This book bridges the gap between classical mathematical control theory and the interdisciplinary field of hybrid systems. Presented are theoretical developments in the field of stability analysis and control synthesis of systems that combine continuous dynamics with switching events. The theory of such switched systems is related to the study of hybrid systems, which has recently attracted considerable attention among control theorists, computer scientists, and practicing engineers. Excellent resource for the classroom or for self-study.

The text adopts a progressive approach, presenting elementary concepts informally and more advanced topics with greater rigor Results are first derived for linear systems and then extended to nonlinear systems Full proofs for most results are provided An extensive bibliography and a section of technical and historical notes complete the work

Zusammenfassung
l\lany systems encountered in practice involve a coupling between contin­ uous dynamics and discrete events. Researchers with a background and interest in continuous-time systems and control theory are concerned primarily with properties of the contin­ uous dynamics, such as Lyapunov stability.

Inhalt
I Introduction.- 1 Basic Concepts.- II Stability of Switched Systems.- 2 Stability under Arbitrary Switching.- 3 Stability under Constrained Switching.- III Switching Control.- 4 Systems Not Stabilizable by Continuous Feedback.- 5 Systems with Sensor or Actuator Constraints.- 6 Systems with Large Modeling Uncertainty.- IV Supplementary Material.- A Stability.- A.1 Stability definitions.- A.3 Lyapunov's direct (second) method.- A.4 LaSalle's invariance principle.- A.5 Lyapunov's indirect (first) method.- A.6 Input-to-state stability.- B Lie Algebras.- B.1 Lie algebras and their representations.- B.3 Nilpotent and solvable Lie algebras.- B.4 Semisimple and compact Lie algebras.- Notes and References.- Notation.