A new stability analysis of switched systems (Q1569025)

The authors consider the switched system \[ \dot x=f_i(x), \quad i=1,2,\dots,K,K+1, \dots, K+\widetilde K \] such that for all \(i\) the origin is an equilibrium. For \(i=1, \dots,K\) the systems linearized around the origin are exponentially stable. It is shown that for certain sequences of commutations the resulting trajectories are such that the origin of the resulting (overall) system is asymptotically stable.