Stability preserving mappings for stochastic dynamical systems

We first formulate a general model for stochastic dynamical systems that is suitable in the stability analysis of invariant sets. This model is sufficiently general to include as special cases most of the stochastic systems considered in the literature. We then adapt several existing stability concepts to this model and we introduce the notion of stability preserving mapping of stochastic dynamical systems. Next, we establish a result which ensures that a function is a stability preserving mapping, and we use this result in proving a comparison stability theorem for general stochastic dynamical systems. We apply the comparison stability theorem in the stability analysis of dynamical systems determined by Ito differential equations     

Stability analysis of stochastic composite systems

New results for asymptotic stability and exponential stability with probability one of several classes of continuous parameter and discrete parameter stochastic composite systems are established. In all cases the objective is to analyze composite systems in terms of their lower order subsystems and in terms of their interconnecting structure. The results are applied to three specific examples.     

Stability analysis and decentralized control of a class of complex dynamical networks

In this paper, stability analysis and decentralized control problems are addressed for linear and sector-nonlinear complex dynamical networks. Necessary and sufficient conditions for stability and stabilizability under a special decentralized control strategy are given for linear networks. Especially, two types of linear regular networks, star-shaped networks and globally coupled networks, are studied in detail. A dynamical network is viewed as a large-scale system composing of some subsystems, based on which the relationship between the stability of a network and the stability of its corresponding subsystems is investigated. It is pointed out that some subsystems must be unstable for the whole network to be stable in some special cases. Moreover, a controller design method based on a parameter-dependent Lyapunov function is provided. Furthermore, interconnected Lur’e systems and symmetrical networks of Lur’e systems are similarly studied. The test of absolute stability of a network of Lur’e systems is separated into the test of absolute stability of several independent Lur’e systems. Finally, several numerical examples are given to illustrate the theoretical results.     

Stability,transient behaviour and trajectory bounds of interconnected systems†

In practice, many systems are complex and of high dimension. Many such systems may be viewed as being composed of several simpler sub-systems which when connected in an appropriate fashion yield the original composite system. The stability, the transient behaviour and estimates for the trajectory bounds of certain composite systems are analysed in terms of their sub-systems. This is accomplished by defining the stability of sub-systems and of composite systems in terms of certain time-varying sub-sets of the state space which are pre-specified in a given problem.

After stating definitions of stability for sub-systems which are under the influence of perturbing forces and for composite systems, theorems are stated and proved which yield sufficient conditions for stability. These theorems involve the existence of Lyapunov-like functions which do not possess any particular definiteness requirements on V and [Vdot].

The time-varying sub-sets of the state space which are utilized in the stability definitions and which arise in conjunction with the stability theorems yield estimates of the transient behaviour and of the trajectory bounds of both sub-systems and composite systems.

To demonstrate the generality of the developed theory, several special cases are considered. Also, some specific examples are worked out to demonstrate the methods involved.     

An LMI based criterion for the global asymptotic stability of 2-D discrete state-delayed systems with saturation nonlinearities

This paper deals with the problem of global asymptotic stability of a class of two-dimensional (2-D) discrete systems described by the Fornasini–Marchesini second local state-space (FMSLSS) model in presence of saturation nonlinearities and state delays in each of the two independent directions of information propagation. A linear matrix inequality (LMI) based criterion for the global asymptotic stability of such systems is presented. It is shown that several previously reported stability criteria for 2-D discrete FMSLSS model with saturation nonlinearities are recovered from the presented approach as special cases.     

Stability analysis for a class of switched linear systems

This paper investigates the stability of a class of switched linear systems, and proposes a number of new results on the stability analysis. A novel analysis method is developed by using the 2‐norm technique, and then several stability results are obtained based on the new analysis method. It is shown that the main results obtained in this paper not only guarantee the stability of the systems under arbitrary switching, but also provide an algorithm to find the minimum dwell time (MDT) with which switches make the switched systems stable. Finally, several illustrative examples with numerical simulations are studied by using the results obtained in this paper. The study of examples shows that our analysis method works very well in analyzing the stability of some classes of switched linear systems and, moreover, it has some advantages over the common quadratic Lyapunov function method in some cases. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society     

Equivalence of several stability conditions for switched linear systems with dwell time

In this paper, several equivalent stability conditions for switched linear systems with dwell time are presented. Both continuous‐time and discrete‐time cases are considered. For the continuous‐time case, the conditions that are convex in system matrices are presented in terms of infinite‐dimensional linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), which are not numerically testable. Then, by adopting the sum of square (SOS) and piecewise linear approach, computable conditions are formulated in terms of SOS program and LMIs. Compared to the literature, less conservative results can be obtained through solving these conditions for the same polynomial degree or discretized order. For the discrete‐time case, the stability conditions, which are convex in system matrices, are numerically testable. The convexity comes at the price of increment of computational complexity. Furthermore, by adopting the convexification approach, sufficient stability conditions of switched linear systems with polytopic uncertainties are derived, both for continuous‐time and discrete‐time cases. At last, several examples are given to demonstrate the correctness and advantages of our results.     

