Stabilizability of two-dimensional linear systems via switched output feedback

The problem of stabilizing a second-order SISO LTI system of the form , y=Cx with feedback of the form u(x)=v(x)Cx is considered, where v(x) is real-valued and has domain which is all of . It is shown that, when stabilization is possible, v(x) can be chosen to take on no more than two values throughout the entire state-space (i.e., v(x){k₁,k₂} for all x and for some k₁,k₂), and an algorithm for finding a specific choice of v(x) is presented. It is also shown that the classical root locus of the corresponding transfer function C(sI-A)^-1B has a strong connection to this stabilization problem, and its utility is demonstrated through examples.     

具有饱和状态反馈离散时滞系统的渐近稳定性

讨论具有饱和状态反馈的离散时滞线性系统的渐近稳定性问题. 给出了在一定假设下, 判断系统全局渐近稳定和局部渐近稳定的充分条件, 并通过数值算例验证了所给出的条件是有效的.     

具有时变输入时滞的不确定T-S模糊系统的鲁棒稳定性

本文主要针对不确定的输入变时滞 T-S 模糊系统设计模糊控制器使系统鲁棒稳定. 首先基于 Lyapunov-Krasovskii 泛函方法, 通过引入更多的松弛变量矩阵, 以 LMI 形式给出使此模糊系统稳定的充分条件. 在设计模糊控制器时并不要求满足时变输入时滞的导数小于1的限制条件. 最后给出数值仿真例证本文提出的结果的有效性且保守性更小.     

不确定随机时滞系统的鲁棒H∞保性能控制

讨论了一类具有时变时滞的不确定It类型随机系统的鲁棒H∞保性能控制问题. 运用Lyapunov-Krasovskii泛函方法, 设计使得闭环系统鲁棒随机指数均方稳定, 且具有给定H∞干扰抑制度 γ 的状态反馈保性能控制器. 控制器存在的充分条件以线性矩阵不等式(LMIs)的形式表示. 进一步, 通过求解具有LMIs约束的凸优化问题, 给出了不确定随机时滞系统的最优保性能控制器的设计方法. 最后通过一个数值例子验证了所提方法的有效性.     

Global dynamics for non-autonomous reaction-diffusion neural networks with time-varying delays

In this paper, a class of non-autonomous reaction-diffusion neural networks with time-varying delays is considered. Novel methods to study the global dynamical behavior of these systems are proposed. Employing the properties of diffusion operator and the method of delayed inequalities analysis, we investigate global exponential stability, positive invariant sets and global attracting sets of the neural networks under consideration. Furthermore, conditions sufficient for the existence and uniqueness of periodic attractors for periodic neural networks are derived and the existence range of the attractors is estimated. Finally two examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of these results.     

Existence and global exponential stability of periodic solutions of recurrent cellular neural networks with impulses and delays

By using the continuation theorem of coincidence degree theory and constructing suitable Lyapunov functions, we study the existence, uniqueness and global exponential stability of periodic solutions for recurrent neural networks with impulsive perturbations and delays. Further, by using numerical simulation method, the influences of the impulsive perturbations on the inherent oscillations are investigated.     

A Numerical Study of Diagonally Split Runge–Kutta Methods for PDEs with Discontinuities

Diagonally split Runge–Kutta (DSRK) time discretization methods are a class of implicit time-stepping schemes which offer both high-order convergence and a form of nonlinear stability known as unconditional contractivity. This combination is not possible within the classes of Runge–Kutta or linear multistep methods and therefore appears promising for the strong stability preserving (SSP) time-stepping community which is generally concerned with computing oscillation-free numerical solutions of PDEs. Using a variety of numerical test problems, we show that although second- and third-order unconditionally contractive DSRK methods do preserve the strong stability property for all time step-sizes, they suffer from order reduction at large step-sizes. Indeed, for time-steps larger than those typically chosen for explicit methods, these DSRK methods behave like first-order implicit methods. This is unfortunate, because it is precisely to allow a large time-step that we choose to use implicit methods. These results suggest that unconditionally contractive DSRK methods are limited in usefulness as they are unable to compete with either the first-order backward Euler method for large step-sizes or with Crank–Nicolson or high-order explicit SSP Runge–Kutta methods for smaller step-sizes. We also present stage order conditions for DSRK methods and show that the observed order reduction is associated with the necessarily low stage order of the unconditionally contractive DSRK methods. The work of C.B. Macdonald was partially supported by an NSERC Canada PGS-D scholarship, a grant from NSERC Canada, and a scholarship from the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS). The work of S. Gottlieb was supported by AFOSR grant number FA9550-06-1-0255. The work of S.J. Ruuth was partially supported by a grant from NSERC Canada.     

Stability of linear multistep methods for delay integro-differential equations

This paper is concerned with the numerical solution of delay integro-differential equations. The adaptation of linear multistep methods is considered. The emphasis is on the linear stability of numerical methods. It is shown that every A-stable, strongly 0-stable linear multistep method of Pouzet type can preserve the delay-independent stability of the underlying linear systems. In addition, some delay-dependent stability conditions for the stability of numerical methods are also given.     

Stability of iterative processes with errors for a system of nonlinear -accretive variational inclusions in Banach spaces

In this paper, by using the concept of (A,η)-accretive mappings and the new resolvent operator technique associated with (A,η)-accretive mappings, we introduce and study a system of general mixed quasivariational inclusions involving (A,η)-accretive mappings in Banach spaces, and construct a new perturbed iterative algorithm with mixed errors for this system of nonlinear (A,η)-accretive variational inclusions in q-uniformly smooth Banach spaces. Our results improve and generalize the corresponding results of recent works.     

Stability and control of nonlinear systems described by retarded functional equations: a review of recent results

This paper reports on recent results in a series of the work of the authors on the stability and nonlinear control for general dynamical systems described by retarded functional differential and difference equations. Both internal and external stability properties are studied. The corresponding Lyapunov and Razuminkhin characterizations for input-to-state and input-to-output stabilities are proposed. Necessary and sufficient Lyapunov-like conditions are derived for robust nonlinear stabilization. In particular, an explicit controller design procedure is developed for a new class of nonlinear time-delay systems. Lastly, sufficient assumptions, including a small-gain condition, are presented for guaranteeing the input-to-output stability of coupled systems comprised of retarded functional differential and difference equations.