Realization and Canonical Representation of Linear Systems through I/O Maps

In this paper, we use the input and output maps and develop simple procedures to obtain realizations for linear continuous-time systems. The procedures developed are numerically efficient and yield explicit formulae for the state space matrices of the realization in terms of the system parameters, notably the system modes. Both cases of the systems with distinct modes and repeated modes are treated. We also present a procedure for converting a realization obtained through the input or output map into the Jordan canonical form. The transformation matrices required to bring the realization into the Jordan canonical form are specified entirely in terms of the system modes.