Solutions to Linear Bimatrix Equations with Applications to Pole Assignment of Complex-Valued Linear Systems

Abstract: We study in this paper solutions to several kinds of linear bimatrix equations arising from pole assignment and stability analysis of complex-valued linear systems, which have several potential applications in control theory, particularly, can be used to model second-order linear systems in a very dense manner. These linear bimatrix equations include generalized Sylvester bimatrix equations, Sylvester bimatrix equations, Stein bimatrix equations, and Lyapunov bimatrix equations. Complete and explicit solutions are provided in terms of the bimatrices that are coefficients of the equations/systems. The obtained solutions are then used to solve the full state feedback pole assignment problem for complex-valued linear system. For a special case of complex-valued linear systems, the so-called antilinear system, the solutions are also used to solve the so-called anti-preserving (the closed-loop system is still an antilinear system) and normalization (the closed-loop system is a normal linear system) problems. Second-order linear systems, particularly, the spacecraft rendezvous control system, are used to demonstrate the obtained theoretical results.