Model reduction of bilinear systems based on Laguerre series expansion

We present a model reduction method for bilinear systems based on the Laguerre series expansion of the kernels resulting from the Volterra representation theory. By employing a two-sided projection, the reduced order system preserves a desired number of Laguerre coefficients, thereby approximating the original system faithfully. Furthermore, the relationship between the proposed Laguerre-based methods and the moment matching methods is studied, which reveals that these two approaches are equivalent under some specific conditions. (C) 2012 The Franklin Institute. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.