Title : 
Stability margin of two-dimensional continuous systems
         
        
            Author : 
Mastorakis, Nikos E. ; Owens, David H. ; Venetsanopoulos, Anastasios E.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Hellenic Naval Acad., Mil. Inst. of Univ. Educ., Piraeus, Greece
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
12/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The margin of stability of two-dimensional (2-D) continuous systems is considered. In particular, the definition of the stability margins for a 2-D discrete system is extended to a 2-D continuous one. Two methods to compute the stability margin of 2-D continuous systems are presented. Illustrative examples are provided.
         
        
            Keywords : 
continuous time systems; multidimensional signal processing; multidimensional systems; optimisation; stability; 2D continuous systems; 2D discrete system; constrained optimization; geometrical consideration; real nonpositive parameter; stability margin; two-dimensional continuous systems; Continuous time systems; Control systems; Distributed parameter systems; Partial differential equations; Passive filters; Polynomials; Stability; System testing; Transmission line theory; Two dimensional displays;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on