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Converse Lyapunov theorems for control systems with unbounded controls

Optimization and Control 2021-09-10 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we extend well-known relationships between global asymptotic controllability, sample stabilizability, and the existence of a control Lyapunov function to a wide class of control systems with unbounded controls, which includes control-polynomial systems. In particular, we consider open loop controls and discontinuous stabilizing feedbacks, which may be unbounded approaching the target, so that the corresponding trajectories may present a chattering behavior. A key point of our results is to prove that global asymptotic controllability, sample stabilizability, and existence of a control Lyapunov function for these systems or for an {\em impulsive extension} of them are equivalent.

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@article{arxiv.2109.04126,
  title  = {Converse Lyapunov theorems for control systems with unbounded controls},
  author = {Anna Chiara Lai and Monica Motta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.04126},
  year   = {2021}
}
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