Finite-time stabilization of state dependent impulsive dynamical linear systems

Abstract

The problem of finite-time stabilizing control design for state-dependent impulsive dynamical linear systems (SD-IDLS) is tackled in this paper. Such systems are characterized by continuous-time, linear, possibly time-varying, dynamics coupled with discrete-time, linear, possibly time-varying, dynamics. The continuous-time part determines the system evolution in any time interval between two consecutive resetting events, while the discrete-time part governs its instantaneous state jump whenever the system trajectory intersects a resetting set, i.e. a region of the state space assumed to be time-independent. By making use of a quadratic control Lyapunov function, the finite-time stabilization of SD-IDLS through a static output feedback control design is specifically discussed in this paper. A sufficient and constructive result is provided based on the conical hulls of the resetting set subregions and on some cone copositivity properties of the chosen control Lyapunov function. Such a result is based on the solution of a feasibility problem that involves a set of coupled Difference/Differential Linear Matrix Inequalities (D/DLMI), which is shown to be less conservative and more numerically amenable with respect to other results available in the literature. An example illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed approach.