The Non-Uniform in Time Small-Gain Theorem for a Wide Class of Control Systems with Outputs

doi:10.3166/ejc.10.307-323

European Journal of Control

Volume 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 307-323

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The notions of non-uniform in time robust global asymptotic output stability and non-uniform in time input-tooutput stability (IOS) are extended to cover a wide class of control systemswith outputs that includes (finite or infinitedimensional) discrete-time and continuous-time control systems. A small-gain theorem,which makes use of the notion of non-uniform in time IOS property,is presented.

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The Non-Uniform in Time Small-Gain Theorem for a Wide Class of Control Systems with Outputs

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