NonlinearBook10pt November 20, 2007
STABILITY OF FEEDBACK SYSTEMS 463
the in itial condition [x
1
(0), x
2
(0)]
T
= [0, 1]
T
and R
2
= 0.01.
Problem 6.19. Let q ∈ R
l
, r ∈ R
m
, q
c
∈ R
l
c
, and r
c
∈ R
m
c
. Consider
the nonlinear nonnegative dynamical systems G and G
c
(see Problem 5.9)
given by (6.1) and (6.2), and (6.3) and (6.4), respectively, where f : D →
R
n
is essentially nonnegative (see Problem 3.7), G(x) ≥≥ 0, h(x) ≥≥ 0,
J(x) ≥≥ 0, x ∈ R
n
+
, f
c
: R
n
c
→ R
n
c
is essentially nonnegative, G
c
(u
c
, x
c
) =
G
c
(x
c
) ≥≥ 0, h
c
(u
c
, x
c
) = h
c
(x
c
) ≥≥ 0, x
c
∈ R
n
c
+
, and J
c
(u
c
, x
c
) ≡ 0.
Assume that G is dissipative with respect to the linear supply rate s(u, y) =
q
T
y + r
T
u and with a continuously differentiable positive-definite s torage
function V
s
(·), and assum e that G
c
is dissipative with respect to the linear
supply rate s
c
(u
c
, y
c
) = q
T
c
y
c
+ r
T
c
u
c
and with a continuously differentiable
positive-definite storage function V
sc
(·). Show that the following statements
hold:
i) I f there exists a scalar σ > 0 s uch that q + σr
c
≤≤ 0 and r +σq
c
≤≤ 0,
then the positive feedback interconnection of G and G
c
is Lyapunov
stable.
ii) If G and G
c
are zero-state observable and there exists a scalar σ > 0
such that q + σr
c
<< 0 and r + σq
c
<< 0, then the positive feedback
interconnection of G and G
c
is asymptotically stable.
iii) If G is zero-state observable, rank G
c
(0) = m
c
, G
c
is exponentially
dissipative with respect to the supply rate s
c
(u
c
, y
c
) = q
T
c
y
c
+ r
T
c
u
c
,
and there exists a scalar σ > 0 such that q + σr
c
≤≤ 0 and r +
σq
c
≤≤ 0, then the positive feedback interconnection of G and G
c
is
asymptotically stable.
iv) If G is exponentially dissipative w ith respect to the supply rate s(u, y)
= q
T
y +r
T
u, G
c
is exponentially d iss ipative with respect to the supply
rate s
c
(u
c
, y
c
) = q
T
c
y
c
+ r
T
c
u
c
, and there exists a scalar σ > 0 such
that q + σr
c
≤≤ 0 and r + σq
c
≤≤ 0, then the positive feedback
interconnection of G and G
c
is asymptotically stable.
(Hint: First show that the positive feedback interconnection of G and G
c
gives a nonnegative closed-loop system.)
Problem 6.20. Consider the dynamical system G given by (6.62) and
(6.63) with f(x) = Ax, G(x) = B, φ(x) = Kx, wh ere A ∈ R
n×n
, B ∈
R
n×1
, and K ∈ R
1×n
. Suppose that G has gain margin (α, β) and let
L(ω) = −K(ωI
n
−A)
−1
B denote the loop gain of (6.62) and (6.63). Using
a Nyquist sketch show that the maximum amount by which the loop gain
can be increased before instability is β, that is, the upward gain margin is β.
Show the maximum amount by w hich the loop gain can be decreased before
instability is (1 − α)100, that is, the gain reduction tolerance is (1 −α)100.