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Fixed-Time and Arbitrarily Fast Exponential Stabilization of Discrete-Time Switched Linear Systems

Optimization and Control 2026-04-30 v1

Abstract

In this paper we first study the fixed-time stabilizability of discrete-time switched linear control systems. Using a geometric approach, we derive conditions under which such systems can be stabilized within a prescribed number of steps, independently of the switching sequence. We address both the mode-dependent case, where the controller has access to the active mode, and the mode-independent case, where a common feedback law must be employed. For each setting, we present constructive procedures to compute the stabilizing state-feedback gains. Building on these results, we then introduce a structural decomposition of switched systems, which serves to simplify stabilizability analysis and controller design. This allows us to establish the equivalence between fixed-time stabilizability and arbitrarily fast exponential stabilizability. The effectiveness of the proposed methods is illustrated through a numerical example.

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@article{arxiv.2604.26455,
  title  = {Fixed-Time and Arbitrarily Fast Exponential Stabilization of Discrete-Time Switched Linear Systems},
  author = {Picchiotti Flavio and Thiago Alves Lima and Girard Antoine},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.26455},
  year   = {2026}
}
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