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\emph{Electronic Journal of Differential Equations},
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\begin{document}
\title[\hfilneg EJDE-2010/21\hfil
 Asymptotic stability of switching systems]
{Asymptotic stability of switching systems}

\author[D. Boularas, D. Cheban\hfil EJDE-2010/21\hfilneg]
{Driss Boularas, David Cheban} % in alphabetical order

\address{Driss Boularas \newline
Xlim, UMR 6090, DMI, Facult\'e de Sciences \\
Universit\'e de Limoges\\ 
123, Avenue A. Thomas\\
87060, Limoges, France}
\email{driss.boularas@unilim.fr}

\address{David Cheban \newline
State University of Moldova\\
Department of Mathematics and Informatics\\
A. Mateevich Street 60\\
MD--2009 Chi\c{s}in\u{a}u, Moldova}
\email{cheban@usm.md}

\thanks{Submitted December 21, 2009. Published February 2, 2010.}
\subjclass[2000]{34A37, 34D20, 34D23, 34D45, 37B55, 37C75, 93D20}
\keywords{Uniform asymptotic stability; cocycles; global
attractors; \hfill\break\indent
uniform exponential stability; switched systems}

\begin{abstract}
 In this article, we study the uniform asymptotic
 stability of the switched system $u'=f_{\nu(t)}(u)$,
 $u\in \mathbb{R}^n$, where
 $\nu:\mathbb{R}_{+}\to \{1,2,\dots,m\}$ is an arbitrary
 piecewise constant function.
 We find criteria for the asymptotic stability of nonlinear
 systems. In particular, for slow and homogeneous systems,
 we prove that the asymptotic stability of each individual
 equation $u'=f_p(u)$ ($p\in \{1,2,\dots,m\}$)
 implies the uniform asymptotic stability of the system
 (with respect to switched signals).
 For linear switched systems (i.e., $f_p(u)=A_pu$, where $A_p$
 is a linear mapping  acting on $E^n$) we establish the following
 result: The linear switched system is uniformly asymptotically stable
 if it  does not admit nontrivial bounded full trajectories and
 at least one of the equations $x'=A_px$  is asymptotically stable.
 We study this problem in the framework of linear non-autonomous
 dynamical systems (cocyles).
\end{abstract}

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\newtheorem{example}[theorem]{Example}

\section{Introduction}

The aim of this article is studying the  uniform
asymptotic stability of the switched system
\begin{equation}\label{eq1.1}
x'=f_{\nu(t)}(x),\quad (x\in E^n)
\end{equation}
where $\nu:\mathbb{R}_{+}\to \{1,2,\dots,m\}$ is an arbitrary
piecewise constant function, $E^n$ is an $n$-dimensional
euclidian space, and $\mathbb{R}_{+}:=[0,+\infty)$.
%(see, for example, \cite{Lib03} and the references therein)??

The discrete-time counterpart of \eqref{eq1.1} takes the form
\begin{equation}\label{eq1.1*}
x_{k+1}=f_{\nu(k)}(x_k),
\end{equation}
where $\nu:\mathbb{Z}_{+}\to \{1,2,\dots,m\}$ and $\mathbb{Z}_{+}:=\{0,1,2,\dots\}$.


A continuous function $\gamma :\mathbb{R}_{+}\to E^n$
(respectively, $\gamma:\mathbb{Z}_{+}\to E^n$) is called a
solution of  \eqref{eq1.1} (respectively, of \eqref{eq1.1*}),
if $\gamma(t)=\gamma(0)+\int_{0}^{t}f_{\nu(s)}(\gamma(s))ds$
(respectively, $\gamma(n+1)= f_{\nu(n)}(\gamma(n))$) for all $t\in
\mathbb{R}_{+}$ (respectively, $n\in\mathbb{Z}_{+}$).

Denote by $[E^n]$ the space of all linear operators $A:E^n\to
E^n$ equipped with the operator norm.

If $f_p(x)=A_p(x)$ ($x\in E^n$ and $p=1,2,\dots,m$), where
$A_p\in [E^n]$, then \eqref{eq1.1} (respectively, \eqref{eq1.1*}
is called a linear switched system.

