Stability of time-varying switched systems with time-varying delay

In this paper, we investigate the stability of time-varying switched systems with time-varying delay. We first give a generalization of Halanay’s inequality and then use this inequality to obtain sufficient conditions for the stability of switched systems.     

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.     

Finite-time L1 control for positive switched linear systems with time-varying delay

This paper is concerned with the problem of finite-time L₁ control for a class of positive switched linear systems with time-varying delay. Firstly, by using the average dwell time approach, sufficient conditions which can guarantee the L₁ finite-time boundedness of the underlying system are given. Then, in virtue of the results obtained, a state feedback controller is designed to ensure that the resulting closed-loop system is finite-time bounded with L₁-gain performance. All the obtained results are formulated in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), which can be solved conveniently. Finally, an example is given to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed method.     

Stability analysis for stochastic jump systems with time-varying delay

This paper deals with the mean-square asymptotic stability of stochastic Markovian jump systems with time-varying delay. Based on a new stochastic inequality and convex analysis property, some novel stability conditions are presented. In the derivation, the information of the time-varying delay is retained and the estimation of it by the worst-case enlargement is not involved. Some special cases of the systems under consideration are also investigated. Illustrative examples are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Stability,stabilization and duality for linear time-varying systems

In this article, we study stability properties of linear continuous time-varying systems. Based on a time-varying version of the Lyapunov stability theorem, we obtain stabilizability, stability and duality properties of associated systems.     

Robust stabilization of uncertain linear dynamical systems with time-varying delay

In this paper, the problem of the robust stabilization for a class of uncertain linear dynamical systems with time-varying delay is considered. By making use of an algebraic Riccati equation, we derive some sufficient conditions for robust stability of time-varying delay dynamical systems with unstructured or structured uncertainties. In our approach, the only restriction on the delay functionh(t) is the knowledge of its upper boundh ^–. Some analytical methods are employed to investigate these stability conditions. Since these conditions are independent of the delay, our results are also applicable to systems with perturbed time delay. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate the use of the sufficient conditions developed in this paper.     

Stability radii of some time-varying linear stochastic differential systems

Characterizations of a stability radius of a time-varying linear stochastic Ito system with respect to structured stochastic multiperturbations are given.     

Sensitivity of time-varying,linear optimal control systems

This paper analyzes the following fundamental question: In what precise sense, if any, is the closed-loop realization of an optimal control system less sensitive to parameter variations than the nominally equivalent open-loop system? This question is answered for time-varying, linear optimal control systems. It is shown that there is a closed-loop sensitivity reduction in terms of an inequality involving a particular integral-square of the first-order variation of the state due to first-order variations of plant parameters.     

Observer-based robust control for uncertain systems with time-varying delay

This paper is concerned with the function observer-based stabilizationfor time-varying delay systems with parameter uncertainties.The uncertain systems tackled in this paper involve uncertaintyin quadratic constrained form which includes the well-knownnorm-bounded time-varying uncertainty as a special case. Interms of Razumikhin-type stability theorem, we show that thefeasibility of several matrix inequalities guarantees the solvabilityof the addressed problem. Furthermore, we propose a parametricapproach for function observer-based robust stabilizer design.     

Stability radius of linear parameter-varying systems and applications

In this paper, we present a unifying approach to the problems of computing of stability radii of positive linear systems. First, we study stability radii of linear time-invariant parameter-varying differential systems. A formula for the complex stability radius under multi perturbations is given. Then, under hypotheses of positivity of the system matrices, we prove that the complex, real and positive stability radii of the system under multi perturbations (or affine perturbations) coincide and they are computed via simple formulae. As applications, we consider problems of computing of (strong) stability radii of linear time-invariant time-delay differential systems and computing of stability radii of positive linear functional differential equations under multi perturbations and affine perturbations. We show that for a class of positive linear time-delay differential systems, the stability radii of the system under multi perturbations (or affine perturbations) are equal to the strong stability radii. Next, we prove that the stability radii of a positive linear functional differential equation under multi perturbations (or affine perturbations) are equal to those of the associated linear time-invariant parameter-varying differential system. In particular, we get back some explicit formulas for these stability radii which are given recently in [P.H.A. Ngoc, Strong stability radii of positive linear time-delay systems, Internat. J. Robust Nonlinear Control 15 (2005) 459-472; P.H.A. Ngoc, N.K. Son, Stability radii of positive linear functional differential equations under multi perturbations, SIAM J. Control Optim. 43 (2005) 2278-2295]. Finally, we give two examples to illustrate the obtained results.     

