In the past, control theory developed along different lines that required different mathematical tools. Timevarying systems required one set of tools, time-invariant another. Singleinput, single-output problems lend themselves easily to one approach, but this approach is awkward for multivariable systems, etc. The purpose of this article is to point to the desirability of a unified approach to elementary control education using only tools of linear algebra as the enabling unifier.

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线性代数在控制教育中的作用不断增强[过去25年]

过去，控制理论沿不同的方向发展，需要不同的数学工具。时变系统需要一套工具，而另一套工具则是时不变的。单输入单输出问题很容易采用一种方法，但是对于多变量系统等而言，这种方法很尴尬。本文的目的是指出仅使用线性代数工具作为统一控制方法进行基础控制教育的必要性。使能的统一者。