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Zero Dynamics for Port-Hamiltonian Systems

Analysis of PDEs 2017-11-21 v1 Optimization and Control

Abstract

The zero dynamics of infinite-dimensional systems can be difficult to characterize. The zero dynamics of boundary control systems are particularly problematic. In this paper the zero dynamics of port-Hamiltonian systems are studied. A complete characterization of the zero dynamics for a port-Hamiltonian systems with invertible feedthrough as another port-Hamiltonian system on the same state space is given. It is shown that the zero dynamics for any port-Hamiltonian system with commensurate wave speeds are well-defined, and are also a port-Hamiltonian system. Examples include wave equations with uniform wave speed on a network. A constructive procedure for calculation of the zero dynamics, that can be used for very large system order, is provided.

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@article{arxiv.1711.07020,
  title  = {Zero Dynamics for Port-Hamiltonian Systems},
  author = {Birgit Jacob and Kirsten A. Morris and Hans Zwart},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.07020},
  year   = {2017}
}

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17 pages

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