dynamics of a class of uncertain nonlinear systems under flow-invariance constraints一类不确定非线性系统动力学在flow-invariance约束.pdfVIP

IJMMS 2003:5, 263–294 PII. S0161171203203185 © Hindawi Publishing Corp. DYNAMICS OF A CLASS OF UNCERTAIN NONLINEAR SYSTEMS UNDER FLOW-INVARIANCE CONSTRAINTS OCTAVIAN PASTRAVANU and MIHAIL VOICU Received 18 March 2002 For a class of uncertain nonlinear systems (UNSs), the flow-invariance of a time- dependent rectangular set (TDRS) defines individual constraints for each compo- nent of the state-space trajectories. It is shown that the existence of the flow- invariance property is equivalent to the existence of positive solutions for some differential inequalities with constant coefficients (derived from the state-space equation of the UNS). Flow-invariance also provides basic tools for dealing with the componentwise asymptotic stability as a special type of asymptotic stability, where the evolution of the state variables approaching the equilibrium point (EP) {0} is separately monitored (unlike the standard asymptotic stability, which relies on global information about the state variables, formulated in terms of norms). The EP {0} of a given UNS is proved to be componentwise asymptotically stable if and only if the EP {0} of a differential equation with constant coefficients is asymptot- ically stable in the standard sense. Supplementary requirements for the individ- ual evolution of the state variables approaching the EP {0} allow introducing the stronger concept of componentwise exponential asymptotic stability, which can be characterized by algebraic conditions. Connections with the componentwise as- ymptotic stability of an uncertain linear system resulting from the linearization of a given UNS are also discussed. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 34C11, 34D05, 93D20, 93C10, 93C41. 1. Introduction.