## Copyright (C) 1997 Jose Daniel Munoz Frias
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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {} place (@var{sys}, @var{p})
## Computes the matrix  K such that if the state
## is feedback with gain K, then the eigenvalues  of the closed loop
## system (i.e. A-BK) are those specified in the vector @var{p}.
##
## Version: Beta (May-1997): If you have any comments, please let me know.
## (see the file place.m for my address)
## @end deftypefn

## Author: Jose Daniel Munoz Frias

## Universidad Pontificia Comillas
## ICAIdea
## Alberto Aguilera, 23
## 28015 Madrid, Spain
##
## E-Mail: daniel@dea.icai.upco.es
##
## Phone: 34-1-5422800   Fax: 34-1-5596569
##
## Algorithm taken from "The Control Handbook", IEEE press pp. 209-212
##
## code adaped by A.S.Hodel (a.s.hodel@eng.auburn.edu) for use in controls
## toolbox

function K = place (sys, P)

  save_warn_empty_list_elements = warn_empty_list_elements;
  unwind_protect
    warn_empty_list_elements = 0;

    ## check arguments

    if(!isstruct(sys))
      error("sys must be in system data structure format (see ss)");
    endif
    sys = sysupdate(sys,"ss");    # make sure it has state space form up to date
    if(!is_controllable(sys))
      error("sys is not controllable.");
    elseif( min(size(P)) != 1)
      error("P must be a vector")
    else
      P = reshape(P,length(P),1); # make P a column vector
    endif
    ## system must be purely continuous or discrete
    is_digital(sys);
    [n,nz,m,p] = sysdimensions(sys);
    nx = n+nz;    # already checked that it's not a mixed system.
    if(m != 1)
      error(["sys has ", num2str(m)," inputs; need only 1"]);
    endif

    ## takes the A and B matrix from the system representation
    [A,B]=sys2ss(sys);
    sp = length(P);
    if(nx == 0)
      error("place: A matrix is empty (0x0)");
    elseif(nx != length(P))
      error(["A=(",num2str(nx),"x",num2str(nx),", P has ", num2str(length(P)), ...
	  "entries."])
    endif

    ## arguments appear to be compatible; let's give it a try!
    ## The second step is the calculation of the characteristic polynomial ofA
    PC=poly(A);

    ## Third step: Calculate the transformation matrix T that transforms the state
    ## equation in the controllable canonical form.

    ## first we must calculate the controllability matrix M:
    M=B;
    AA=A;
    for n = 2:nx
      M(:,n)=AA*B;
      AA=AA*A;
    endfor

    ## second, construct the matrix W
    PCO=PC(nx:-1:1);
    PC1=PCO;      # Matrix to shift and create W row by row

    for n = 1:nx
      W(n,:) = PC1;
      PC1=[PCO(n+1:nx),zeros(1,n)];
    endfor

    T=M*W;

    ## finaly the matrix K is calculated
    PD = poly(P); # The desired characteristic polynomial
    PD = PD(nx+1:-1:2);
    PC = PC(nx+1:-1:2);

    K = (PD-PC)/T;

    ## Check if the eigenvalues of (A-BK) are the same specified in P
    Pcalc = eig(A-B*K);

    Pcalc = sortcom(Pcalc);
    P = sortcom(P);

    if(max( (abs(Pcalc)-abs(P))./abs(P) ) > 0.1)
      disp("Place: Pole placed at more than 10% relative error from specified");
    endif

  unwind_protect_cleanup
    warn_empty_list_elements = save_warn_empty_list_elements;
  end_unwind_protect

endfunction

