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$k$-Contraction in a Generalized Lurie System

Systems and Control 2025-05-20 v4 Systems and Control

Abstract

We derive a sufficient condition for kk-contraction in a generalized Lurie system~(GLS), that is, the feedback connection of a nonlinear dynamical system and a memoryless nonlinear function. For k=1k=1, this reduces to a sufficient condition for standard contraction. For k=2k=2, this condition implies that every bounded solution of the GLS converges to an equilibrium, which is not necessarily unique. We demonstrate the theoretical results by analyzing kk-contraction in a biochemical control circuit with nonlinear dissipation terms.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2309.07514,
  title  = {$k$-Contraction in a Generalized Lurie System},
  author = {Ron Ofir and Jean-Jacques Slotine and Michael Margaliot},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.07514},
  year   = {2025}
}
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