TY - JOUR
T1 - On the fixed controllable subspace in linear structured systems
AU - Commault, Christian
AU - Woude, Jacob van der
AU - Boukhobza, Taha
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In this paper we consider interconnected networks that are described by means of structured linear systems with state and control variables. We represent these systems, whose matrices contain fixed zeros and free parameters, by means of directed graphs and study questions concerning controllability and the controllable subspace. We show in this paper that the controllable subspace can have a part that will be present for almost all values of the free parameters. It actually is a subspace of the controllable subspace and will be referred to as the fixed controllable subspace. The subspace can then be seen as a kind of robustly controllable part of the system. Indeed, it is a subspace in the state space with the generic property that states in it can be steered in an arbitrary way. We derive a characterization of the fixed controllable subspace using the graph representation. The obtained characterization makes use of well-known algorithms from optimization and networks theory. To get some more insight in the components in the fixed part, we also give a representation of the structured linear systems by means of bipartite graphs. Using the Dulmage–Mendelsohn decomposition, we are able to decompose our structured systems in such a way that in some special cases, the fixed controllable subspace can be obtained directly from the decomposition.
AB - In this paper we consider interconnected networks that are described by means of structured linear systems with state and control variables. We represent these systems, whose matrices contain fixed zeros and free parameters, by means of directed graphs and study questions concerning controllability and the controllable subspace. We show in this paper that the controllable subspace can have a part that will be present for almost all values of the free parameters. It actually is a subspace of the controllable subspace and will be referred to as the fixed controllable subspace. The subspace can then be seen as a kind of robustly controllable part of the system. Indeed, it is a subspace in the state space with the generic property that states in it can be steered in an arbitrary way. We derive a characterization of the fixed controllable subspace using the graph representation. The obtained characterization makes use of well-known algorithms from optimization and networks theory. To get some more insight in the components in the fixed part, we also give a representation of the structured linear systems by means of bipartite graphs. Using the Dulmage–Mendelsohn decomposition, we are able to decompose our structured systems in such a way that in some special cases, the fixed controllable subspace can be obtained directly from the decomposition.
KW - Controllability
KW - Graph theory
KW - Structured system theory
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85011914827&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.sysconle.2017.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.sysconle.2017.01.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85011914827
SN - 0167-6911
VL - 102
SP - 42
EP - 47
JO - Systems & Control Letters
JF - Systems & Control Letters
ER -