Title :
Hamiltonian-type Lyapunov functions
Author :
Marino, Riccardo ; Nicosia, Salvatore
Author_Institution :
Seconda Universitá di Roma, Rome, Italy
fDate :
11/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A flexible and systematic way for the construction of Lyapunov functions which lends itself to the use of nonlinear programming techniques is presented. The class of Lyapunov functions obtained is shown to be energy functions (Hamiltonians) for an equivalent system.
Keywords :
Lyapunov methods; Nonlinear programming; Asymptotic stability; Differential equations; Functional programming; Integral equations; Lyapunov method; Mathematical model; State-space methods; Symmetric matrices;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.1983.1103168
