Stability analysis of time-varying switched systems via indefinite difference Lyapunov functions

Asymptotic stability of time-varying switched systems is investigated in this paper. The less conservative sufficient criteria for asymptotic stability of time-varying discrete-time switched systems are proposed via common indefinite difference Lyapunov functions and multiple indefinite difference Lyapunov functions introduced in this note, respectively. Common indefinite difference Lyapunov functions can be used to analyze stability of a switched system with asymptotic stable subsystems and arbitrary switching signal. Multiple indefinite difference Lyapunov functions can be used to investigate stability of a switched system with unstable subsystems and a given switching signal. The difference of the proposed Lyapunov function may be positive at some instants for an asymptotically stable subsystem. We compare these main results and illustrate the effectiveness of the obtained theorems by three numerical examples.     

Switching design for exponential stability of a class of nonlinear hybrid time-delay systems

This paper addresses the exponential stability for a class of nonlinear hybrid time-delay systems. The system to be considered is autonomous and the state delay is time-varying. Using the Lyapunov functional approach combined with the Newton–Leibniz formula, neither restriction on the derivative of time-delay function nor bound restriction on nonlinear perturbations is required to design a switching rule for the exponential stability of nonlinear switched systems with time-varying delays. The delay-dependent stability conditions are presented in terms of the solution of algebraic Riccati equations, which allows computing simultaneously the two bounds that characterize the stability rate of the solution. A simple procedure for constructing the switching rule is also presented.     

Stability and stabilization of switched linear discrete-time systems with interval time-varying delay

This paper deals with stability and stabilization of a class of switched discrete-time delay systems. The system to be considered is subject to interval time-varying delays, which allows the delay to be a fast time-varying function and the lower bound is not restricted to zero. Based on the discrete Lyapunov functional, a switching rule for the asymptotic stability and stabilization for the system is designed via linear matrix inequalities. Numerical examples are included to illustrate the effectiveness of the results.     

Exponential stability and applications of switched positive linear impulsive systems with time-varying delays and all unstable subsystems

The global uniform exponential stability of switched positive linear impulsive systems with time-varying delays and all unstable subsystems is studied in this paper, which includes two types of distributed time-varying delays and discrete time-varying delays. Switching behaviors dominating the switched systems can be either stabilizing and destabilizing in the new designed switching sequence. We design new linear programming algorithm process to find the feasible ratio of stabilizing switching behaviors, which can be compensated by unstable subsystems, destabilizing switching behaviors, and impulses. Specically, we add a kind of nonnegative impulses which is consistent with the switching behaviors for the systems. Employing a multiple co-positive Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, we present several new sufficient stability criteria and design new switching sequence. Then, we apply the obtained stability criteria to the exponential consensus of linear delayed multi-agent systems, and obtain the new exponential consensus criteria. Three simulations are provided to demonstrate the proposed stability criteria.     

Tracking control for switched time-varying delays systems with stabilizable and unstabilizable subsystems

We investigate the tracking control problem for switched linear time-varying delays systems with stabilizable and unstabilizable subsystems. Sufficient conditions for the solvability of the tracking control problem are developed. The tracking control problem of a switched time-varying delays system with stabilizable and unstabilizable subsystems is solvable if the stabilizable and unstabilizable subsystems satisfy certain conditions and admissible switching law among them. Average dwell time approach and piecewise Lyapunov functional methods are utilized to the stability analysis and controller design. By introducing the integral controllers and free weighting matrix scheme, some restricted assumptions imposing on the switched systems are avoided. A simulation example shows the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Stability analysis and uniform ultimate boundedness control synthesis for a class of nonlinear switched difference systems

In this paper, we deal with stability analysis of a class of nonlinear switched discrete-time systems. Systems of the class appear in numerical simulation of continuous-time switched systems. Some linear matrix inequality type stability conditions, based on the common Lyapunov function approach, are obtained. It is shown that under these conditions the system remains stable for any switching law. The obtained results are applied to the analysis of dynamics of a discrete-time switched population model. Finally, a continuous state feedback control is proposed that guarantees the uniform ultimate boundedness of switched systems with uncertain nonlinearity and parameters.     

Exponential stability analysis for neutral switched systems with interval time-varying mixed delays and nonlinear perturbations

This paper is concerned with the problem of exponential stability for uncertain neutral switched systems with interval time-varying mixed delays and nonlinear perturbations. By using the average dwell time approach and the piecewise Lyapunov functional technique, some sufficient conditions are first proposed in terms of a set of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), to guarantee the robustly exponential stability for the uncertain neutral switched systems, where the decay estimate is explicitly given to quantify the convergence rate. Three numerical examples are finally illustrated to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Global exponential stability of impulsive discrete-time neural networks with time-varying delays

This paper studies the problem of global exponential stability and exponential convergence rate for a class of impulsive discrete-time neural networks with time-varying delays. Firstly, by means of the Lyapunov stability theory, some inequality analysis techniques and a discrete-time Halanay-type inequality technique, sufficient conditions for ensuring global exponential stability of discrete-time neural networks are derived, and the estimated exponential convergence rate is provided as well. The obtained results are then applied to derive global exponential stability criteria and exponential convergence rate of impulsive discrete-time neural networks with time-varying delays. Finally, numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness and usefulness of the obtained criteria.     

On reachable set bounding for discrete-time switched nonlinear positive systems with mixed time-varying delays and disturbance

This paper addresses the reachable set bounding for discrete-time switched nonlinear positive systems with mixed time-varying delays and disturbance, which contains switched linear positive systems as a special case. By resorting to a new method that does not involve the common Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional one, explicit criteria to ensure any state trajectory of the system converges exponentially into a prescribed sphere are obtained under average dwell time switching. The results can then be extended to more general time-varying systems. Finally, two numerical examples are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the obtained results.     

