Nonnegativity of uncertain polynomials (Q1272378)

The main purpose of this paper is to derive criteria for nonnegativity of uncertain matrix polynomials, and to show how the obtained results apply to robust factorization, absolute stability and positive realness involving multivariable systems and matrix transfer functions. The proposed positivity criteria are of particular interest in the robustness analysis of spectral factorization and absolute stability of multivariable systems, where the existing scalar positivity tests are not readily applicable.