Stochastic stability of positive Markov jump linear systems with completely/partially known transition rates.

This paper addresses the stochastic stability problem of positive Markov jump linear systems (PMJLSs). A necessary and sufficient condition of stochastic stability for PMJLSs is given which can be checked by solving linear programming feasibility problems due to the positivity property. A common co-positive Lyapunov function is constructed to solve the problem, and the equivalence among stochastic stability, 1-moment stability and exponential mean stability is proved afterwards. Considering the uncertain transition rates situation, PMJLSs with partially known transition rate matrix are investigated, and a necessary and sufficient condition for robust stochastic stability is proposed in linear programming form. Numerical examples are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]