NonlinearBook10pt November 20, 2007
DISCRETE-TIME THEORY 843
is dissipative with respect to the linear supply rate s(u, y) = q
T
y + r
T
u and
with a continuous positive-definite storage function V
s
(·), and assume 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 continuous positive-definite storage function V
sc
(·). Show that
the f ollowing 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 ob s ervable, rank G
c
(0) = m
c
, G
c
is geometrically
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 geometrically dissipative with respect to the sup ply r ate
s(u, y) = q
T
y + r
T
u, G
c
is geometrically dissipative with respect to
the s upply 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.)
13.17 Notes and References
In comparison to the stability theory of continuous-time dynamical systems,
there is very little literature on the stability theory of discrete-time systems.
This is due to the fact that discrete-time stability theory very closely
parallels continuous-time stability theory and is often p resented as a footnote
to the continuous-time theory. Among the earliest pap ers on discrete-
time stability theory is due to Li [276]. A self-contained summary of
the application of Lyapunov stability theory to discrete-time systems is
given by Hahn [177]. See also Kalman and Bertram [229]. The invariance
principle and the invariant set theorems for discrete-time systems is due
to LaSalle; see for example [259]. Nonlinear discrete-time extensions
of passivity and losslessness are du e to Byrnes and Lin [78] and Lin
and Byrnes [281, 282]. Extended Kalman-Yakubovich-Popov equations for
nonlinear discrete-time dissipative systems are given in Chellaboina and