Robust H∞ persistent dwell time control for switched discrete-time T–S fuzzy systems with uncertainty and time-varying delay.

• A persistent dwell time (PDT) control law is mainly proposed for switched T–S fuzzy systems. Different with the most existing literatures, the dynamics of local subsystems are allowed to be unstable during fast switching time intervals as well as the jump time instants. • The existing PDT technique is improved because the maximal period of persistence (fast switching time interval) is not limited. • Under the influences of the time-varying delays, uncertainties and disturbances, the globally uniformly exponentially stable of the overall closed-loop system is guaranteed. Moreover, it has been proved that a pre-given H ∞ performance can be simultaneously guaranteed by the proposed method. This paper is concerned with the controller synthesis for switched Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy systems with time-varying delays, parameter uncertainties and process disturbances. A persistent dwell time (PDT) based control law is mainly proposed for the T–S fuzzy systems in presenting of high-frequency motion switches. Different with the most existing literatures, the dynamics of local subsystems are allowed to be unstable during fast switching time intervals as well as the jump time instants. In addition, the maximal period of persistence time is not limited. Under the influences of the time-varying delays, uncertainties and disturbances, the proposed method ensures the overall closed-loop system to be globally uniformly exponentially stable. Moreover, a pre-given H ∞ performance can be simultaneously guaranteed. Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]