Relaxed conditions for the stability of switched nonlinear triangular systems under arbitrary switching

This paper addresses the stability of a class of nonlinear switching systems under arbitrary switching. It focuses on switching systems whose modes are made of a cascade of nonlinear scalar systems. It relaxes the stability conditions proposed by Angeli and Liberzon, by relying on the Strong iISS property which is known to be preserved under cascade interconnection. Its applicability is illustrated by the study of switched bilinear systems in triangular form. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.