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This paper presents an averaged model and nonlinear observer for an on/off pneumatic actuator. The actuator is composed of two chambers and four on/off solenoid valves. The proposed averaged model has the advantage of using only one continuous input instead of four binary inputs. Based on this new model, a sliding mode observer is designed using the piston position and the pressure measurements in...