Sampled-data control of uncertain switched neutral nonlinear systems under asynchronous switching

The robust exponential stabilization for a class of the uncertain switched neutral nonlinear systems with time-varying delays based on the sampled-data control is investigated in this paper. The closed-loop system with sampled-data control is modeled as a continuous time system with a time-varying piecewise continuous control input delay. Considering the relationship between the sampling period and the dwell time of two switching instants, sampling interval with no switching and sampling interval with one switching are discussed, respectively. By Wirtinger-based inequality, Wirtinger-based double integral inequality, and free-weighting matrix technique, some delay-dependent sufficient conditions are given to guarantee the exponential stability of uncertain switched neutral nonlinear systems under asynchronous switching. In addition, sampled-data controllers can also be designed by special operations of matrices. Finally, two numerical examples are used to show the effectiveness of the approach proposed in this paper.     

切换多项式非线性系统的输入-状态稳定性

利用耗散不等式研究了切换多项式非线性系统的输入-状态稳定性分析问题,在任意切换信号下,给出了使得切换多项式非线性系统输入-状态稳定的充分条件.采用平方和分解方法来寻找切换多项式非线性系统的输入-状态稳定共同Lyapunov函数.数值算例验证了所提方法的可行性.     

Global exponential stability of certain switched systems with time-varying delays

This paper is focused on global exponential stability of certain switched systems with time-varying delays. By using an average dwell time (ADT) approach that is different from the method in [P.H.A. Ngoc, On exponential stability of nonlinear differential systems with time-varying delay, Applied Mathematics Letters 25 (2012) 1208–1213], we establish a new global exponential stability criterion for the switched linear time-delay system under the ADT switching. We also apply this method to a general switched nonlinear time-delay system. A numerical example is given to show the effectiveness of our results.     

On stability of switched homogeneous nonlinear systems

In this paper, the problem of stability of switched homogeneous systems is addressed. First of all, if there is a quadratic Lyapunov function such that nonlinear homogeneous systems are asymptotically stable, a matrix Lyapunov-like equation is obtained for a stable nonlinear homogeneous system using semi-tensor product of matrices, and Lyapunov equation of linear system is just its particular case. Following the previous results, a sufficient condition is obtained for stability of switched nonlinear homogeneous systems, and a switching law is designed by partition of state space. In particular, a constructive approach is provided to avoid chattering phenomena which is caused by the switching rule. Then for planar switched homogeneous systems, an LMI approach to stability of planar switched homogeneous systems is presented. Similar to the condition for linear systems, the LMI-type condition is easily verifiable. An example is given to illustrate that candidate common Lyapunov function is a key point for design of switching law.     

Stability analysis of impulsive delayed switched systems and applications

In this paper, a general class of impulsive delayed switched systems is considered. By employing the Lyapunov–Razumikhin method and some analysis techniques, we established several global asymptotic stability and global exponential stability criteria for the considered impulsive delayed switched systems, which improve and extend some recent works. As an application, the result of global exponential stability are used to study a class of uncertain linear switched systems with time‐varying delays. Several LMI‐based conditions are proposed to guarantee the global robust stability and global exponential stabilization. The designed memoryless state feedback controller can be easily checked by the LMI toolbox in Matlab. Moreover, the dwell time constraint is imposed for the switching law. Finally, two numerical examples and their simulations are given to show the effectiveness of our proposed results. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Global exponential stability of BAM neural networks with time-varying delays: The discrete-time case

This paper deals with the problem of stability analysis for a class of discrete-time bidirectional associative memory (BAM) neural networks with time-varying delays. By employing the Lyapunov functional and linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach, a new sufficient conditions is proposed for the global exponential stability of discrete-time BAM neural networks. The proposed LMI based results can be easily checked by LMI control toolbox. Moreover, an example is also provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Stabilization of switched linear systems with mode-dependent time-varying delays

In this paper, we investigate the problem of stabilization via state feedback and/or state-based switching for switched linear systems with mode-dependent time-varying delays. By using the multiple Lyapunov functional method, we establish sufficient conditions that guarantee the switched system is stabilizable via state feedback and/or switching under time-varying delays with appropriate upper bounds. The main results are presented in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) which generalize some known results and can be easily tested by using the Matlab’s LMI Tool-box.     

Improved results on fixed-time stability of switched nonlinear time-varying systems

This paper considers the problem of fixed-time stability (FTS) for switched nonlinear time-varying (NTV) systems. Firstly, three sufficient conditions are proposed to verify the FTS of NTV systems by using the improved Lyapunov function, which has a tighter upper bound of time derivative. Then, two FTS conditions are given for the switched NTV system by extending the obtained results, moreover, a switching strategy is also provided by using the minimum dwell time method. Finally, the obtained results are extended to study the FTS of impulsive NTV systems. Comparing with the existing results, the obtained conditions have two improvements: (1) provides a more accurate estimate for the upper bound of settling time of NTV systems, and (2) allows the Lyapunov function to increase at the switching instant of switched NTV (or impulsive NTV) systems. Two numerical examples are given to illustrate the theoretical results.     

Disturbance decoupling and model matching problems for discrete-time systems with time-varying delays

In this paper, the disturbance decoupling problem and the model matching problem for discrete-time linear systems with time-varying delays are considered. Solvability of the above problems is characterized by means of structural necessary and sufficient conditions that can be checked by algorithmic procedures. The basic method used to analyze the considered problems consists in representing the discrete-time linear systems with time-varying delays as switching linear systems, whose properties can be studied by a powerful structural approach. In this way, the considered control problems can be reduced to the corresponding problems for switched linear systems, whose solvability has been recently characterized.