A new approach to order reduction using stability equation and big bang big crunch optimization

A new method of model order reduction is introduced by combining the merits of big bang big crunch (BBBC) optimization technique and stability equation (SE) method. A linear-continuous single-input single-output system of higher order is considered and reduced to a lower order system. The denominator polynomial of the reduced system is obtained by SE method, whereas the numerator terms are generated using BBBC optimization. Furthermore, step and frequency responses of the original reduced system are plotted. The superiority of the proposed method is justified by solving numerical examples from the available literature and comparing the reduced systems in terms of error indices.