On the stability of projected dynamical systems

A class of projected dynamical systems (PDS), whose stationary points solve the corresponding variational inequality problem (VIP), was recently studied by Dupuis and Nagurney (Ref. 1). This paper initiates the study of the stability of such PDS around their stationary points and thus gives rise to the study of the dynamical stability of VIP solutions. Examples are constructed showing that such a study can be quite distinct from the classical stability study for dynamical systems (DS). We give the definition of a regular solution to a VIP and introduce the concept of a minimal face flow induced by a PDS, which is a standard DS of a lower dimension. We then show that, at the regular solutions of the VIP, the local stability of the PDS is essentially the same as that of its minimal face flow. Hence, we reduce the problem, in this case, to one of the classical stability study of DS, a more developed discipline. In a more direct way, we then establish a series of local and global stability results of the PDS, under various conditions of monotonicity.This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DMS-9024071 under the Faculty Awards for Women Program. This support is gratefully acknowledged.     

Busy periods of discrete-time queues using the Lagrange implicit function theorem

In this paper, we study the busy-period distribution for discrete-time queues assuming a Bernoulli arrival process, with arbitrary service-time and batch-arrival distributions. We derive explicit analytic formulas for these distributions using the Lagrange Implicit Function Theorem applied to probability generating functions. The convenient coefficient operator notation used in these formulas leads to a computationally efficient method for obtaining the distributions in their entirety from these analytic formulas.     

Existence results for systems of strong implicit vector variational inequalities

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and study systems of strong implicit vector variational inequalities. Under suitable conditions, some existence results for systems of strong implicit vector variational inequalities are established by the Kakutani--Fan--Glicksberg fixed point theorem. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Some criteria for the existence of invariant measures and asymptotic stability for random dynamical systems on polish spaces

Tomasz Szarek presented interesting criteria for the existence of invariant measures and asymptotic stability of Markov operators on Polish spaces. Hans Crauel in his book presented the theory of random probabilistic measures on Polish spaces showing that notions of compactness and tightness for such measures are in one-to-one correspondence with such notions for non-random measures on Polish spaces, in addition to the criteria under which the space of random measures is itself a Polish space. This result allowed the transfer of results of Szarek to the case of random dynamical systems in the sense of Arnold. These criteria are interesting because they allow to use the existence of simple deterministic Lyapunov type function together with additional conditions to show the existence of invariant measures and asymptotic stability of random dynamical systems on general Polish spaces.     

On the continuity of the Lyapunov functions in the converse stability theorems for discontinuous dynamical systems

In [H. Ye, A.N. Michel, L. Hou, Stability theory for hybrid dynamical systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 43 (4) (1998) 461–474] we established, among other results, a set of sufficient conditions for the uniform asymptotic stability of invariant sets for discontinuous dynamical systems (DDS) defined on metric space, and under some additional minor assumptions, we also established a set of necessary conditions (a converse theorem). This converse theorem involves Lyapunov functions which need not necessarily be continuous. In the present paper, we show that under some additional very mild assumptions, the Lyapunov functions for the converse theorem need actually be continuous.     

Spectral decomposition theorem in equicontinuous nonautonomous discrete dynamical systems

In this paper, we define the notion of weak chain recurrence and study properties of weak chain recurrent sets in a nonautonomous discrete dynamical system induced by a sequence of homeomorphisms on a compact metric space. Our main result is the Smale’s spectral decomposition theorem in an equicontinuous nonautonomous discrete dynamical system.     

Guaranteed asymptotic stability for a class of uncertain linear dynamical systems

We consider a class of linear dynamical systems with bounded, Lebesgue-measurable uncertainties in the system and input matrices as well as in the input itself. A state feedback control is derived, which guarantees global, uniform asymptotic stability of the zero state; this control is continuous, except at the zero state.This paper is based in part on research supported by the National Science Foundation.     

A general method for writing the dynamical equations of nonholonomic systems with ideal constraints

The basic notions of the dynamics of nonholonomic systems are revisited in order to give a general and simple method for writing the dynamical equations for linear as well as non-linear kinematical constraints. The method is based on the representation of the constraints by parametric equations, which are interpreted as dynamical equations, and leads to first-order differential equations in normal form, involving the Lagrangian coordinates and auxiliary variables (the use of Lagrangian multipliers is avoided). Various examples are illustrated.      

Analogs of the Kolmogorov-Seliverstov-Plessner theorem for nonorthogonal function systems

For arbitrary function systems, the growth of partial sums is estimated depending on the growth of the corresponding Lebesgue functions. We prove analogs of the Kolmogorov-Seliverstov-Plessner convergence theorem for trigonometric series and the Kaczmarz convergence theorem for orthogonal series for arbitrary (nonorthogonal) function systems as well as for orthogonal-like and generalized orthogonal-like systems. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 67, No. 1, pp. 87–101, January, 2000.     

