A generalization of practical stability of nonlinear impulsive systems

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we introduce a new type of stability for nonlinear impulsive systems of differential equations, namely practical h-stability. By using the Lyapunov stability theory, some sufficient conditions which guarantee practical h-stability are established. Our original results generalize well-known fundamental stability results, practical stability, practical exponential stability and practical asymptotic stability for nonlinear time-varying impulsive systems. Then two classes of nonlinear impulsive systems, namely perturbed and cascaded impulsive systems, are discussed. Furthermore, the problem of practical h-stabilization for certain classes of nonlinear impulsive systems is considered. Finally, two numerical examples are given to show the effectiveness of our theoretical results.