Analytical Factors for Describing the Control Ability of Linear Discrete-time Systems

Abstract: In this paper, the analytical volume computations of the zonotopes generated by the matrix pair with $n$ different or repeated real eigenvalues are discussed firstly, and then by deconstructing the volume computing equations, 3 classes of the shape factors are constructed. These analytical volume and shape factors can describe accurately the size and shape of the zonotopes. Because the control ability for LDT systems with the unit input variables (i.e. the input variable is with bounded value as 1) is directly related to the controllability region \cite{zhaomw202003}, based on these analytical expressions on the volume and shape factors, the control ability can be quantized conveniently. By choosing these analytical expressions as the objective function or constraint conditions, a novel optimizing problems and solving method for the control ability can be founded. Based on the optimization, not only the open-loop control ability, and but also the some closed-loop control performance, such as the optimal time waste, robustness of the control strategy, etc, can be promoted, according to the conclusions in paper \cite{zhaomw202003}.