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Feedback control (based on the quantum continuous measurement) of quantum systems inevitably suffers from estimation delays. In this paper we give a delay-dependent stability criterion for a wide class of nonlinear stochastic systems…
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Linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems with uncertainty in time-varying delays are subject to performance degradation and instability. In this line, we investigate the stability of such systems invoking an input-output stability approach.…
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