Bilinear control and application to flexible a. c. transmission systems (Q1586805)

Bilinear, continuous-time, finite-dimensional control systems with constant parameters are considered. Using algebraic and topological methods, local controllability with uniformly nonnegative controls are discussed. Relationships between controllability and stabilizability are also explained. Simple numerical examples which illustrate the theoretical considerations are presented. The possible applications and relations to the results existing in the literature are mentioned. An extensive list of references is presented. Similar controllability problems for bilinear control systems have been recently considered in the paper [\textit{A. Khapalov} and \textit{R. Mohler}, IEEE Trans. Autom. Control 41, 1342-1346 (1996; Zbl 0876.93011)] and in the monograph [\textit{R. Mohler}, Bilinear control processes, Academic Press, New York (1973; Zbl 0343.93001)].