## Copyright (C) 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Kai P. Mueller
##
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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {} ctrb (@var{sys}, @var{b})
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} ctrb (@var{a}, @var{b})
## Build controllability matrix:
## @iftex
## @tex
## $$ Q_s = [ B AB A^2B \ldots A^{n-1}B ] $$
## @end tex
## @end iftex
## @ifinfo
## @example
##              2       n-1
## Qs = [ B AB A B ... A   B ]
## @end example
## @end ifinfo
##
## of a system data structure or the pair (@var{a}, @var{b}).
##
## @command{ctrb} forms the controllability matrix.
## The numerical properties of @command{is_controllable}
## are much better for controllability tests.
## @end deftypefn

## Author: Kai P. Mueller <mueller@ifr.ing.tu-bs.de>
## Created: November 4, 1997
## based on is_controllable.m of Scottedward Hodel

function Qs = ctrb (sys, b)

  if (nargin == 2)
    a = sys;
  elseif (nargin == 1 && isstruct (sys))
    sysupdate (sys, "ss");
    [a, b] = sys2ss (sys);
  else
    print_usage ();
  endif

  if (! is_abcd (a, b))
    Qs = [];
  else
    ## no need to check dimensions, we trust is_abcd().
    [na, ma] = size (a);
    ## using imb avoids name conflict with the "mb" function
    [inb, imb] = size (b);
    Qs = zeros (na, ma*imb);
    for i = 1:na
      Qs(:,(i-1)*imb+1:i*imb) = b;
      b = a * b;
    endfor
  endif
endfunction