Journal of Applied Mathematics
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 340450, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/340450
Research Article

A Note on Practical Stability of Nonlinear Vibration Systems with Impulsive Effects

Qishui Zhong,1 Hongcai Li,2 Hui Liu,2 and Juebang Yu3

1Institute of Astronautics & Aeronautics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
2National Key Lab of Vehicular Transmission, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
3College of Electronic Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China

Received 23 March 2012; Accepted 26 July 2012

Academic Editor: Junjie Wei

Copyright © 2012 Qishui Zhong et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

This paper addresses the issue of vibration characteristics of nonlinear systems with impulsive effects. By utilizing a T-S fuzzy model to represent a nonlinear system, a general strict practical stability criterion is derived for nonlinear impulsive systems.