Stable State Space SubSpace (S⁵) Identification

State space subspace algorithms for input-output systems have been widely applied but also have a reasonably well-developedasymptotic theory dealing with consistency. However, guaranteeing the stability of the estimated system matrix is a major issue. Existing stability-guaranteed algorithms are computationally expensive, require several tuning parameters, and scale badly to high state dimensions. Here, we develop a new algorithm that is closed-form and requires no tuning parameters. It is thus computationally cheap and scales easily to high state dimensions. We also prove its consistency under reasonable conditions.