Critical dwell time of switched linear systems

In this paper, we consider the relation between the switching dwell time and the stabilization of switched linear control systems. First of all, a concept of critical dwell time is given for switched linear systems without control inputs, and the critical dwell time is taken as an arbitrary given positive constant for a switched linear control systems with controllable switching models. Secondly, when a switched linear system has many stabilizable switching models, the problem of stabilization of the overall system is considered. An on-line feedback control is designed such that the overall system is asymptotically stabilizable under switching laws which depend only on those of uncontrollable subsystems of the switching models. Finally, when a switched system is partially controllable （While some switching models are probably unstabilizable）, an on-line feedback control and a cyclic switching strategy are designed such that the overall system is asymptotically stabilizable if all switching models of this uncontrollable subsystems are asymptotically stable. In addition, algorithms for designing switching laws and controls are presented.     

Stabilization of second-order LTI switched systems

This paper studies and solves the problem of asymptotic stabilization of switched systems consisting of unstable secondorder linear time-invariant (LTI) subsystems. Necessary and sufficient conditions for asymptotic stabilizability are first obtained. If a switched system is asymptotically stabilizable, then the conic switching laws proposed in the paper are used to construct a switching law that asymptotically stabilizes the system. Switched systems consisting of two subsystems with unstable foci are studied first and then the results are extended to switched systems with unstable nodes and saddle points. The results are applicable to switched systems that consist of more than two subsystems.     

Stability and stabilization of continuous‐time switched systems: A multiple discontinuous convex Lyapunov function approach

In this paper, the problems of stability and stabilization are considered for a class of switched linear systems with slow switching and fast switching. A multiple convex Lyapunov function and a multiple discontinuous convex Lyapunov function are first introduced, under which the extended stability and stabilization results are derived with a mode‐dependent average dwell time switching strategy, where slow switching and fast switching are exerted on stable and unstable subsystems, respectively. These two types of Lyapunov functions are established in a constructive manner by virtue of a set of time‐varying functions. By using our proposed approaches, larger stability regions of system parameters are identified, and tighter bounds can be obtained for the mode‐dependent average dwell time. New mode‐dependent and time‐varying controllers are constructed for a class of switched control systems with stabilizable and unstabilizable subsystems as well. All the stability and stabilization conditions can be given in terms of strict linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), which can be checked easily by using recently developed algorithms in solving LMIs. Finally, two numerical examples are provided to show the effectiveness of the obtained results compared with the existing results.     

Stability analysis of switched systems with stable and unstable subsystems: An average dwell time approach

We study the stability properties of switched systems consisting of both Hurwitz stable and unstable linear time-invariant subsystems using an average dwell time approach. We propose a class of switching laws so that the entire switched system is exponentially stable with a desired stability margin. In the switching laws, the average dwell time is required to be sufficiently large, and the total activation time ratio between Hurwitz stable subsystems and unstable subsystems is required to be no less than a specified constant. We also apply the result to perturbed switched systems where nonlinear vanishing or non-vanishing norm-bounded perturbations exist in the subsystems, and we show quantitatively that, when norms of the perturbations are small, the solutions of the switched systems converge to the origin exponentially under the same switching laws.     

Stability analysis and control synthesis of switched impulsive systems

In this paper, we investigate the stability analysis problem of switched impulsive nonlinear systems and several stabilization problems of switched discrete‐time linear systems are studied. First, sufficient conditions ensuring globally uniformly asymptotically stability of switched nonlinear impulsive system under arbitrary and DDT (dynamical dwell time which defines the length of the time interval between two successive switchings) switching are derived, respectively. In the DDT switching case, we first consider the switched system composed by stable subsystems, then we extend the results to the case where not all subsystems are stable. The stabilizations of switched discrete‐time linear system under arbitrary switching, DDT switching and asynchronous switching are investigated respectively. Based on the stability analysis results, the control synthesis consists of controller design for each subsystem and state impulsive jumping generators design at switching instant. With the aid of the state impulsive jumping generators at switching instant, the ‘energy’ produced by switching can be minimized, which leads to less conservative results. Several numerical examples are given to illustrate the proposed results within this paper. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stabilization of switched linear systems with bounded disturbances and unobservable switchings

This paper studies the stabilization problem of switched linear systems with bounded disturbances. It is assumed that the system switches among an infinite set of uniformly controllable linear systems, and that the switching signals are not observable, but the switching duration has a lower bound. It will be shown that by combining on-line adaptive estimation and control in the controller design, a feedback control law can be constructed which makes the switched linear system globally stable.     

