On impulsive modes of linear singular systems subject to decentralized output feedback

Some algebraic properties of linear singular systems at infinity under static decentralized output feedback are studied in this note. New concepts of algebraic multiplicity and geometric multiplicity of the impulsive decentralized fixed modes, and the impulsive decentralized cycle index of the singular system are defined. These concepts indicate how much a singular system can be made close to being impulse-free by decentralized output feedback, and the results are shown to be generic. The geometric multiplicity and the impulsive decentralized cycle index are determined in terms of the system matrices explicitly. The number of impulsive modes that can be eliminated is given in terms of these indexes. The impulsive decentralized cycle index is shown to characterize generic properties on controllability and observability of the closed-loop system through an individual channel (or an external channel). Illustrative examples are provided.