic polynomial of discrete-time FMS

D _FMS( s)

characteristic polynomial of continuous-time FMS

deg A( s)

degree of polynomial A( s)

det B

determinant of matrix B

dim M

dimension of manifold M

e

error of the reference input realization where e = r - y

e ^F

error of the desired dynamics realization

e ^s

steady-state error of the reference input realization

velocity error due to ramp disturbance w( t)

relative velocity error due to ramp disturbance w( t)

velocity error in the presence of ramp input r( t)

relative velocity error due to ramp reference input r( t)

I _m

identity matrix, where I _m ? ? ^{m m}

Im S _i

imaginary part of s _i

k ₀

high gain

lg( ?)

base 10 logarithm of the elements of ?, i.e., lg( ?) = log ₁₀( ?)

L( ?)

Bode amplitude diagram

n

degree of differential equation of plant model

n _s

high-frequency sensor noise

q

degree of differential or difference equation of controller

p

operator of differentiation, p = d( )/ dt

r

reference input

? ^m

vector space of the mth dimension

Re S _i

real part of S _i

Re ? _i( A)

real part of eigenvalue ? _i of A

t

time

t _p

peak time of the output...