An Input/Output Approach to the Structural Analysis of Digraphs

Input/output analyses of digraphs representing dynamic systems are developed and presented. The relevant literature in control and system theory is reviewed. This review leads to the use of input and output reachability as being particularly appropriate for input/output analyses. Methods and algorit...

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Published inIEEE transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 15 - 24
Main Authors Burns, James R., Winstead, Wayland H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.01.1982
Subjects
Aggregates
Cities and towns
Control systems
Controllability
Councils
Finance
Observability
Partitioning algorithms
Process control
Testing
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Summary:Input/output analyses of digraphs representing dynamic systems are developed and presented. The relevant literature in control and system theory is reviewed. This review leads to the use of input and output reachability as being particularly appropriate for input/output analyses. Methods and algorithms are presented for determining input reachability and output reachability. These notions are applied to Forrester's WORLD2 model. Relationships between input/output reachability and the level partition are fully developed. Implications for input and output selection and analysis are given.
ISSN:0018-9472
2168-2909
DOI:10.1109/TSMC.1982.4308771