Title
Co-Positive Lyapunov Functions for the Stabilization of Positive Switched Systems.
Abstract
In this paper, exponential stabilizability of continuous-time positive switched systems is investigated. For two-dimensional systems, exponential stabilizability by means of a switching control law can be achieved if and only if there exists a Hurwitz convex combination of the (Metzler) system matrices. In the higher dimensional case, it is shown by means of an example that the existence of a Hurwitz convex combination is only sufficient for exponential stabilizability, and that such a combination can be found if and only if there exists a smooth, positively homogeneous and co-positive control Lyapunov function for the system. In the general case, exponential stabilizability ensures the existence of a concave, positively homogeneous and co-positive control Lyapunov function, but this is not always smooth. The results obtained in the first part of the paper are exploited to characterize exponential stabilizability of positive switched systems with delays, and to provide a description of all the switched equilibrium points of an affine positive switched system.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1109/TAC.2012.2199169
IEEE Trans. Automat. Contr.
Keywords
Field
DocType
Delays,Switched systems,Lyapunov methods,Vectors,Trajectory,Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
Lyapunov function,Lyapunov equation,Mathematical optimization,Exponential function,Control theory,Control-Lyapunov function,Convex combination,Lyapunov redesign,Exponential stability,Lyapunov exponent,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
57
12
0018-9286
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
30
1.31
10
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Franco Blanchini159279.35
Patrizio Colaneri295090.11
Maria Elena Valcher349339.11