[Simulink] 'Discrete' state-space block with stable system diverging its output while 'continuous' one doesn't.

Hi,

I have a system equation to solve, so I tried to use Simulink state-space block. Since there are both continuous and discrete state-space block available, I tried utilizing both blocks to solve the same equation.

The outcome is that, with exactly the same [A,B,C,D] matrices, discrete state-space block make the small disturbance diverges, while the continuous one doesn't.

But my system is stable, with all the poles' real part are negative. This fact is clearly be seen in continuous state-space block case, but it's not in discrete one. It makes the output diverging right after the simulation starts, as in the figure below.

What difference between these two blocks induces this result? Any clue..?

Thanks.

[Matthieu Labat]

Hi,

I'm facing exactly the same issue.

Any solution since 2018 ?

Thanks

Answer 1

[Paul]

"The outcome is that, with exactly the same [A,B,C,D] matrices, ...."

The A,B,C,D matrices mean different things in the State Space and Discrete State Space blocks. The former implements a differential equation and the latter implements a difference equation. No reason at all to think that the output of both blocks would be anywhere close to the same with the same A,B,C,D, except possibly in a corner case like A = B = C = 0.

Answer 2

[Matthieu Labat]

Hi,

I had the same issue, because I was using the same state spaces matrices in the definition of continous and discrete state spaces.

Using the c2d command gives the proper matrices for discrete state spaces and solves the problem.