Index Terms-Negative imaginary systems, flexible structures, subspace system identification.Abstract-The negative imaginary (NI) property occurs in many important applications. For instance, flexible structure systems with collocated force actuators and position sensors can be modeled as negative imaginary systems. Obtaining a mathematical model for this class of systems using system identification methods may result into inaccurate models that poorly reflect the negative imaginary property. In this paper, a modified subspace system identification algorithm that ensures the negative imaginary property is presented. As an application of these results, an example of modeling a flexible system with a piezoelectric actuator and position sensor is presented.
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