Abstract
A linear sequential network (LSN) with m inputs andndelay elements can be viewed both as a linear control system and as a sequential machine. A linear system iskcontrollable if and only if every state transition can be achieved in exactlyksteps. It is shown that controllability is equivalent toncontrollability, and that a LSN isncontrollable if and only if it is a stronglyconnected sequential machine. Techniques are given for determining controllability in LSN's, for finding a sequence ofninput vectors for an arbitrary state transition, and for finding a similar sequence ofkinput vectors, wherekis the smallest integer such that the LSN iskcontrollable.

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