Stabilization of positive switched systems with time-varying delays under asynchronous switching

This paper investigates the state feedback stabilization problem for a class of positive switched systems with time-varying delays under asynchronous switching in the frameworks of continuous-time and discrete-time dynamics. The so-called asynchronous switching means that the switches between the candidate controllers and system modes are asynchronous. By constructing an appropriate co-positive type Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and further allowing the functional to increase during the running time of active subsystems, sufficient conditions are provided to guarantee the exponential stability of the resulting closed-loop systems, and the corresponding controller gain matrices and admissible switching signals are presented. Finally, two illustrative examples are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed methods

Continuous-discrete time observer design for Lipschitz systems with sampled measurements

International audienceThis technical note concerns observer design for Lipschitz nonlinear systems with sampled output. Using reachability analysis, an upper approximation of the attainable set is given. When this approximation is formulated in terms of a convex combination of linear mappings, a sufficient condition is given in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) which can be solved employing an LMIs solver. This novel approach seems to be an efficient tool to solve the problem of observer synthesis for a class of Lipschitz systems of small dimensions

Nice reachability for planar bilinear control systems with applications to planar linear switched systems

We consider planar bilinear control systems with measurable controls. We show that any point in the reachable set can be reached by a “nice ” control. Specifically, a control that is a concatenation of a bang arc with either (1) a bang-bang control that is periodic after the third switch; or (2) a piecewise constant control with no more than two discontinuities. Under the additional assumption that the bilinear system is positive (or invariant for any proper cone), we show that the reachable set is spanned by a concatenation of a bang arc with either (1) a bang-bang control with no more than two discontinuities; or (2) a piecewise constant control with no more than two discontinuities. In particular, any point in the reachable set can be reached using a piecewise-constant control with no more than three discontinuities. Several known results on the stability of planar linear switched systems under arbitrary switching follow as corollaries of our main result. We demonstrate this using one example

Generating Functions of Switched Linear Systems: Analysis, Computation, and Stability Applications

In this paper, a unified framework is proposed to study the exponential stability of discrete-time switched linear systems, and more generally, the exponential growth rates of their trajectories, under three types of switching rules: arbitrary switching, optimal switching, and random switching. It is shown that the maximum exponential growth rates of system trajectories over all initial states under these three switching rules are completely characterized by the radii of convergence of three suitably defined families of functions called the strong, the weak, and the mean generating functions, respectively. In particular, necessary and sufficient conditions for the exponential stability of the switched linear systems are derived based on these radii of convergence. Various properties of the generating functions are established and their relations are discussed. Algorithms for computing the generating functions and their radii of convergence are also developed and illustrated through examples

Chattering Free Control Of Continuous-time Switched Linear Systems

Chattering is an undesirable phenomenon characterised by infinitely fast switching which may cause equipment damage in real systems. To avoid its occurrence, this study proposes a chattering-free switching strategy for continuous-time switched linear systems ensuring global asymptotical stability and a guaranteed cost level associated to the rms gain of a class of input to output signals. The switching function is designed considering a minimum dwell-time constraint in order to avoid chattering and a maximum one to ensure robustness with respect to sampling jitters and implementation imperfections as, for instance, delays in the switching process. The conditions are based on Riccati-Metzler inequalities which take into account an equivalent discrete-time switched linear system obtained from the continuous-time one guided by a sampled switching rule without any kind of approximation. 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