The paper deals with the stability properties of linear discrete-time switched systems with polytopic sets of modes. The most classical way of studying the uniform asymptotic stability of such a system is to check for the existence of a quadratic Lyapunov function. It is known from the literature that letting the Lyapunov function depend on the time-varying switching parameter improves the chan...

We present a study of the transfer of satellites between elliptic Keplerian orbits using Lyapunov stability theory specific to this problem. The construction of Lyapunov functions is based on the fact that a non-degenerate Keplerian orbit is uniquely described by its angular momentum and Laplace (Runge-Lenz) vectors. We suggest a Lyapunov function, which gives a feedback controller such that th...

This paper addresses the stability of the switched systems with discrete and distributed time delays. By applying Lyapunov functional and function method, we show that, if the norm of system matrices Bi is small enough, the asymptotic stability is always achieved. Finally, a example is provided to verify technically feasibility and operability of the developed results. Keywords—Switched system,...

We consider nonlinear systems dx=dt = f(x(t)) where Df(x(t)) is known to lie in the convex hull of L matrices A1, : : : , AL 2 R n . For such systems, quadratic Lyapunov functions can be determined using convex programming techniques [1]. This paper describes an algorithm that either nds a quadratic Lyapunov function or terminates with a proof that no quadratic Lyapunov function exists. The alg...

We show that there is a Lyapunov functional for the neural field equation, a neural network model which represents highly dense cortical neurons as a spatially continuous field, and that the system necessarily converges to an equilibrium point as far as the length of the field is finite. We also show that the Lyapunov functional is a natural extension of the Lyapunov function of the Hopfield mo...

The problem of pth mean exponential stability and stabilizability of a class of stochastic nonlinear and bilinear hybrid systems with unstable and stable subsystems is considered. Sufficient conditions for the pth mean exponential stability and stabilizability under a feedback control and stabilizing switching rules are derived. A method for the construction of stabilizing switching rules based...