State Observers Intro

This lecture introduces state observers, focusing on state estimation when the true state is unknown. The instructor explains the goal of estimating the state from input and output measurements, the dynamics of the state estimation error, observer canonical form, duality between pole placement in observer and control canonical forms, and the conversion to observer canonical form. The lecture also covers pole selection, the impact of measurement noise on state estimation, and provides examples of designing an estimator for a given system.