In this paper, optimal and modal control theories are combined to form a new theory of optimal modal control. This theory provides a rational basis for the selection of a modal state weighting matrix which ensures that the plant
matrix of the resulting optimal closed-loop system has prescribed eigenvalues. Optimality conditions for the choice of these eigenvalues are given.
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