Relaxed Robust Stabilization Conditions for Nonhomogeneous Markovian Jump Systems with Actuator Saturation and General Switching Policies

This paper investigates the robust control synthesis problem of nonhomogeneous Markovian jump systems with actuator saturation and uncertainties. First of all, to make a comprehensive mode-transition description, three separate mode sets are established according to the property of transition rates. And then, to improve the numerical solvability of inequality conditions dependent on time-varying transition rates, two useful relaxation methods are developed on the basis of the mode sets. Especially, by taking advantage of a new zero-sum constraint, the relaxation process is further evolved such that the conservatism arising from incomplete knowledge of transition rates can be reduced. Lastly, this paper provides the LMI-based conditions capable of estimating the attraction domain as well as of designing a mode-dependent robust control.