Stability analysis of systems via a new double free-matrix-based integral inequality with interval time-varying delay.

This paper investigates the problem of delay-dependent stability analysis for systems with interval time-varying delay. By means of a new double free-matrix-based integral inequality and augmented Lyapunov–Krasovskii functionals containing as much information of time-varying delay as possible, a new stability criterion for systems is established. Firstly, by a double integral term two-step estimation approach and combined with single free-matrix-based integral inequalities, a stability criteria is presented. Then, compared with the double integral term two-step estimation approach, the proposed new double free-matrix-based integral inequality with more related time delays has potential to lead to a criterion with less conservatism. Finally, the validity of the presented method is demonstrated by two numerical examples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]