We present a new approach for deriving sampled-data observers from continuous-time observers that feature an Input-to-Output Stability property with respect to the output measurement noise and exponential convergence in the noiseless case. The design approach applies to a wide class of systems and yields sampled-data observers that inherit all performance characteristics of the underlying continuous-time observers. The main component of the proposed sampled-data observer is a novel output predictor that encompasses both inter-sample predictors and ZOH-predictors.

14 pages, 1 figure, submitted to IEEE TAC for possible publication