The linear switched system \eqref{eq1.1} (respectively,
\eqref{eq1.1*}) is called uniformly (with respect to switching
signals $\nu$) exponentially stable if there are two positive
numbers $\mathcal{N}$ and $\nu$ such that $|\gamma(t)|\le
\mathcal{N} e^{-\nu t}|\gamma(0)|$ for all solution $\gamma$ of
\eqref{eq1.1} (respectively, \eqref{eq1.1*}) and
$t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$ (respectively, $t\in\mathbb{Z}_{+}$).

\begin{remark} \label{rmk1.1} \rm
(1) If \eqref{eq1.1} is uniformly exponentially
stable, then every equation $x'=A_{i}x$ ($i=1,2,\dots,m$) is also
exponentially stable; i.e.,
\begin{equation}\label{eq1.1**}
\mathop{\rm Re} \lambda_{j}(A_{i})<0
\end{equation}
for all $j=1,2,\dots,n$, where
$\sigma(A_i):=\{\lambda_{1}(A_i),\lambda_2(A_i),\dots,\lambda_n(A_i)\}$
is the spectrum of  the  linear operator $A_i$).

(2) From condition \eqref{eq1.1**}, generally speaking,  it does not
follow uniformly exponentially stability of linear switched system
\eqref{eq1.1} (see, for example, \cite{LM99} and \cite{LSZ01}).
However, if in addition the interval between any two consecutive
discontinuities of $\nu$ if sufficiently large, then the condition
\eqref{eq1.1**} implies the uniformly exponential stability of
\eqref{eq1.1} \cite{Mor96}.
\end{remark}

The problem of uniform exponential stability for the switched
linear systems (both with continuous and discrete time) arises  in
a number of  areas of mathematics: control theory -- Cheban
\cite{Che10}, Molchanov \cite{Mol87}; linear algebra -- Artzrouni
\cite{Art}, Beyn and Elsner \cite{BE}, Bru, Elsner and Neumann
\cite{BEN}, Daubechies and Lagarias \cite{DL}, Elsner and
Friedland \cite{EF}, Elsner, Koltracht and Neumann \cite{EKN},
Gurvits \cite{Gur95}, Vladimirov, Elsner and Beyn \cite{VEB};
Markov Chains -- Gurvits \cite{Gur85}, Gurvits and Zaharin
\cite{GZ,GZ89}; iteration process -- Bru, Elsner and Neumann
\cite{BEN}, Opoitsev \cite{Opo86} and see also the bibliography
therein.

For the discrete linear switched system \eqref{eq1.1*},  it is
established the following result in \cite{CM05}.

\begin{theorem}[Cheban, Mammana \cite{CM05}] \label{t4.2}
 Let $A_i\in [E^n]\ (i=1,2,\dots ,m)$. Assume that the
following conditions are fulfilled:
\begin{enumerate}
\item there exists $j\in \{1,2,\dots ,m\}$ such that the operator
$A_{j}$ is asymptotically stable (i.e., $r(A_{j})<1$, where $r(A)$
is the spectral radius of the operator $A$);
\item the discrete
linear switched system \eqref{eq1.1*} has not nontrivial bounded
on $\mathbb{Z}$ solutions.
\end{enumerate}
Then the discrete linear switched system \eqref{eq1.1*} is
uniformly exponentially stable
\end{theorem}

In this paper we generalize this result for linear switched system
\eqref{eq1.1} with continuous time. We present here also some
tests of the asymptotic stability of nonlinear switched systems.
In particular, for the slow homogeneous switched systems (i.e.,
$f_p(\lambda u)=\lambda f_p(u)$ for all $u\in \mathbb{R}^n$,
$p\in \{1,2,\dots,m\}$ and $\lambda >0$) we prove that the
asymptotic stability of each individual equation $u'=f_p(u)$
($p\in \{1,2,\dots,m\}$) implies the uniform (with respect to
switched signals) asymptotic stability of system \eqref{eq1.1}. We
study this problem in the framework of non-autonomous dynamical
systems (cocyles).

This paper is organized as follows:
In section 2 we introduce the shift dynamical system on the space
of piecewise constant functions { which}  play a very important role
in the study of { of}  switched system. We show that every switched
system generates a cocycle. This fact { allows} us to apply the
ideas and methods of non-autonomous dynamical systems for studying
the switched systems. Here{ ,} we present some tests of the asymptotic
stability of nonlinear switched systems \eqref{eq1.1} (Theorems
\ref{tSDS1}, \ref{t6.1.5} and \ref{thH4}).