ON THE STABILITY AND STABILIZATION OF TIME‐VARYING NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS

Many stability and stabilization problems of nonlinear time‐varying systems lead to asymptotic behavior of (–K + L)‐type systems, which consist of a K‐function and an L‐function. The stability of these systems is of fundamental importance for a series of stabilization problems of time‐varying nonlinear control systems. Even though the asymptotical stability of such systems has been used widely and (in most cases) implicitly, we do not find a rigorous proof, in the literature, and the existing proof for a particular case is questionable. Under quite general conditions, we prove that the solution of these systems tends to 0 as t →. Some generalizations are also obtained. As an immediate consequence, a general theorem is obtained for the stabilization of time‐varying systems. Using the new framework, we examine several stability and stabilization problems. First of all, for cascade systems, two sets of sufficient conditions are obtained for uniformly asymptotical stability and globally asymptotical stability, respectively. Then we consider the stability of ISS and IISS systems. A new concept, namely, strong IISS, is proposed. Several stability properties for autonomous systems are extended to time‐varying systems. Finally, we consider stabilization via detection. A rigorous proof is given for a smooth state feedback time‐varying system with weak detectability to be stabilizable by means of an observer.     

Robust stability of a special class of polynomial matrices with control applications

The robust stability problem of uncertain continuous-time systems described by higher-order dynamic equations is considered in this paper. Previous results on robust stability of Metzlerian matrices are extended to matrix polynomials, with the coefficient matrices having exactly the same Metzlerian structure. After defining the structured uncertainty for this class of polynomial matrices, we provide an explicit expression for the real stability radius and derive simplified formulae for several special cases. We also report on alternative approaches for investigating robust Hurwitz stability and strong stability of polynomial matrices. Several illustrative examples throughout the paper support the theoretical development. Moreover, an application example is included to demonstrate uncertainty modeling and robust stability analysis used in control design.     

Improved robust stability criteria for a class of Lur'e systems with interval time-varying delays and sector-bounded nonlinearity

This paper is concerned with the absolute and robust stability for a class of neutral-type Lur'e systems with an interval time-varying delay and sector-bounded nonlinearity. By discretising the delay interval into two segmentations with an unequal width, new delay-dependent sufficient conditions for the absolute and robust stability of neutral-type Lur'e systems are proposed in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) by employing a modified Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional (LKF). These conditions reduce the conservativeness in computing the maximum allowed delay bounds (MADBs) in many cases. Finally, several standard numerical examples are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Piecewise quadratic Lyapunov functions over conical partitions for robust stability analysis

In this paper, the robust stability problem for uncertain linear continuous‐time systems is faced making use of piecewise quadratic Lyapunov functions (PQLF). PQLF are obtained by partitioning the state space into polyhedral cones and by associating a quadratic form with each cone. The proposed formulation allows us to recover, as particular cases of PQLFs, not only the class of quadratic functions but also the class of polyhedral functions. In this way, we manage to show the universality of the class of PQLF for the robust stability problem. The main contribution of the paper is the formulation of a low‐computational cost procedure for the stability analysis of uncertain linear systems. Several numerical examples are included in the paper, where the proposed approach is tested on some benchmark cases taken from the literature. Comparisons with existing methods show that the proposed method performs better under several aspects. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Extended H 2 and H norm characterizations and controller parametrizations for discrete-time systems

This paper presents new synthesis procedures for discrete-time linear systems. It is based on a recently developed stability condition which contains as particular cases both the celebrated Lyapunov theorem for precisely known systems and the quadratic stability condition for systems with uncertain parameters. These new synthesis conditions have some nice properties: (a) they can be expressed in terms of LMI (linear matrix inequalities) and (b) the optimization variables associated with the controller parameters are independent of the symmetric matrix that defines a quadratic Lyapunov function used to test stability. This second feature is important for several reasons. First, structural constraints, as those appearing in the decentralized and static output-feedback control design, can be addressed less conservatively. Second, parameter dependent Lyapunov function can be considered with a very positive impact on the design of robust H 2 and H X control problems. Third, the design of controller with mixed objectives (also gain-scheduled controllers) can be addressed without employing a unique Lyapunov matrix to test all objectives (scheduled operation points). The theory is illustrated by several numerical examples.     

