Robust stability and stabilization of a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with delays (Q1272379)

The paper considers stability of uncertain systems \[ \dot x= (A_0+ \Delta A(t)) x(t)+ (D_0+\Delta D(t))x(t-\tau)+ (G_0+\Delta G(t)) g(x(t)) \] for arbitrary delays and for small delays \((0\leq\tau\leq\tau_*)\) using quadratic Lyapunov functionals of the form \[ V(x_t)= x^*(t) Px(t)+ \varepsilon_1 \int^t_{t-\tau} | x(\theta)|^2 d\theta+ \int^t_0 \varepsilon^2_0| R_gx(\theta)|^2 d\theta- \int^t_0| g(x(\theta))|^2 d\theta, \] where \(P\) and \(R_g\) are suitably chosen matrices via the fulfilment of some Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMI). The same approach is used for stabilization of the system \[ \dot x= (A_0+\Delta A(t)) x(t)+ (D_0+\Delta D(t)) x(t-\tau)+ (G_0+\Delta G(t)) g(x(t))+ Bu(t) \] using the feedback \(u= Kx(t)\). In the small delays case the following transformation is used \[ x(t-\tau)= x(t)- \int^0_{-\tau} \dot x(t+\theta) d\theta. \]