Exact Volume of Zonotopes Generated by a Matrix Pair

Abstract

In this article, we define a class of special zonotopes generated by a matrix pair with finite-interval parameters. We discuss the relationship between the volume of these zonotopes and the controllability of one aspect (the volume of the controllable region) of the dynamic systems. We present a corollary and develop an effective recursive method to compute the volume of the special zonotopes. Furthermore, we develop two recursive and analytical volume-computation methods for the finite- and infinite-time controllable regions with real eigenvalues. We conduct numerical experiments to demonstrate the effectiveness of these new volume-computation methods for zonotopes and regions.