Time and Frequency Domain Analysis of the Linear Fractional-order Systems

related to the use of Fractional-order (FO) differential equations in modeling and control. FO differential equations are found to provide a more realistic, faithful, and compact representations of many real world, natural and manmade systems. FO controllers, on the other hand, have been able to achieve a better closed-loop performance and robustness, than their integer-order counterparts. In this paper, we provide a systematic and rigorous time and frequency domain analysis of linear FO systems. Various concepts like stability, step response, frequency response are discussed in detail for a variety of linear FO systems. We also give the state space representations for these systems and comment on the controllability and observability. The exercise presented here conveys the fact that the time and frequency domain analysis of FO linear systems are very similar to that of the integer-order linear systems.

@article{Bhole2012,
  title     = {Time and Frequency Domain Analysis of the Linear Fractional-order Systems},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
  volume    = {2},
  number    = {1},
  year      = {2012},
  publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
  note      = {Special Issue on Selected Papers from International Conference & Workshop On Emerging Trends In Technology 2012},
  author    = {Manisha M Bhole and Mukesh D. Patil and Vishwesh A. Vyawahare},
  doi       = {10.14569/SpecialIssue.2012.020101},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.14569/SpecialIssue.2012.020101}
}