ABSTRACT

FIGURE 8.1 First canonical form realization.

Dividing both sides by αn and letting ai = αi/αn and bi = βi/αn we have

dny

dtn + an−1

dn−1y dtn−1

+ . . .+ a0y = bn dnu

dtn + bn−1

dn−1u dtn

+ . . .+ b0u. (8.7)

Laplace transforming both sides assuming zero initial conditions( sn + an−1sn−1 + . . .+ a0

) Y (s) =

( bns

n + bn−1sn−1 + . . .+ b0 ) U (s) . (8.8)

The system transfer function is given by

H (s) = Y (s)

=

bns n + bn−1sn−1 + . . .+ b0

. (8.9)

sn

Y (s) = − an−1Y (s) s

− an−2Y (s) s2

− . . .− a0Y (s) sn

+ bnU (s) + bn−1 U (s)

s + . . .+ b0

U (s)

sn = bnU (s) + {bn−1U (s)− an−1Y (s)} (1/s)+ {bn−2U (s) − an−2Y (s)} (1/s2) + . . .+ {b0U (s)− a0Y (s)} (1/sn).