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A portable subroutine library for solving linear control problems on distributed memory computers

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This paper describes the design of a software library for solving the basic computational problems that arise in analysis and synthesis of linear control systems. The library is intended for use in high performance computing environments based on parallel distributed memory architectures. The portability of the library is ensured by using the BLACS, PBLAS, and ScaLAPACK as the basic layer of communication and computational routines. Preliminary numerical results demonstrate the performance of the developed codes on parallel computers.

Partially supported by the DAAD programme Acciones Integradas Hispano-Alemanas. Enrique S. Quintana-Ortí and Gregorio Quintana-Ortí were also supported by the Spanish CICYT Project TIC96-1062-C03-03.

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  1. Zentrum für Technomathematik, Fachbereich 3 — Mathematik und Informatik, Universität Bremen, D-28334, Bremen, Germany

    Peter Benner

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    Enrique S. Quintana-Ortí & Gregorio Quintana-Ortí

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Benner, P., Quintana-Ortí, E.S., Quintana-Ortí, G. (1999). A portable subroutine library for solving linear control problems on distributed memory computers. In: Cooperman, G., Jessen, E., Michler, G. (eds) Workshop on wide area networks and high performance computing. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 249. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0110079

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