A new result on the delay‐dependent stability of discrete systems with time‐varying delays

This paper proposes an improvement to the delay‐dependent stability of discrete systems with time‐varying delays. The approach is based on the observation that the positive definiteness of a chosen Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional does not necessarily require all the involved symmetric matrices to be positive definite, which has been overlooked in the literature. The derived delay‐dependent stability conditions are in terms of linear matrix inequalities. It is theoretically proved that our results are less conservative than the corresponding ones obtained by requiring the positive definiteness of all the symmetric matrices in a chosen Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional. The importance of the present approach is that a great number of delay‐dependent analysis and synthesis results obtained by the aforementioned requirement in the literature can be improved by the present approach without introducing any new decision variables. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A new delay‐dependent stability criterion for time‐delay systems

This paper is concerned with the problem of stability of time‐delay systems. A new type of augmented Lyapunov functional is proposed. By introducing some free‐weighting matrices and using the parameterized model transformation method, a new delay‐dependent stability condition is obtained in terms of a linear matrix inequality (LMI). Numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society     

Robust stability of nonlinear time‐delay systems with interval time‐varying delay

This paper deals with the problem of obtaining delay‐dependent stability conditions and L₂‐gain analysis for a class of nonlinear time‐delay systems with norm‐bounded and possibly time‐varying uncertainties. No restrictions on the derivative of the time‐varying delay are imposed, though lower and upper bounds of the delay interval are assumed to be known. A Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional approach is proposed to derive novel delay‐dependent stability conditions which are expressed in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). To reduce conservatism, the work exploits the idea of splitting the delay interval in multiple regions, so that specific conditions can be imposed to a unique functional in the different regions. This improves the computed bounds for certain delay‐dependent integral terms, providing less conservative LMI conditions. Examples are provided to demonstrate the reduced conservatism with respect to the available results in the literature. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A delay decomposition approach to delay‐dependent stability for linear systems with time‐varying delays

This paper is concerned with delay‐dependent stability for linear systems with time‐varying delays. By decomposing the delay interval into multiple equidistant subintervals, on which different Lyapunov functionals are chosen, and new Lyapunov‐Krasvskii functionals are then constructed. Employing these new Lyapunov‐Krasvskii functionals, some new delay‐dependent stability criteria are established. The numerical examples show that the obtained results are less conservative than some existing ones in the literature. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Less conservative stability criteria for linear systems with interval time‐varying delays

The problem of the stability of a linear system with an interval time‐varying delay is investigated. A new Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional that fully uses information about the lower bound of the time‐varying delay is constructed to derive new stability criteria. It is proved that the proposed Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional can lead to less conservative results than some existing ones. Based on the proposed Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, two stability conditions are developed using two different methods to estimate Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional's derivative. Two numerical examples are given to illustrate that the two stability conditions are complementary and yield a larger maximum upper bound of the time‐varying delay than some existing results. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Robust delay‐probability‐distribution‐dependent stability of uncertain stochastic genetic regulatory networks with random discrete delays and distributed delays

This study is concerned with the problem of robust delay‐probability‐distribution‐dependent stability of uncertain stochastic genetic regulatory networks with mixed time‐varying delays. The parameter uncertainties are modeled as having a structured linear fractional form. Besides, we consider that the derivatives of the discrete time delays have different upper bounds in various delay intervals. Moreover, less conservative conditions are obtained by choosing an augmented novel Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional and using the lower bound lemma together with the Jensen inequality lemma. Furthermore, the criteria can be applicable to both fast and slow time‐varying delays. Finally, numerical examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

New delay‐dependent stability analysis and synthesis of T–S fuzzy systems with time‐varying delay

In this paper, a new method is proposed for stability analysis and synthesis of Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy systems with time‐varying delay. Based on a new Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional (LKF), some less conservative delay‐dependent stability criteria are established. In the derivation process, some additional useful terms, ignored in previous methods, are considered and new free‐weighting matrices are introduced to estimate the upper bound of the derivative of LKF for T–S fuzzy systems with time‐varying delay. The proposed stability criterion and stabilization condition are represented in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and the benefits of the proposed method. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Necessary exponential stability conditions for linear periodic time‐delay systems

Exponential stability necessary conditions for linear periodic time‐delay systems are presented. They are obtained with the help of new properties of the Lyapunov matrix in the framework of Lyapunov–Krasvoskii functionals of complete type. An academic example illustrates our results. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Further results on delay‐dependent robust stability conditions of uncertain neutral systems

This paper deals with the problem of robust stability analysis for uncertain neutral systems. In terms of a linear matrix inequality (LMI), an improved delay‐dependent asymptotic stability criterion is developed without using bounding techniques on the related cross product terms. Based on this, a new delay‐dependent LMI condition for robust stability is obtained. Numerical examples are provided to show that the proposed results significantly improve the allowed upper bounds of the delay size over some existing ones in the literature. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stability of a class of switched positive linear time‐delay systems

