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Bhaya, A.

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Robust stability under additive perturbations

A MIMO linear time-invariant feedback system 1S(P,C) is considered which is assumed to be U-stable. The plant P is subjected to an additive perturbation Delta P which is proper but not necessarily stable. It is proved that the perturbed system is U-stable if and only if Delta P(I + Q x Delta P) exp -1 is U-stable.

Bhaya, A.

On the design of large flexible space structures (LFSS)

For a general finite-element model of an LFSS, a strictly passive compensator results in an exponentially stable feedback system when actuators and sensors are calculated. In the general case (no colocation), necessary and sufficient conditions are stated on the parameter Q for stabilizing a certain number of modes. Conditions for robust stability are given, and it is shown that feedback does not destabilize the unmodeled modes under certain conditions.

Bhaya, A.