Section 3 is dedicated to the study of switched homogeneous systems.
We give a necessary and sufficient conditions of asymptotic
stability of homogeneous systems \eqref{eq1.1} (Theorem \ref{thH3*})
{ and}  a sufficient condition for the asymptotic stability of slow
switched homogeneous systems \eqref{eq1.1} is given (Theorem
\ref{thH4}).

The main result of Section 4 is Theorem \ref{t4.2*}, which
contains a necessary and sufficient conditions for the uniformly
exponentially stability of linear switched system \eqref{eq1.1}.


\section{Asymptotic Stability of Nonlinear Switched Systems}

\subsection*{Shift dynamical systems on the space of piecewise
constant functions}

Let $m\in \mathbb{N}:=\{1,2,\dots\}$ ($m\ge 2$),
$\mathcal{P}:=\{1,2,\dots,m\}$ , and $S(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$
be the set of piecewise constant functions
$\nu{ :\mathbb{R}_{+}\to  \mathcal{P}}$, i.e.,
$\nu\in S(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ if and only if there
is a increasing
sequence $\{t^{\nu}_{k}\}_{k\in \mathbb{Z}_{+}}$ such that
$t^{\nu}_0:=0$, $t_k\to +\infty$ as $k\to +\infty$,
$\nu(t)=p_k\in \mathcal{P}$ for all
$t\in [t^{\nu}_k,t^{\nu}_{k+1}$).

Denote by
\begin{equation}\label{eq6.0.3}
d(\nu_1,\nu_2):=\sum_{k=1}^{+\infty}\frac{1}{2^{k}}
\frac{d_{k}(\nu_1,\nu_2)}
{1+d_{k}(\nu_1,\nu_2)}
\end{equation}
for all $\nu_1,\nu_2\in S(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$, where
$d_k(\nu_1,\nu_2):= \int_{0}^{k}||\nu_1(t)-\nu_2(t)||dt$ for all
$k\in \mathbb{N}$. By (\ref{eq6.0.3}) is defined a complete metric
on the space $S(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$.

Let $\tau >0$. Denote by $S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ the
subset of $S(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ consisting of
functions $\nu\in S(\mathbb{R}_{+}, \mathcal{P})$ with the  sequences
$\{t^{\nu}_{k}\}_{k\in \mathbb{Z}_{+}}$
satisfying the condition $t^{\nu}_{k+1}-t^{\nu}_{k}\ge \tau$ for
all $k\in \mathbb{Z}_{+}$.

\begin{theorem}[\cite{Klo06}]\label{t6.1.1}
$(S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathfrak{C}),d)$ is a compact metric
space.
\end{theorem}

Let $\sigma$ be a mapping from $\mathbb{R}_{+}\times
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ into $S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},
\mathcal{P})$ defined by  the equality $\sigma(t,\nu):=\nu_{t}$ for all
$t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$ and $\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+}, \mathcal{P})$,
where $\nu_{t}$ is the $t$--shift of the function $\nu$,
i.e., $\nu_{t}(s):=\nu(t+s)$ for all $s\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$. It is
easy to verify that:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $\sigma(0,\nu)=\nu$ for all
$\nu \in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$;

\item $\sigma(t_1+t_2,\nu)=\sigma(t_2,\sigma(t_1,\nu))$ for all
$t_1,t_2\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$ and
$\nu \in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$;

\item for all $t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$ and $\nu\in
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ there exists $l=l(t,\nu)\in
\mathbb{Z}_{+}$ such that $t\in [t_{l}^{\nu},t_{l+1}^{\nu})$,
$\{t^{\nu_{t}}_{k}\}=\{t^{\nu}_{l+k}\}-t:=\{t^{\nu}_{k+l} -t:
k\in \mathbb{N}\}$ and $t^{\nu_{t}}_{0}:=0$.
\end{enumerate}

\begin{theorem}[\cite{Bro79,Klo06,Sel71}] \label{t6.1.2}
The mapping
$\sigma: \mathbb{R}_{+}\times S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R},
\mathcal{P})\to S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ is
continuous and, consequently,
$(S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P}), \mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$
is a dynamical system on
$S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$.
\end{theorem}


