Title :
Necessary and sufficient conditions for system similarity
Author :
Porter, Barry ; Crossley, T.R.
Author_Institution :
University of Salford, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Salford, UK
Abstract :
New conditions for the system similarity of two system matrices in state-space form are presented. It is shown that these conditions can be expressed very simply in terms of the mode-controllability and mode-observability matrices of the systems concerned.
Keywords :
matrix algebra; multivariable systems; state-space methods; matrix algebra; mode controllability matrices; mode observability matrices; multivariable systems; necessary conditions; state space methods; sufficient conditions; system similarity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19710221
