Date: Mar 9th, Thursday
Time: 3:00 pm
Place: Little 368
Speaker: Dr. Patrick De Leenheer


Title: Linear systems and the notion of observability

Abstract:

Consider a linear continuous-time system dx/dt=Ax where
the state x evolves in R^n. Suppose that we can only measure some output
y=Cx, where y evolves in R^p with p<n.

Assume that we know the matrices A and C.

Question: Given a measurement of y over some interval of time, can we
reconstruct the initial state?