Order reduction of linear systems using an error minimization technique (Q1085115)

A simple method is proposed for order reduction of linear continuous systems with real distinct eigenvalues. The steady state parts of the unit step responses of the original and reduced-order models are matched in this method. Zeros are synthesized by minimizing the error between the transient responses, whereas dominant poles are retained. An example is solved to illustrate the superiority of the method over some existing ones.