Observability analysis for structured bilinear systems: A graph-theoretic approach

This paper is devoted to the generic observability analysis for structured bilinear systems using a graph-theoretic approach. On the basis of a digraph representation, we express in graphic terms the necessary and sufficient conditions for the generic observability of structured bilinear systems. These conditions have an intuitive interpretation and are easy to check by hand for small systems and by means of well-known combinatorial techniques for large scale systems. Key words: Structured bilinear systems, generic observability, graph theory.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2007
• Where: AUTOMATICA
• Authors: T. Boukhobza, Frédéric Hamelin
• Keywords: AUTOMATICA 2007, Bilinear Systems, Generic Observability, Generic Observability Analysis