Quadratic stabilization of switched systems

We consider quadratic stabilization of uncertain switched systems when a switching rule is imposed on state feedback controllers of subsystems. A method is proposed to constructively design switching rules for continuous and discrete-time switched systems with norm-bounded time-varying uncertainties. The switching rules designed via this method do not rely on uncertainties, and the switched system is quadratically stabilizable via switched state feedback for all uncertainties.     

Design of two-layer switching rule for stabilization of switched linear systems with mismatched switching

A two-layer switching architecture and a two-layer switching rule for stabilization of switched linear control systems are proposed, under which the mismatched switching between switched systems and their candidate hybrid controllers can be allowed. In the low layer, a state-dependent switching rule with a dwell time constraint to exponentially stabilize switched linear systems is given; in the high layer, supervisory conditions on the mismatched switching frequency and the mismatched switching ratio are presented, under which the closed-loop switched system is still exponentially stable in case of the candidate controller switches delay with respect to the subsystems. Different from the traditional switching rule, the two-layer switching architecture and switching rule have robustness, which in some extend permit mismatched switching between switched subsystems and their candidate controllers.     

Adaptive control for a class of high‐order switched nonlinearly parameterized systems

The problem of adaptive stabilization is studied for a class of high‐order switched nonlinearly parameterized systems; none of subsystems is assumed to be adaptively stabilizable. By exploiting the multiple Lyapunov functions method and the adding a power integrator technique, a switched adaptive control technique is set up. Meanwhile, in order to reduce the conservativeness caused by adoption of a common update law for all subsystems, different update laws of individual subsystems are designed. Also, we simultaneously construct a switching law and adaptive state‐feedback controllers of subsystems to achieve global stability in the sense of Lyapunov of the closed‐loop system and global asymptotic regulation of the system states. Two examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed design method. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Exponential Stability and Asynchronous Stabilization of Switched Systems With Stable and Unstable Subsystems

This paper deals with the exponential stability and asynchronous stabilization of continuous‐time switched systems. By delicately constructed piecewise Lyapunov‐like functions and the minimum dwell time switching method, exponential stability of the switched systems with stable or unstable subsystems is obtained. Based on the result of the stability, the problem of controller design of the switched systems under asynchronous switching is also solved, and the delay that causes asynchronous phenomena can be unbounded. The stability results and control laws of the switched systems are formulated in the form of linear matrix inequalities that are numerically feasible. Finally, two illustrative numerical examples are presented to show the effectiveness of the obtained theoretical results.     

Finite data-rate feedback stabilization of switched and hybrid linear systems

We study the problem of asymptotically stabilizing a switched linear control system using sampled and quantized measurements of its state. The switching is assumed to be slow enough in the sense of combined dwell time and average dwell time, each individual mode is assumed to be stabilizable, and the available data rate is assumed to be large enough but finite. Our encoding and control strategy is rooted in the one proposed in our earlier work on non-switched systems, and in particular the data-rate bound used here is the data-rate bound from that earlier work maximized over the individual modes. The main technical step that enables the extension to switched systems concerns propagating over-approximations of reachable sets through sampling intervals, during which the switching signal is not known; a novel algorithm is developed for this purpose. Our primary focus is on systems with time-dependent switching (switched systems) but the setting of state-dependent switching (hybrid systems) is also discussed.     

Robust stability analysis of uncertain switched linear systems with unstable subsystems

The problem of robust stability for switched linear systems with all the subsystems being unstable is investigated. Unlike the most existing results in which each switching mode in the system is asymptotically stable, the subsystems may be unstable in this paper. A necessary condition of stability for switched linear systems is first obtained with certain hypothesis. Then, under two assumptions, sufficient conditions of exponential stability for both deterministic and uncertain switched linear systems are presented by using the invariant subspace theory and average dwell time method. Moreover, we further develop multiple Lyapunov functions and propose a method for constructing multiple Lyapunov functions for the considered switched linear systems with certain switching law. Several examples are included to show the effectiveness of the theoretical findings.     

