Dynamic output feedback for switched linear systems based on a LQG design

The aim of this paper is to extend the LQG design for linear system to the case of switched linear systems in continuous time. The main result provides a control Lyapunov function and a dynamic output feedback law leading to sub-optimal solutions. Practically, the dynamic output feedback is easy to apply and the design procedure is effective if there exists at least one controllable and observable convex combination of the subsystems. Practical applications concern the large class of power converters.