POSITIVE MINIMAL REALIZATION OF CONTINUOUS-DISCRETE LINEAR SYSTEMS WITH ALL-POLE AND ALL-ZERO TRANSFER FUNCTION

The positive and minimal realization problem for continuous-discrete linear single-input and single-outputs (SISO) systems is formulated. Two special case of the continuous-discrete systems are given. Method based on the state variable diagram for finding a positive and minimal realization of a given proper transfer function is proposed. Sufficient conditions for the existence of a positive minimal realization of a given proper transfer function of all-pole and all-zero systems are established. Two procedures for computation of a positive minimal realization are proposed and illustrated by a numerical examples.