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Controllabilitythe is a term that appears to be a misspelling or informal variant of controllability or control theory. In standard use, controllability refers to the ability of a dynamic system to be driven from any initial state to any desired final state within a finite time using allowable inputs.

For linear time-invariant systems described by ẋ = Ax + Bu, a system is controllable if the controllability matrix [B, AB, A^2B, ..., A^{n-1}B] has full rank n. The Kalman criterion provides a practical test for this property, while the PBH (Popov–Belevitch–Hering) test offers an equivalent condition based on eigenvalues of A. In discrete time, similar criteria apply with powers of A. Nonlinear systems use more general geometric conditions, such as the Lie algebra rank condition, to characterize controllability locally around points of interest.

Controllability has broad practical significance in control system design. It informs whether state feedback, observers, and optimization-based controllers can achieve desired performance. It also relates to observability and stabilizability: a system must be controllable to guarantee certain guarantees on reachability and regulation.

Limitations include real-world constraints such as actuator saturation, model uncertainty, disturbances, and nonlinear effects that can reduce effective controllability. In practice, engineers often analyze reachable sets, time- and energy-optimal controls, and robustness margins to ensure controllability under operating conditions.

As a term, controllabilitythe does not appear as a standard concept in mainstream control theory, and its usage is likely a typographical error or informal coinage. If the intended term was controllability or control theory, see those topics for established definitions and methods. See also: controllability, reachability, Kalman decomposition, Lie algebra rank condition, state feedback, control theory.