“…On the other hand, piecewise smooth (i.e., discrete-or continuous-time dynamical system whose phase space is partitioned in different regions, each associated to a different functional form of the system vector field [5]) and hybrid dynamical systems (i.e., systems involving both continuous and discrete behaviors [18]) are increasingly used in engineering and applied sciences to model a wide variety of physical systems and technological devices. Examples are mechanical systems with friction and impacts [19], walking robots [20], genetic regulatory networks [21], power electronic converters [22]- [24], hybrid control systems [25], systems with backlash [26], and saturation phenomena. Piecewise smooth dynamics have also appeared in economics and social science, mainly in sustainability development [27], bio-economics [28], and electricity markets [29]- [31].…”