A method for high order linear system reduction and nonlinear system simplification (Q760369)

Efficient least-squares based algorithms are presented for reducing the complexity of a system. One algorithm is capable of reducing a high order linear system in the frequency domain while another is developed for simplifying a nonlinear system in the time domain. In both cases an optimal simplified model is obtained from the set of all admissible models of the system. To avoid designing and testing all possible models a cost is assigned, based on a least square error criterion, as a measure of the reduction in error that results when a term is added to a particular model. The above approach insures that no cumbersome matrix inversion is done and so it allows the consideration of a large number of model candidates in a short period of time. Finally, the reduction of an eighth order linear system and the simplification of a three-state nonlinear system with eight nonlinear terms are presented.