Frequency-domain stability conditions for hybrid systems

Abstract

Consideration was given to a special class of the hybrid systems with switchings of time-invariant linear right-hand sides. A narrower subclass of such systems, that of connected switched linear systems, was specified among them. The necessary and sufficient frequencydomain conditions (criteria) for the existence of a common quadratic Lyapunov function providing stability of the switched systems were proposed for them. The specified subclass includes control systems with several nonstationary nonlinearities from the finite sectors that are the matter at issue of the theory of absolute stability. For the connected switched linear systems of a special kind (triangular type systems), the separate necessary and separate sufficient existence conditions were obtained for such Lyapunov functions. The interrelations between these conditions were discussed in the example.