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16.4 Numerical Illustrations
From the analytical prediction, numerical illustrations of periodic flows can provide
a comprehensive understanding of the switching systems. Consider the switching
system as defined in (16.37) and parameters in (16.36), a stable periodic flow is
given in Fig. 16.6(a)–(d) with b
32
D 0; q
.1/
D 0:25; A
.2/
3
D1; T D 4; and
A
.1/
1
DA
.1/
2
DA
.1/
3
DA
.2/
1
DA
.2/
2
D1. From analytical prediction, the initial condition
for this periodic flow is x
1
.0/ D 6:6304, x
2
.0/ D4:3082, x
3
.0/ D 2:6031.
The time histories for three state variables (x
i
, i D 1; 2; 3/ in the periodic flow of
the 3-D linear switching system are presented in Fig. 16.6(a)–(c). The solid point
represents the initial points and hollow points are switching points when subsystem
is switching from one to another. It is observed that all the switching points are
continuous but nonsmooth. An unstable flow of P
21
is given in Fig. 16.6(e)–(h) with
b
32
D 100. Even the initial condition is chosen as x
1
.0/ D 0:7232, x
2
.0/ D 3:0431,
x
3
.0/ D 10:1835 from analytical prediction, the periodic flow is easily destroyed
by a disturbance and the values of each state (x
i
,i D 1; 2; 3) will goes to infinity as
showninFig.16.6(e)–(g) in time history. The numerical simulations are consistent
with analytical predictions.
16.5 Conclusions
In this chapter, a switching system of multiple subsystems with transport laws at
switching points is discussed. A frame work for periodic flows of such a switch-
ing system is presented. To show applications, periodic flows and stability for linear
switching systems are discussed as an example. Analytical prediction of periodic
flows in such linear switching systems is carried out, and parameter maps for pe-
riodic motion stability are developed. Numerical simulations are demonstrated for
illustration of stable and unstable motions. For linear switching systems, bifurca-
tions of the periodic flows cannot be observed. This framework can be applied to
the nonlinear switching systems. The further results on stability and bifurcation of
periodic flows in nonlinear switching systems will be presented in sequel.
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