\subsection*{Switched Dynamical Systems}


\begin{definition} \label{def2.3} \rm
A switched dynamical system \cite{LM99} is a
differential equation of the form
\begin{equation}\label{eqSDS1}
x'=f_{\nu(t)}(x)
\end{equation}
where $\{f_p: p\in \mathcal{P}\}$ is a family of sufficiently
regular functions from $E^n$ on $E^n$  parametrized by some finite index
set $\mathcal{P}$, and $\nu:\mathbb{R}_{+}\to \mathcal{P}$ is a
piecewise constant function of time, called a switching signal.
\end{definition}

For example, we can take  the function $f_p$,
$p\in\mathcal{P}$, locally Lipschitzian such that the equation
$x'= f_p(x)$ generates on $E^n$ a dynamical system
$(E^n,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi_p)$.

\begin{remark} \label{rmk2.4} \rm
Note that \begin{enumerate}
\item a piecewise constant function $\nu:\mathbb{R}_{+}\to E^n$
has at most a countable set $\{t_{k}^{\nu}\}$ of  discontinuity
points; \item without loss of the generality we may suppose that
$t_{k}^{\nu}\to +\infty $ as $k\to +\infty$ (every finite segment
$[a,b]\subset \mathbb{R}_{+}$ contains at most a finite number of
points from $\{t_{k}^{\nu}\}$).
\end{enumerate}
\end{remark}

\begin{definition} \label{def2.5} \rm
A positive number $\tau$ is called a dwell time
of \eqref{eqSDS1} if for arbitrary switching signal $\nu$ the
interval between any two consecutive switching times is not
smaller then $\tau$, i.e., $t_{k+1}^{\nu}-t_k^{\nu}\ge \tau$ for
all $k\in \mathbb{N}$.
\end{definition}

\begin{definition}  \label{def2.6} \rm
A continuous function $\gamma:\mathbb{R}_{+}\to
E^n$is called a solution of switched system \eqref{eqSDS1}, if
\begin{equation}\label{eqSDS2}
\gamma(t)=\pi_{\nu(t)}(t-t_{k}^{\nu},\gamma(t_k^{\nu}))
\end{equation}
for all $t\in\mathbb [t_k^{\nu},t_{k+1}^{\nu})$ and
$k\in \{0, 1, 2, \dots \}$.
\end{definition}

Denote by $t\to \varphi(t,x,\nu)$ the solution of equation
\eqref{eqSDS1} with initial condition $\varphi(0,u,\nu)=u$,
assuming that an unique solution exists for all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$.
Then the mapping $\varphi: \mathbb{R}_{+}\times E^n\times
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathfrak{C})$ possesses the following
properties:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $\varphi(0,u,\nu)=u$ for all $u\in E^n$ and $\nu\in
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$;
\item $\varphi
(t+s,u,\nu)=\varphi(s,\varphi(t,u,\nu), \sigma(t,\nu))$ for all
$t,s\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$, $u\in E^n$ and
$\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$.
\end{enumerate}

\begin{theorem}[\cite{Klo06}]\label{t6.1.3}
The mapping $\varphi: \mathbb{R}_{+}\times E^n\times
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+}, \mathcal{P})\to E^n$ is continuous.
\end{theorem}

Thus the triple $\langle E^n,\varphi,(S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P}), \mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)\rangle$ is a cocycle
under dynamical system $(S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+}$, $\mathcal{P})$,
$\sigma)$ with the fiber $E^n$ and, consequently, we can study the
switched systems \eqref{eq1.1} in the framework of the
non-autonomous (cocycle) systems (see, for example,
\cite{Che04,Sel71}).

