NonlinearBook10pt November 20, 2007
404 CHAPTER 5
input-output map from u = [u
1
, u
2
, u
3
]
T
to y = x = [x
1
, x
2
, x
3
]
T
is lossless
with respect to the supp ly rate r(u, y) = 2u
T
y. Furthermore, show that th e
zero solution x(t) ≡ 0 to (5.310)–(5.312) is globally asymptotically stable if
u = −Kx, w here K ∈ R
3×3
and satisfies K + K
T
> 0. Alternatively, show
that if u = −φ(x) and satisfies x
T
φ(x) > 0, x 6= 0, then the zero solution
x(t) ≡ 0 to (5.310)–(5.312) is also globally asymptotically stable. Finally, if
φ : R
3
→ R
3
is such that φ(x) = [φ
1
(x
1
), φ
2
(x
2
), φ
3
(x
3
)]
T
, how would you
pick φ
i
(x
i
), i = 1, 2, 3, so as to maximize the decay rate of the Lyapunov
function candidate V (x) = I
1
x
2
1
+ I
2
x
2
2
+ I
3
x
2
3
?
Problem 5.52. Consider a thermodynamic system at a uniform
temperature. The first law of thermodynamics states that during any cycle
that a system und ergoes, the cyclic integral of the heat is proportional to
the cyclic integral of the work, that is,
J
I
dQ =
I
dW, (5.313)
where
H
dQ represents the net heat transfer during the cycle and
H
dW
represents the net work during the cycle. J is a proportionality factor,
which depends on the units used for work and heat. Here, assume SI units
so that J = 1. The second law of thermodynamics states th at the transfer
of heat from a lower temperature level (source) to a higher temperature level
(sink) requires the in put of add itional work or energy, or, using Clausius’
inequality,
I
dQ
T
≤ 0, (5.314)
where
H
dQ
T
represents the system entropy and T represents the absolute
system temperature. Writing the first and second laws as rate equations
and assuming that every admissible system input and every initial system
state yield locally integrable work and heat generation functions, show
that the first and second laws of thermodynamics can be formulated using
cyclo-dissipative system theoretic notions with appropriate virtual storage
functions and supply rates (see Problems 5.3–5.5). Use the convention that
the work done by the system and the heat delivered to the system are
positive.
Problem 5.53. Let α, β ∈ R be such th at α ≤ β and let σ : R → R
with σ(0) = 0. Show that the following statements are equivalent:
i) α ≤ σ(u)/u ≤ β, u ∈ R, u 6= 0.
ii) αu
2
≤ σ(u)u ≤ βu
2
, u ∈ R.
iii) (σ(u) − αu)(σ(u) − βu) ≤ 0, u ∈ R.