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A recently developed method for the calculation of Lyapunov exponents of dynamical systems is described. The method is applicable whenever the linearized dynamics is Hamiltonian. By utilizing the exponential representation of symplectic…
We apply a Lyapunov function to obtain conditions for the existence and uniqueness of small classical time-periodic solutions to first order quasilinear 1D hyperbolic systems with (nonlinear) nonlocal boundary conditions in a strip. The…
We propose a novel framework for the Lyapunov analysis of an important class of hybrid systems, inspired by the theory of symbolic dynamics and earlier results on the restricted class of switched systems. This new framework allows us to…
We provide algorithms for computing a Lyapunov function for a class of systems where the state trajectories are constrained to evolve within a closed convex set. The dynamical systems that we consider comprise a differential equation which…
In this paper, we consider linear switched systems $\dot x(t)=A_{u(t)} x(t)$, $x\in\R^n$, $u\in U$, and the problem of asymptotic stability for arbitrary switching functions, uniform with respect to switching ({\bf UAS} for short). We first…
In this paper, we study the construction of Lyapunov functions based on first order approximations. In a first part, the study of local exponential stability property of a transverse invariant manifold is considered. This part is mainly a…
We propose a class of locally Lipschitz functions with piecewise structure for use as Lyapunov functions for hybrid dynamical systems. Subject to some regularity of the dynamics, we show that Lyapunov inequalities can be checked only on a…
In this paper we present a technique for constructing Lyapunov functions based on Whitney's size functions. Applications to asymptotically stable equilibrium points, isolated sets, expansive homeomorphisms and continuum-wise expansive…
Stability margins for linear time-varying (LTV) and switched-linear systems are traditionally computed via quadratic Lyapunov functions, and these functions certify the stability of the system under study. In this work, we show how the more…
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The notion of Lyapunov function plays a key role in design and verification of dynamical systems, as well as hybrid and cyber-physical systems. In this paper, to analyze the asymptotic stability of a dynamical system, we generalize standard…