\subsection*{Global attractors of dynamical systems}

Let $(X,\rho)$ be a complete metric space and $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$
be a dynamical system on $X$.

\begin{definition}[{\cite[ChI]{Che04}}] \label{def2.8} \rm
A dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ is
said to be
\begin{itemize}
\item pointwise dissipative if there exists a nonempty compact
subset $K\subseteq X$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{eqPDS}
\lim_{t\to +\infty}\rho(\pi(t,x),K)=0
\end{equation}
for all $x\in X$ (in this case one say that the set $K$ attracts
every point $x$ of $X$);
\item compactly dissipative if the
equality (\ref{eqPDS}) holds uniformly with respect to $x$
on every compact subset $M$ from $X$; i.e., there exists a
nonempty compact subset $K\subseteq X$ attracting every compact
subset $M$ in $X$.
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}

\begin{remark} \label{rmk2.9} \rm
It is clear that every compact dissipative
dynamical system is pointwise dissipative. The pointwise
dissipativity, generally speaking, does not imply the compact
dissipativity (see \cite[ChI]{Che04}).
\end{remark}

\begin{theorem}[{\cite[ChI]{Che04}}] \label{thSDS1}
 If the metric space $(X,\rho)$ is
locally compact, then the dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$
is compactly dissipative if and only if it is pointwise
dissipative.
\end{theorem}

Let $M\subseteq X$; denote
\[
\Omega(M):=\cap_{t\ge 0}\overline{\cup_{\tau\ge t}\pi(\tau,M}).
\]
If the dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ is compactly
dissipative and $K$ is a compact subset from $M$ which attracts
every compact subset from $X$, then the set $J:=\Omega(K)$ does
not depend of the choice of the attracting set $K$ and it is well
defined only by dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ (see, for
example, \cite{Che04,Hal88}). The set $J$ is called \cite{Che04}
Levinson center for compactly dissipative dynamical system
$(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$.

\begin{definition} \label{def2.11} \rm
A subset $M\subseteq X$ is called:
\begin{itemize}
\item positively (respectively, negatively) invariant if
$\pi(t,M)\subseteq M$ (respectively, $M\subseteq \pi(t,M)$) for
all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$;
\item invariant if it is positively
and negatively invariant, i.e., $\pi(t,M)=M$ for all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$;
\item orbitally stable if for every $\varepsilon >0$
there exists a positive number $\delta=\delta(\varepsilon)$ such
that $\rho(x,M)<\delta$ implies $\rho(\pi(t,x),M)<\varepsilon$ for
all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$;
\item attracting if there exists a
positive number $\alpha$ such that\\
$\lim_{t\to +\infty}\rho(\pi(t,x),M)=0$
for all
$x\in B(M,\alpha):=\{x\in X:\rho(x,M)<\alpha\}$;
\item asymptotically stable if it is an
orbitally stable and attracting set.
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}

\begin{theorem}[\cite{Che04,Hal88}] \label{thSDS2}
Let $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ be compactly
dissipative dynamical system.  Then the following statements hold:
\begin{enumerate}
\item the Levinson center $J$ of $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ is a
nonempty, compact and invariant subset of $X$; \item $J$ is
asymptotically stable; \item $J$ attracts every compact subset $M$
from $X$;
\item $J$ is a maximal compact invariant set in $X$,
i.e., if $J'$ is a compact invariant subset from $X$, then
$J'\subseteq J$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

Denote
$$
\Omega_{X}:=\overline{\cup\{\omega_{x}: x\in X\}},
$$
where $\omega_{x}:=\Omega(\{x\})=\cap_{t\ge
0}\overline{\cup_{\tau \ge t}\pi(\tau,x)}$.

\begin{theorem}[{\cite[ChI]{Che04}}]\label{thSDS5}
The pointwise dissipative dynamical
system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ is compact dissipative if and only
if there exists a nonempty compact set $M\subseteq X$ possessing
the following properties:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $\Omega_{X}\subseteq M$;
\item $M$ is orbitally stable.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

\begin{remark}\label{rSDS} \rm
Under the conditions of Theorem \ref{thSDS5} $J\subseteq
M$, where $J$ is the Levinson center of $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$.
\end{remark}


\subsection*{Asymptotic stability of switched systems}

We are assuming here that every equation
\begin{equation}\label{eqSDSp}
x'=f_p(x)
\end{equation}
($p\in \mathcal{P}$) has a trivial equilibrium point: $f_p(0)=0$,
$p\in \mathcal{P}$. It is clear that in this case the switched
system \eqref{eqSDS1} has a trivial solution, i.e.,
$\varphi(t,0,\nu)=0$ for all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$ and $\nu\in
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$.

