In this paper, the exponential mean-square stability of neutral switching Markovian jump systems with generally incomplete transition probabilities is investigated. The model discussed in this paper concludes both deterministic switching signals and Markovian jumping signals. The transition rates of the jumping process are assumed to be partly available, that is, some elements have been exactly known, some have been merely known with lower and upper bounds, and others may have no information to use. Based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional method, sufficient conditions on the exponential mean-square stability of the considered system are derived in terms of liner matrix inequalities. A numerical example is provided to show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed results.KEYWORDS exponential mean-square stability, generally uncertain transition rates, neutral-type Markovian jumping systems
INTRODUCTIONNeutral-type systems play an important role in many branches of natural science and engineering science 1-3 because many practical delay systems could be modeled by neutral-type systems. The differential expression of a neutral-type system concludes not only the derivative term of the current state but also the derivative of the past state. 4,5 Many scholars have deeply investigated the stability and control problem of neutral-type systems, 6-9 including approximate controllability, 10 observer-based control, 11,12 ∞ control, 13-15 and reliable control. 16,17 Arino and Nosov 18 studied the stability and asymptotic properties of a class of neutral-type functional differential equations based on the pattern equation method.Int J Robust Nonlinear Control. 2018;28:1583-1596.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/rnc