Stabilization of LPV positive systems

This paper considers the stabilization issue for continuous-time linear parameter varying (LPV) positive systems. The time varying parameters are known and are modeled as belonging to the simplex set. The proposed stabilization approach relies on a parameter dependent Lyapunov function combined with a subtle choice of a slack variable that is not necessary diagonal. In fact, due to the positivity constraint on the closed-loop system the slack variable is chosen to be a Metzler matrix. Indeed, the particular case when the slack matrix is diagonal may work but the resulting stabilization conditions can be conservative. This fact is illustrated by a comparison example.