Model reduction of MIMO systems via tangential interpolation

In this paper, we address the problem of constructing a reduced order system of minimal McMillan degree that satisfies a set of tangential interpolation conditions with respect to the original system under some mild conditions. The resulting reduced order transfer function appears to be generically unique and we present a simple and efficient technique to construct this interpolating reduced order system. This is a generalization of the multipoint Pade technique which is particularly suited to handle multiinput multioutput systems.