This paper addresses the problem of stability for a class of switched positive linear time‐delay systems. As first attempt, the Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional is extended to the multiple co‐positive type Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional for the stability analysis of the switched positive linear systems with constant time delay. A sufficient stability criterion is proposed for the underlying system under average dwell time switching. Subsequently, the stability result for system under arbitrary switching is presented by reducing multiple co‐positive type Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional to the common co‐positive type Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional. A numerical example is given to show the potential of the proposed techniques. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

New delay range–dependent stability criteria for interval time‐varying delay systems via Wirtinger‐based inequalities

Stability conditions for time‐delay systems using the Lyapunov‐based methodologies are generically expressed in terms of linear matrix inequalities. However, due to assuming restrictive conditions in deriving the linear matrix inequalities, the established stability conditions can be strictly conservative. This paper attempts to relax this problem for linear systems with interval time‐varying delays. A double‐integral inequality is derived inspired by Wirtinger‐based single‐integral inequality. Using the advanced integral inequalities, the reciprocally convex combination techniques and necessary slack variables, together with extracting a condition for the positive definiteness of the Lyapunov functional, novel stability criteria, have been established for the system. The effectiveness of the criteria is evaluated via 2 numerical examples. The results indicate that more complex stability criteria not only improve the stability region but also bring computational expenses.     

Robust delay‐dependent sliding mode control for uncertain time‐delay systems

In this paper, the problem of robust sliding mode control for a class of linear continuous time‐delay systems is studied. The parametric uncertainty considered is a modelling error type of mismatch appearing in the state. A delay‐dependent sufficient condition for the existence of linear sliding surfaces is developed in terms of linear matrix inequality, based on which the corresponding reaching motion controller is designed. A numerical example is given to show the potential of the proposed techniques. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Augmented Lyapunov functional and delay‐dependent stability criteria for neutral systems

In this paper, an augmented Lyapunov functional is proposed to investigate the asymptotic stability of neutral systems. Two methods with or without decoupling the Lyapunov matrices and system matrices are developed and shown to be equivalent to each other. The resulting delay‐dependent stability criteria are less conservative than the existing ones owing to the augmented Lyapunov functional and the introduction of free‐weighting matrices. The delay‐independent criteria are obtained as an easy corollary. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and less conservativeness of the proposed methods. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Necessary conditions for the exponential stability of time‐delay systems via the Lyapunov delay matrix

Exponential necessary stability conditions for linear systems with multiple delays are presented. The originality of these conditions is that, in analogy with the case of delay free systems, they depend on the Lyapunov matrix function of the delay system. They are validated by examples for which the analytic characterization of the stability region is known. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Delay‐dependent stability and stabilization of neutral time‐delay systems

This paper is concerned with the problem of stability and stabilization of neutral time‐delay systems. A new delay‐dependent stability condition is derived in terms of linear matrix inequality by constructing a new Lyapunov functional and using some integral inequalities without introducing any free‐weighting matrices. On the basis of the obtained stability condition, a stabilizing method is also proposed. Using an iterative algorithm, the state feedback controller can be obtained. Numerical examples illustrate that the proposed methods are effective and lead to less conservative results. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Lyapunov–Krasovskii functionals and frequency domain: delay‐independent absolute stability criteria for delay systems

The present paper is devoted to the study of absolute stability of delay systems with nonlinearities subject to sector conditions. We construct quadratic candidate Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, whose decreasingness along trajectories is expressed in terms of linear matrix inequalities. We then show that the feasibility of the latter implies some frequency‐domain conditions, which may be seen as delay‐independent versions of the circle criterion and the Popov criterion. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Delay‐dependent robust H∞ control for uncertain stochastic time‐delay systems

This paper investigates the robust H_∞ control problem for stochastic systems with a delay in the state. Sufficient delay‐dependent conditions for the existence of state‐feedback controllers are proposed to guarantee mean‐square asymptotic stability as well as the prescribed H_∞ performance for the closed‐loop systems. Moreover, the results are further extended to the stochastic time‐delay systems with parameter uncertainties, which are assumed to be time‐varying norm‐bounded appearing in both the state and the input matrices. The appealing idea is to partition the delay, which differs greatly from the most existing results and reduces conservatism by thinning the delay partitioning. Numerical examples are provided to show the advantages of the proposed techniques. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A new method to obtain ultimate bounds and convergence rates for perturbed time‐delay systems

A new method is proposed to determine the ultimate bounds and the convergence rates for perturbed time‐delay systems when the Lyapunov–Krasovskii functionals and their derivatives are available. Compared with existing methods, the proposed method is more concise, more widely applicable, and the obtained results are less conservative. To show the three features, the proposed method is applied to improve three existing results, respectively. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A new finite sum inequality approach to delay‐dependent H∞ control of discrete‐time systems with time‐varying delay

This paper deals with delay‐dependent H_∞ control for discrete‐time systems with time‐varying delay. A new finite sum inequality is first established to derive a delay‐dependent condition, under which the resulting closed‐loop system via a state feedback is asymptotically stable with a prescribed H_∞ noise attenuation level. Then, an iterative algorithm involving convex optimization is proposed to obtain a suboptimal H_∞ controller. Finally, two numerical examples are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed method. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.