Robust stabilization and disturbance rejection of positive systems with time-varying delays and actuator saturation (Q1664663)

Summary: This paper focuses on the problems of robust stabilization and disturbance rejection for a class of positive systems with time-varying delays and actuator saturation. First, a convex hull representation is used to describe the saturation characteristics. By constructing an appropriate copositive type Lyapunov functional, we give sufficient conditions for the existence of a state feedback controller such that the closed-loop system is positive and asymptotically stable at the origin of the state space with a domain of attraction. Then, the disturbance rejection performance analysis in the presence of actuator saturation is developed via \(L_1\)-gain. The design method is also extended to investigate the problem of \(L_1\)-gain analysis for uncertain positive systems with time-varying delays and actuator saturation. Finally, three examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.