Realization of continuous-time positive linear systems

Systems and Control Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 243-253

  Van Den Hof, J M ^a  

^a CWI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuous time positive linear systems; Polyhedral cones; Positive matrices; Positive realization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344257269     PISSN: 01676911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6911(97)00049-2     Document Type: Article

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