An ISS small gain theorem for general networks

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Abstract: We provide a generalized version of the nonlinear small-gain theorem for the case of more than two coupled input-to-state stable (ISS) systems. For this result the interconnection gains are described in a nonlinear gain matrix and the small-gain condition requires bounds on the image of this gain matrix. The condition may be interpreted as a nonlinear generalization of the requirement that the spectral radius of the gain matrix is less than one. We give some interpretations of the condition in special cases covering two subsystems, linear gains, linear systems and an associated artificial dynamical system.


The paper deals with nonlinear dynamical system which consists of two or more input-to-state stability (ISS) subsystems. The aim is to obtain conditions for reduction the stability problem of the overall system to consideration of subsystems stability. The approach applies asymptotic gains and global stability to prove the ISS results for general interconnected system. The results proved generalize the known small gain theorems. Also the special case of linear gains is considered. In particular, it is shown that the small gain condition is closely connected with stability of a discrete time monotone dynamical system defined by use of gain matrix.



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