access icon free A novel approach to control synthesis of positive switched systems

This study addresses the control synthesis of positive switched systems in both continuous- and discrete-time contexts. First, a novel design approach to the state-feedback controller of continuous-time positive switched systems without time delay is presented by virtue of multiple linear copositive Lyapunov functions associated with linear programming. Then, the design approach is extended to discrete-time positive switched systems. It is shown that the presented approach is less conservative than existing ones through comparisons. Furthermore, the approach is developed to the stabilisation of positive switched systems with time delay. Some discussions on the presented approach are provided to show potential applications in corresponding control issues of positive switched systems. Finally, two examples are given to illustrate the theoretical findings.

Inspec keywords: linear systems; continuous time systems; discrete time systems; state feedback; control system synthesis; Lyapunov methods; delays; stability; linear programming; switching systems (control)

Other keywords: control synthesis; time delay; continuous-time positive switched systems; multiple linear copositive Lyapunov functions; discrete-time positive switched systems; state-feedback controller design approach; stabilisation; linear programming

Subjects: Time-varying control systems; Control system analysis and synthesis methods; Distributed parameter control systems; Stability in control theory; Optimisation techniques; Discrete control systems

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