The finite-time boundedness and control analysis of switched nonlinear time-varying delay systems based on auxiliary matrices.

This paper explores the finite-time boundedness and controller problem of switching nonlinear delay systems. The time delay is considered as time-varying delay rather than constant delay. First of all, an appropriate Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional (LKF) which contains three integral terms is selected. The upper and lower bounds of these integral terms are given by segmenting the time delay interval. Meanwhile, the auxiliary matrix method is used to separate the Lyapunov matrix from the system matrix. Moreover, a new state-dependent switching law is designed to switch between subsystems according to the change of the magnitude of the LKF. Based on the above methods, the first step is to research the finite-time bounded analysis of delayed system without control input. Then, a sufficient condition is obtained to ensure the finite-time boundedness of switched systems with control input. Further, by designing an observer-based H ∞ controller, the closed-loop system with time-varying delay is bounded and has H ∞ performance index ν by using the Finsler's Lemma and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD). Simultaneously, the controller and observer gains are designed. Finally, two simulations are used to verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed methods. • Investigating the finite-time boundedness and H ∞ control for switching nonlinear delay systems. • The time delay is considered as time-varying delay rather than constant delay. • Three integral terms are contained in the Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional. • The auxiliary matrix method is used to separate the Lyapunov matrix from the system matrix • A new state-dependent switching law is designed to switch between subsystems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]