Maximal stability bounds of singularly perturbed systems (Q5926849)

The maximal stability bound \(\varepsilon^*\) of a linear time-invariant singularly perturbed system of the form \[ \dot x_1(t) = A_{11}x_1(t) + A_{12}x_2(t),\quad \varepsilon\dot x_2(t) = A_{21}x_1(t) + A_{22}x_2(t), \] is derived in an explicit and closed form, such that the stability of such systems is guaranteed for \(0\leq\varepsilon < \varepsilon^*\). Two new approaches including time- and frequency-domain methods are employed to solve this problem. The former leads to a generalized eigenvalue problem to a matrix pair. The latter is based on plotting the eigenvalue loci of a real rational function matrix derived by an LFT description system. The results obtained by both methods are coincident. Two illustrative examples are given to show the feasibility of the proposed techniques.