Dissipativity of Runge-Kutta methods for dynamical systems with delays

This paper is concerned with the numerical solution of dissipativeinitial value problems with delays by Runge-Kutta methods. Asufficient condition for the dissipativity of the systems isgiven. The concepts of D(l)-dissipativity and GD(l)-dissipativityare introduced. We investigate the dissipativity propertiesof (k,l)-algebraically stable Runge-Kutta methods with piecewiseconstant or linear interpolation procedures for finite-dimensionaland infinite-dimensional dynamical systems with delays.     

The variational Lyapunov function and strict stability theory for differential systems

In this paper, we investigate strict stability of differential systems by variational Lyapunov function. We obtain some sufficient conditions and comparison theorems.     

On stability and stabilization of some discrete dynamical systems

The paper formulates effective and nonimprovable stability conditions for a linear difference system involving 2 integer delays. The used technique combines algorithm of the discrete D‐decomposition method with some procedures of the polynomial theory. Contrary to the related existing results, the derived conditions are fully explicit with respect to both delays, which enables their simple applicability in various scientific and engineering areas. As an illustration, we show their importance in delayed feedback controls of discrete dynamical systems, with a particular emphasis put on stabilization of unstable steady states of the discrete logistic map.     

Global exponential stability of almost periodic solution for a large class of delayed dynamical systems

Research on delayed neural networks with variable self-inhibitions, interconnection weights, and inputs is an important issue. In this paper, we discuss a large class of delayed dynamical systems with almost periodic self-inhibitions, inter-connection weights, and inputs. This model is universal and includes delayed systems with time-varying delays, distributed delays as well as combination of both. We prove that under some mild conditions, the system has a unique almost periodic solution, which is globally exponentially stable. We propose a new approach, which is independent of existing theory concerning with existence of almost periodic solution for dynamical systems.     

Global dynamics for a model of a class of continuous‐time dynamical systems

In this paper, the global asympotic behavior of solutions of a class of continuous‐time dynamical system is studied. Not only do we obtain the ultimate boundedness of solutions of the system but we also obtain the rate of the trajectories of the system going from the exterior of the trapping set to the interior of the trapping set, which can be applied to study chaotic control and chaotic synchronization of the system. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An application for an implicit function theorem of Craven and Nashed: Continuum limits of lattice differential equations

We deal with the continuum limit of lattice differential equations and show how an implicit function theorem of Craven and Nashed can be used in order to continuate solutions of the resulting partial differential equation to solutions of the original spatially discrete system.     

Input-to-state stability and sliding mode control of the nonlinear singularly perturbed systems via trajectory-based small-gain theorem

This paper presents the trajectory-based input-to-state stability (ISS) and input-to-output stability (IOS) small-gain theorem, and the finite-time ISS (FTISS) and finite-time IOS (FTIOS) of nonlinear singularly perturbed systems. The contribution of this paper is threefold. Firstly, a novel idea is proposed to analyze the stability of the nonlinear singularly perturbed system, which is regarded as an interconnected system by using two-time-scale decomposition. Secondly, the trajectory-based approach is applied to establish ISS and IOS small-gain theorem for singularly perturbed systems and the FTISS and FTIOS properties are proposed. Thirdly, a novel sliding mode controller is developed for a class of nonlinear singularly perturbed systems. Finally, the effectiveness of proposed method is illustrated by using a numerical example, a DC motor simulation and a multi-agent singularly perturbed system.     

Robust stability of uncertain impulsive dynamical systems

This paper studies robust stability of uncertain impulsive dynamical systems. By introducing the concepts of uniformly positive definite matrix functions and Hamilton–Jacobi/Riccati inequalities, several criteria on robust stability, robust asymptotic stability and robust exponential stability are established. An example is also worked through to illustrate our results.     

Computation of periodic solutions in maximal monotone dynamical systems with guaranteed consistency

In this paper, we study a class of set-valued dynamical systems that satisfy maximal monotonicity properties. This class includes linear relay systems, linear complementarity systems, and linear mechanical systems with dry friction under some conditions. We discuss two numerical schemes based on time-stepping methods for the computation of the periodic solutions when these systems are periodically excited. We provide formal mathematical justifications for the numerical schemes in the sense of consistency, which means that the continuous-time interpolations of the numerical solutions converge to the continuous-time periodic solution when the discretization step vanishes. The two time-stepping methods are applied for the computation of the periodic solution exhibited by a power electronic converter and the corresponding methods are compared in terms of approximation accuracy and computation time.