Method for constructing an external polyhedral estimate of the trajectory tube for a nonlinear dynamic system

Resumo

A numerical method is proposed for constructing an external polyhedral estimate for the trajectory tube of a nonlinear dynamic system described by a differential inclusion. The method is based on the approximation of cross sections of the trajectory tube (reachable sets) for an auxiliary system described by the convex hull of the graph of the differential inclusion. It produces polyhedral estimates suitable for the direct study of tubes via computer visualization and for the solution of more general problems.