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Continued-fraction Expansion About Two or More Points: A Flexible Approach to Linear System Reduction

✍ Scribed by T.N. Lucas


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1986
Tongue
English
Weight
692 KB
Volume
321
Category
Article
ISSN
0016-0032

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✦ Synopsis


Model reduction by continued-fraction expansion about two or more points, including the general point s = a, is shown to be a real alternative to the methods which guarantee stability. Suitable choice of a is seen to overcome the problem of unstable reduced models while still retaining the maximum number offull system parameters in the model. Simple extension of the method to more than one general point is outlined, providing a link with pole retention methods and the consequences are discussed.

A new criterionfor choosing a is suggested and its use is demonstrated in some examples, which compare the method directly with stability based methods.