Optimal control of linear time-varying systems via Fourier series

The optimal control of linear time-varying systems with quadratic cost functional is obtained by Fourier series approximation. The properties of Fourier series are first briefly presented and the operational matrix of backward integration together with the product operational matrix are utilized to reduce the optimal control problem to a set of simultaneous linear algebraic equations. An illustrative example is included to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the technique.     

An application of Razumikhin theorem to exponential stability for linear non-autonomous systems with time-varying delay

In this work, in the light of the Razumikhin stability theorem combined with the Newton–Leibniz formula, a new delay-dependent exponential stability condition is first derived for linear non-autonomous time delay systems without using model transformation and bounding techniques on the derivative of the time-varying delay function. The condition is presented in terms of the solution of Riccati differential equations.     

A novel approach on stabilization for linear systems with time-varying input delay

This paper presents new results on delay-dependent stability and stabilization for linear systems with interval time-varying delays. Some less conservative delay-dependent criteria for determining the stability of the time-delay systems are obtained in this paper. Based on the stability conditions, we propose a new state transformation technology to facilitate controller designing efficiently and computationally. The method is also applicable to the existing stability conditions reported by now, while the existing technologies may fail to derive computational control procedures from the stability conditions. Finally, some numerical examples well illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Stability conditions for systems of linear nonautonomous delay differential equations

Systems of linear nonautonomous delay differential equations are considered which are of the form y′_i(t) = ∑_{k = 1}ⁿ ∝₀^T b_ik(t, s) y_k(t − s) dη_ik(s) − c_i(t) y_i(t), where I = 1,…, n. Sufficient conditions are derived for both the asymptotic stability and the instability of the zero solution. The main result is found by a monotone technique using elementary methods only. Moreover, additional criteria are obtained by using the method of Lyapunov functionals.     

Stabilization of linear distributed control systems with unbounded delay

In this paper we study the asymptotic stabilization of linear distributed parameter control systems with unbounded delay. Assuming that the semigroup of operators associated with the uncontrolled and nondelayed equation is compact and that the phase space is a uniform fading memory space, we characterize those systems that can be stabilized using a feedback control. As consequence we conclude that every system of this type is stabilizable with an appropriated finite dimensional control.     

Stabilization problem of stochastic time-varying coupled systems with time delay and feedback control

The stabilization of stochastic coupled systems with time delay and time-varying coupling structure (SCSTT) via feedback control is investigated. We generalize systems with constant coupling structure to the time-varying coupling structure. Combining the graph theory with the Lyapunov method, a systematic method is provided to construct a Lyapunov function for SCSTT, and a Lyapunov-type theorem and a coefficient-type criterion are obtained to guarantee the stabilization in the sense of pth moment exponential stability. Furthermore, theoretical results are applied to analyze the stabilization of stochastic-coupled oscillators with time delay and time-varying coupling structure in order to illustrate the practicability of the results. Finally, two numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness and feasibility of theoretical results.     

Synchronization of non-autonomous chaotic systems with time-varying delay via delayed feedback control

In this paper, we investigate the synchronization of non-autonomous chaotic systems with time-varying delay via delayed feedback control. Using a combination of Riccati differential equation approach, Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, inequality techniques, some sufficient conditions for exponentially stability of the error system are formulated in form of a solution to the standard Riccati differential equation. The designed controller ensures that the synchronization of non-autonomous chaotic systems are proposed via delayed feedback control and intermittent linear state delayed feedback control. Numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of these synchronization criteria.     

An algebraic analysis approach to linear time-varying systems

^** Email: zerz{at}mathematik.uni-kl.de This paper introduces an algebraic analysis approach to lineartime-varying systems. The analysis is carried out in an ‘almosteverywhere’ setting, i.e. the considered signals are smoothexcept for a set of measure zero, and the coefficients of thelinear ordinary differential equations are supposed to be rationalor meromorphic functions. The methodology is based on a normalform for matrices over the resulting ring of differential operators,which is a non-commutative analogue of the Smith form. Thisis used to establish a duality between linear time-varying systemson the one hand and modules over the ring of differential operatorson the other. This correspondence is based on the fact thatthe signal space is an injective cogenerator when consideredas a module over this ring of differential operators.