Robust Reliable Control for Neutral-Type Nonlinear Systems with Time-Varying Delays

The problem of robust reliable stabilization against actuator failures for a class of uncertain nonlinear neutral systems with time-varying delays is considered. Based on a new Lyapunov—Krasovskii functional, by employing linear matrix inequality technique and free weighting matrix approach, we derived a set of sufficient conditions for the existence of a reliable controller. The derived controller is applied for the robust stabilization of the nonlinear neutral system in the presence of known actuator failure matrix and uncertainties. Further, the results are extended to study the stabilization of neutral systems with unknown actuator failure matrix. The failure of actuators are considered by variables, which are varying in a given interval. The developed theoretical results are established in the form of linear matrix inequalities, which can be easily solved via standard numerical software. Finally, two numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the validity and less conservatism of the obtained results.