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Historically, a linear system was first considered as a ”black box” excited by inputs, generating outputs, and characterized by a transfer matrix [22]. In 1960, Kalman founded the theory of state-space systems [171], inaugurating the era of ”modern control theory”. This approach is however limited by several facts.
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Bourlès, H., Marinescu, B. (2011). Systems and Behaviors: A General Setting. In: Linear Time-Varying Systems. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 410. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19727-7_5
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