Title :
An efficient algorithm for transformation of state equations to canonical forms
Author :
Hickin, J. ; Sinha, N.
Author_Institution :
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
fDate :
8/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An algorithm is presented which enables the transformation of the triple (

) of a linear multivariable system into the column or the row companion form without requiring any matrix inversion.
Keywords :
Linear systems, time-invariant continuous-time; Control systems; Controllability; Equations; Inspection; MIMO; Medical control systems; Observability; Sufficient conditions; Systems engineering and theory; Transfer functions;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.1977.1101548