Stabilization of continuous and discrete linear systems subjected to control structure constraints†

Abstract

Abstract In this paper we present a simple procedure for obtaining stabilization of a class of continuous and discrete linear systems subjected to control structure constraints, giving more attention to the so-called decentralized control. Contrary to the continuous case where much work has been done, the solution presented here for the discrete case is one of the first to be presented. Some examples are treated and, for the continuous case, some comparisons are made with other methods found in the literature. Notes † This research was developed with the financial support of the ‘ Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico—CNPq ’, under Grants 300828/79 and 301373/80.