Switched linear systems have enjoyed a particular growth in interest
since the 1990s. The large amount of data and ideas thus generated have,
until now, lacked a co-ordinating framework to focus them effectively on
some of the fundamental issues such as the problems of robust
stabilizing switching design, feedback stabilization and optimal
switching.
This deficiency is resolved by this book which features: nucleus of
constructive design approaches based on canonical decomposition and
forming a sound basis for the systematic treatment of secondary results;
theoretical exploration and logical association of several independent
but pivotal concerns in control design as they pertain to switched
linear systems: controllability and observability, feedback
stabilization, optimization and periodic switching; a reliable
foundation for further theoretical research as well as design guidance
for real life engineering applications through the integration of novel
ideas, fresh insights and rigorous results.