A polynomial approach to decentralised control analysis and design (Q1817716)

The controlled system is given by \[ Y(s)= G(s)U(s), \] where \(Y\), \(U\) are \(m\)-vectors and the entries of the \(m\times m\) matrix \(G\) are proper rational functions. The system is controlled via decentralized dynamic controllers \[ u_i= \begin{cases} k_i(s)y_i(s)= \beta_i(s)/\alpha_i(s),\quad i\in\{\ell_1,\dots, \ell_r\}\\ 0\qquad \text{otherwise}\end{cases} \] with \(\{\ell_1,\ell_2,\dots, \ell_r\}\subset \{1,\dots, m\}\); here \(\alpha_i\) and \(\beta_i\) are coprime polynomials. The authors compute the closed-loop characteristic polynomial; conditions for stabilizability are given. An algorithm for solving stabilization is presented and simple examples are computed.