Exact model matching of generalized state space systems

The problem of exact model matching for generalized state space (GSS) systems via pure proportional state and output feedback is studied. The following two major issues are resolved here for the first time: The necessary and sufficient conditions for the problem to have a solution and the general analytical expressions for the exact modelmatching controller matrices. The important case of left invertible systems is treated separately wherein simple solutions are established for the above two major issues and results on structural properties of the closed-loop system are reported. Known results on model matching of regular systems are derived as a special case of the GSS systems results, thus unifying the solution of the exact model-matching problem of regular and singular systems.The work described in this paper has been partially funded by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Greek Ministry of Industry, Research, and Technology and by the Heracles General Cement Company of Greece.