A modified nonlinear-linear tracking differentiator(MTD)with high stability and high speed is proposed to improve the performance of tracking differentiator(TD)with complicated function
poor stability and obvious chatter. A combination of a nonlinear odd exponent function and a linear function are introduced into the MTD as a tracking function
and then the global asymptotic stability of MTD is proved using Lyapunov's direct method and the equivalence of systems. The principle of parameter tuning is deduced through analyzing the physical meaning and effects of parameters on accuracy of system outputs. In the signal tracking process
the fast convergence to equilibrium point is mainly achieved by the nonlinear exponent function when the state is far away from the equilibrium point
and the linear function works as a main portion in the convergence to generate the output without chattering when the state is near the equilibrium point. Simulation results show that tuning of MTD parameters are simple
and that the performance of MTD is better than the classical TD in stability
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