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    Phase limitations of Zames-Falb multipliers

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    Phase limitations of both continuous-time and discrete-time Zames-Falb multipliers and their relation with the Kalman conjecture are analysed. A phase limitation for continuous-time multipliers given by Megretski is generalised and its applicability is clarified; its relation to the Kalman conjecture is illustrated with a classical example from the literature. It is demonstrated that there exist fourth-order plants where the existence of a suitable Zames-Falb multiplier can be discarded and for which simulations show unstable behavior. A novel phase-limitation for discrete-time Zames-Falb multipliers is developed. Its application is demonstrated with a second-order counterexample to the Kalman conjecture. Finally, the discrete-time limitation is used to show that there can be no direct counterpart of the off-axis circle criterion in the discrete-time domain

    Convex searches for discrete-time Zames-Falb multipliers

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    In this paper we develop and analyse convex searches for Zames--Falb multipliers. We present two different approaches: Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) and Finite Impulse Response (FIR) multipliers. The set of FIR multipliers is complete in that any IIR multipliers can be phase-substituted by an arbitrarily large order FIR multiplier. We show that searches in discrete-time for FIR multipliers are effective even for large orders. As expected, the numerical results provide the best â„“2\ell_{2}-stability results in the literature for slope-restricted nonlinearities. Finally, we demonstrate that the discrete-time search can provide an effective method to find suitable continuous-time multipliers.Comment: 12 page

    Equivalence between classes of multipliers for slope-restricted nonlinearities

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    On multipliers for bounded and monotone nonlinearities

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    AbstractRecent results in equivalence between classes of multipliers for slope-restricted nonlinearities are extended to multipliers for bounded and monotone nonlinearities. This extension requires a slightly modified version of the Zames–Falb theorem and a more general definition of phase-substitution. The results in this paper resolve apparent contradictions in the literature on classes of multipliers for bounded and monotone nonlinearities
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