Data-driven Structured Realization
  We present a framework for constructing structured realizations of linear dynamical systems having transfer functions of the form $C(\sum_{k=1}^K h_k(s)A_k)^{-1}B$ where $h_1,h_2,\ldots,h_K$ are prescribed functions that specify the surmised structure of the model. Our construction is data-driven in the sense that an interpolant is derived entirely from measurements of a transfer function. Our approach extends the Loewner realization framework to more general system structure that includes second-order (and higher) systems as well as systems with internal delays. Numerical examples demonstrate the advantages of this approach. 
Philipp Schulze, Benjamin Unger, Christopher Beattie, Serkan Gugercin
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