Stability analysis of continuous-time switched systems with a random switching signal

Xiong, Junlin and Lam, James and Shu, Zhan and Mao, Xuerong (2014) Stability analysis of continuous-time switched systems with a random switching signal. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 59 (1). pp. 180-186. ISSN 0018-9286 (https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2013.2266751)

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Abstract

This paper is concerned with the stability analysis of continuous-time switched systems with a random switching signal. The switching signal manifests its characteristics with that the dwell time in each subsystem consists of a fixed part and a random part. The stochastic stability of such switched systems is studied using a Lyapunov approach. A necessary and sufficient condition is established in terms of linear matrix inequalities. The effect of the random switching signal on system stability is illustrated by a numerical example and the results coincide with our intuition.