Integrating CACSD packages and control libraries; towards more flexible and versatile CACSD

A short overview is given of the development of interactive computer-aided control system design (CACSD) packages and control libraries, and of software that has been devised to act as an interface between them. The specific roles of these CACSD components are analyzed. It is concluded that the continuing development of CACSD packages and control libraries offers convenient and promising opportunities for optimizing computational efficiency and programming effort, when adequate interfacing software is available. Examples involving the interactive package MATLAB with its toolboxes and the control library SLICOT are given.<
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