Abstract:
A concept of robustness with respect to initial data is proposed: several control impacts transfer a system from a fixed initial state to a same finite state; the same controls transfer the system from any other initial state to a same finite state. A theorem is proved: a controllable system is robust w. r. t. initial conditions if and only
if it allows the maximal group of state symmetries. Case studies of various controllable systems robustness investigation are included.