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. This paper presents a computational approach to stability analysis of nonlinear and hybrid systems. The search for a piecewise quadratic Lyapunov function is formulated as a convex optimization problem in terms of linear matrix inequalities. The relation to frequency domain methods such as the circle and Popov criteria is explained. Several examples are included to demonstrate the flexibility and power of the approach. Keywords. Piecewise linear systems, Lyapunov stability, linear matrix inequalities. 1. Introduction Construction of Lyapunov functions is one of the most fundamental problems in systems theory. The most direct application is stability analysis, but analogous problems appear more or less implicitly also in performance analysis, controller synthesis and system identification. Consequently, methods for constructing Lyapunov functions for general nonlinear systems is of great theoretical and practical interest. The objective of this paper is to develop a uniform and compu...

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