Output sensitivity analysis of time-invariant linear systems using polynomial series (Q1084360)

A new approximate method is proposed for the determination of the output sensitivity function of linear time-invariant systems using polynomial series expansions. The novelties of the proposed method are the use of the operational matrix of differentiation for the derivation of the algebraic equations approximating the differential equation, and the use of the operational matrix of polynomial series transformation, for the simplification of the computer code. The approach appears to be more direct and computationally simpler than other presently known techniques.