Stability conditions for integral delay systems

In this paper we consider a special class of integral delay systems arising in several stability problems of time‐delay systems. For these integral systems we derive stability and robust stability conditions in terms of Lyapunov–Krasovskii functionals. More explicitly, after providing the stability conditions we compute quadratic functionals and apply them to derive exponential estimates for solutions, and robust stability conditions for perturbed integral delay systems. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the stability of multiloop feedback systems

Some extensions on recent work in passive stability theory by Desoer and the author are presented. The stability of feedback systems is considered where the forward-loop and return-loop subsystems each have been subdivided into several systems operating in parallel. Results are obtained in the areas of Lyapunov stability, L2input L2output stability, and bounded-input bounded-state stability. Before applying these results to a specific multiloop feedback system, a pseudoenergy analysis must be done on each sub sub-system. Two specific types of systems are so analyzed. The first is a general linear first-order time-varying system. The second is a linear time-varying infinite-dimensional system; the analysis of this system takes the form of a Kalman-Yacubovich-type lemma. By using these two new systems, along with several others that have been analyzed previously, stability theorems for many specific multiloop feedback systems can be proven. One such example is given.     

Stability crossing surfaces for linear time-delay systems with three delays

In this article, the stability of linear systems with time-delays is studied. The cases where the characteristic equations of the system include three delays are investigated. Using the geometrical relations in a normalised polynomial plane, a graphical method is presented to visualise the stability domains in the space of the time-delays. In this space, the points at which the characteristic equation has a zero on the imaginary axis (the border between stability and instability regions) are identified. These points form several surfaces called the ‘stability crossing surfaces’. This work extends the results of the previous works on the ‘stability crossing curves’ defined in the two-dimensional space (plane) of delays to a higher dimension and provides new geometric interpretations for the stability crossing conditions.     

A unifying passivity framework for network flow control

Network flow control regulates the traffic between sources and links based on congestion, and plays a critical role in ensuring satisfactory performance. In recent studies, global stability has been shown for several flow control schemes. By using a passivity approach, this paper presents a unifying framework which encompasses these stability results as special cases. In addition, the new approach significantly expands the current classes of stable flow controllers by augmenting the source and link update laws with passive dynamic systems. This generality offers the possibility of optimizing the controllers, for example, to improve robustness in stability and performance with respect to time delays, unmodeled flows, and capacity variation.     

不确定时滞系统的稳定条件

利用比较定理、矩阵范数和矩阵测度的有关性质,提出了简单不确定时滞系统及对称组合不确定时滞系统的稳定条件.指出若带有时滞的系统稳定,则去掉时滞时系统一定稳定.在组合系统的情况下给出了时滞相关型的稳定条件.所研究对象的不确定矩阵的范数有一定限制.     

Two consensus problems for discrete-time multi-agent systems with switching network topology

In this paper, we study both the leaderless consensus problem and the leader-following consensus problem for linear discrete-time multi-agent systems under switching network topology. Under the assumption that the system matrix is marginally stable, we show that these two consensus problems can be solved via the state feedback protocols, provided that the dynamic graph is jointly connected. Our result will contain several existing results as special cases. The proof is based on the stability analysis of a class of linear discrete-time switched systems which may have some independent interest.     

Complex scaling circle criteria for Luré systems

This study reports alternative frequency-domain interpretation and implementation of the circle criteria for absolute stability in Luré systems by means of complex scaling and the argument principle. By Luré system, a feedback configuration with a nominal LTI model subject to sector nonlinearities is meant as usual. First, the complex scaling stability criterion is proved for asymptotic stability in LTI feedback connections, which dispenses open-loop poles and contour/locus pre-orientation and possesses bounded loci without prior frequency sweeping. Second, a novel frequency-domain interpretation for positive realness of transfer functions is developed and employed for claiming the complex scaling circle criteria, which accommodate various sector nonlinearities with unified conditions. The new circle criteria are conformable in both multivariable and scalar cases, implementable graphically and tractable numerically, besides being a frequency/complex-domain analytical technique. Third, the results also reveal several frequency-domain facts about Luré systems that remain unknown so far. Finally, numerical examples are included to illustrate the main results.     

Region stability analysis for switched nonlinear systems with multiple equilibria

This paper investigates the region stability analysis for switched nonlinear systems whose subsystems have different equilibria, which are referred to multi-equilibrium switched nonlinear systems, and proposes a number of new results on the region stability analysis. Through investigating the dynamical behavior of the multi-equilibrium switched system, two methods are established, based on which several new results are then obtained for the region stability. It is shown that the main results obtained in this paper not only guarantee the region stability of the multi-equilibrium switched nonlinear system under arbitrary switching, but also provide several new approaches to determine the corresponding regions of convergence. Moreover, an improved average dwell time (ADT) method is proposed for the stability of switched nonlinear systems whose subsystems do not share a common Lyapunov function. Finally, an illustrative example with numerical simulation is studied by using the obtained results. The study of example shows that our results work very well in analyzing the region stability of some multi-equilibrium switched nonlinear systems.