离散时滞切换系统的无记忆状态反馈镇定

针对一类子系统为离散时滞系统的切换系统,研究了稳定性与无记忆状态反馈镇定问题．采用多李雅普诺夫函数法,首先以线性矩阵不等式形式给出了在任意切换信号作用下离散时滞切换系统渐进稳定的一个充分性条件;然后给出了系统无记忆状态反馈镇定的控制器设计方案,并将结果推广到不确定离散时滞切换系统;最后用仿真算例验证了所提出设计方案的可行性。     

Robust Output Feedback Stabilization of Switched Nonlinear Systems with Average Dwell Time

For some switched nonlinear systems, stabilization can be achieved under arbitrary switching with state feedback control. Due to switching zero dynamics, output feedback stabilization for some switched nonlinear systems needs dwell time between switching to guarantee system stability. In this paper, we consider a class of switched nonlinear systems with unknown parameters and unknown switching signals. We design a robust output feedback controller that stabilizes the system under a class of switching signals with average dwell time (ADT) where the value of ADT can be reduced by adjusting the control gain. For some special cases, common quadratic Lyapunov functions of the closed‐loop systems can be found and the value of ADT is further relaxed. Some examples and simulations are provided to validate the results.     

Unified dwell time–based stability and stabilization criteria for switched linear stochastic systems and their application to intermittent control

This paper considers the stability and stabilization problems for the switched linear stochastic systems under dwell time constraints, where the considered systems can be composed of an arbitrary combination of stable and unstable subsystems. First, a time‐varying discretized Lyapunov function is constructed based on the projection of a linear Lagrange interpolant and a switching‐time‐dependent “weighted” function. The “weighted” function not only enforces the Lyapunov function to decrease at switching instants but also coordinates the dynamical behavior of the subsystems. As a result, some unified criteria for mean square stability and almost sure stability of the switched stochastic systems are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Based on the obtained stochastic stability criteria, 2 types of state feedback controllers for the systems are designed. Moreover, the novel results are applied to solve the intermittent control or the controller failure problems. Finally, conservatism analysis and numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the established theoretical results.     

Quadratic stabilizability of switched linear systems with polytopic uncertainties

In this paper, we consider quadratic stabilizability via state feedback for both continuous-time and discrete-time switched linear systems that are composed of polytopic uncertain subsystems. By state feedback, we mean that the switchings among subsystems are dependent on system states. For continuous-time switched linear systems, we show that if there exists a common positive definite matrix for stability of all convex combinations of the extreme points which belong to different subsystem matrices, then the switched system is quadratically stabilizable via state feedback. For discrete-time switched linear systems, we derive a quadratic stabilizability condition expressed as matrix inequalities with respect to a family of non-negative scalars and a common positive definite matrix. For both continuous-time and discrete-time switched systems, we propose the switching rules by using the obtained common positive definite matrix.     

Hybrid static output feedback stabilization of two-dimensional LTI systems: a geometric method

For two-dimensional linear time-invariant (LTI) systems which are not stabilizable via a single static output feedback, we propose a hybrid stabilization strategy based on a geometric method. More precisely, we design two static output feedback gains and a switching law between the feedback gains so that the entire closed-loop system is asymptotically stable. The proposed switching law is composed of output-dependent switching and time-controlled switching. We demonstrate the hybrid control method with various examples for different cases.     

Stabilizing switching design for switched linear systems: A state-feedback path-wise switching approach

This paper addresses the problem of switching stabilization for discrete-time switched linear systems. Based on the abstraction-aggregation methodology, we propose a state-feedback path-wise switching law, which is a state-feedback concatenation from a finite set of switching paths each defined over a finite time interval. We prove that the set of state-feedback path-wise switching laws is universal in the sense that any stabilizable switched linear system admits a stabilizing switching law in this set. We further develop a computational procedure to calculate a stabilizing switching law in the set.     

Some results on the stabilization of switched systems

This paper deals with the stabilization of switched systems with respect to (w.r.t.) compact sets. We show that the switched system is stabilizable w.r.t. a compact set by means of a family of switched signals if and only if a certain control affine system whose admissible controls take values in a polytope is asymptotically controllable to that set. In addition we present a control algorithm that based on a family of open-loop controls which stabilizes the aforementioned control system, a model of the system and the states of the switched system, generates switching signals which stabilize the switched system in a practical sense. We also give results about the convergence and the robustness of the algorithm.     

Stability analysis and stabilization control of multi-variable switched stochastic systems

In this paper, the mean square (MS) stability and exponential mean square (EMS) stability of multi-variable switched stochastic systems are investigated. Based on the concept of the average dwell-time and the ratio of the total time running on all unstable subsystems to the total time running on all stable subsystems, some sufficient conditions are given to ensure the MS stability and EMS stability of the switched stochastic systems involved. Further, for the switched stochastic control systems with all subsystems controllable or stabilizable, EMS stabilization controls and sufficient conditions on EMS stabilization are presented, and the convergent rates of the closed-loop systems are obtained.