A Triangular Normal Form for x-Flat Control-Affine Two-Input Systems

Abstract: This paper is devoted to normal forms for x-flat control-affine systems with two inputs. We propose a general triangular normal form which contains several other normal forms discussed in the literature as special cases. We derive conditions under which a system with given x-flat output can be transformed into the proposed triangular form. Based on the triangular form we motivate a simple algorithm for identifying candidates for flat outputs.