Measures of Robustness for Uncertain Time-Delay Linear Systems

Abstract

Several delay-dependent criteria to test the stability of time-delay systems that were proposed require solving the Lyapunov matrix equation. This can be a troublesome task and often nontrivial. In this note, a delay-dependent sufficient condition that guarantees the robust stability of linear uncertain time-delay systems is presented. The stability test criterion derived in this paper is based on induced norms and matrix measures. The salient feature of the result obtained is its simplicity and ease in testing the robust stability of uncertain time-delay linear systems.