Abstract and Applied Analysis (Jan 2012)
Robust Exponential Stability Criteria of LPD Systems with Mixed Time-Varying Delays and Nonlinear Perturbations
Abstract
This paper investigates the problem of robust exponential stability for linear parameter-dependent (LPD) systems with discrete and distributed time-varying delays and nonlinear perturbations. Parameter dependent Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, Leibniz-Newton formula, and linear matrix inequality are proposed to analyze the stability. On the basis of the estimation and by utilizing free-weighting matrices, new delay-dependent exponential stability criteria are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and less conservativeness of the proposed methods.