Analysis of linear time-varying systems and bilinear systems via shifted Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind

Linear time-varying systems and bilinear systems are analysed via shifted Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind. Using the operational matrix for integration and the product operational matrix, the dynamical equation of a linear time-varying system (or bilinear system) is reduced to a set of simultaneous linear algebraic equations. The coefficient vectors of shifted Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind can be determined by using the least-squares method. Illustrative examples show that shifted Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind having a finite number of terms are more accurate than either the Legendre or Laguerre methods.