Finite-time and fixed-time stability analysis for time-varying systems: A dual approach

Abstract

In this paper we present a new dual approach to investigating the stability of the system of two nonautonomous ODE with the right-hand side being only Lebesgue measurable with respect to time t. We define a new dual Lapunov function S which depends on three variables, and we give sufficient conditions for finite and fixed-time stability for the system using a dual Hamilton-Jacobi inequality and taking advantage of a class of functions M and MB. This method allows simultaneous investigation of the finite and fixed-time stability of the primary and the dual equation. We give some examples to illustrate the results obtained. As an application of this dual approach, we define the region of attraction and illustrate with an example.