\begin{definition} \label{def2.15} \rm
The trivial solution of the switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} is called:
\begin{itemize}
\item uniformly (with respect to switching signals $\nu$)
stable if for every $\varepsilon >0$ there exists a positive
number $\delta =\delta (\varepsilon)$ (depending only of
$\varepsilon$) such that $|u|<\delta$ implies
$|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|<\varepsilon$ for all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$ and
$\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$;
\item attracting
if there exists a positive number $\alpha$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{eqSDS0}
\lim_{t\to +\infty}|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|=0
\end{equation}
for all $|u|<\alpha$ and $\nu\in
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$; \item uniformly
asymptotically stable if it is uniformly stable and attracting;
\item uniformly globally asymptotically stable if it is uniformly
asymptotically stable and (\ref{eqSDS0}) holds for all $u\in E^n$
and $\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$.
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}

\begin{remark} \label{rmk2.16} \rm
Clearly, a necessary condition for uniformly (globally)
asymptotically stability under arbitrary switching is that all of
the individual subsystems \eqref{eqSDSp} are (globally)
asymptotically stable. On the other hand,  the (global) asymptotic
stability of all the individual subsystems \eqref{eqSDSp} is not
sufficient (see, for example, \cite{LM99,LSZ01} and also \cite{Duv}
(for the discrete switched systems)).
\end{remark}

\begin{definition} \label{def2.17} \rm
Let $\mathbb{R}_{+}\subset \mathbb T\subset \mathbb{R}$.
A continuous mapping $\gamma_x:\mathbb T \to X$ is called a
motion of the dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$
issuing from the point $x\in X$ at the initial moment $t=0$ and
defined on $\mathbb T$, if
\begin{itemize}
\item[(a)] $\gamma_x(0)=x$;
\item[(b)] $\gamma_x(t_2)\in
\pi(t_2-t_1,\gamma_x(t_1))$ for all $t_1,t_2\in \mathbb T$
($t_2>t_1$).
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}

The set of all motions of $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$, passing through
the point $x$ at the initial moment $t=0$ is denoted by
$\Phi_x(\pi)$ and $\Phi (\pi):=\cup \{\Phi_x(\pi) : x\in
X\}$ (or simply $\Phi$).

\begin{definition} \label{def2.18} \rm
The trajectory $\gamma \in \Phi(\pi)$
defined on $\mathbb{R}$ is called a full (entire) trajectory of the
dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$.
\end{definition}

\begin{definition} \label{def2.19} \rm
A continuous function $\gamma_{\nu}:\mathbb{R}\to
E^n$ is said to be an entire solution of switched system
\eqref{eqSDS1} if there exists an entire trajectory
$\tilde{\gamma}\in\Phi_{\nu}(\sigma)$ such that
$\gamma_{\nu}(t+s)=\varphi(t,\gamma_{\nu}(s),\tilde{\gamma}(s))$ for
all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$ and $s\in\mathbb{R}$.
\end{definition}

\begin{theorem}\label{tSDS1}
The trivial solution of switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} is
uniformly globally asymptotically stable if and only if the
following conditions are fulfilled:
\begin{enumerate}
\item every solution of switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} is bounded
on $\mathbb{R}_{+}$; i.e., \\
$\sup_{t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}}|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|<+\infty$
for all $u\in E^n$ and $\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$;
 \item the switched system
does not have nontrivial entire bounded on $\mathbb{R}$ solutions.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
Necessity: Let  \eqref{eqSDS1} be uniformly
asymptotically stable. Let \\
$X:=E^{n}\times S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ and
$(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ be a skew-product
dynamical system generated by cocycle $\varphi$; i.e.,
$\pi(t,(u,\nu)):=(\varphi(t,u,\nu),\sigma(t,\nu))$ for all
$t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$, $u\in E^{n}$ and
$\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$.
At first we will prove that the skew-product
dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ is compactly dissipative.
To this end, we note that the space $X$ is locally compact because
$S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ is compact. According to
Theorem \ref{thSDS1},  it is sufficient to establish its pointwise
dissipativity.
Let $x:=(u,\nu)\in E^{n}\times S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$,
then the semi-trajectory
$\Sigma_{x}:=\cup_{t\ge 0}\pi(t,x)$ is relatively compact because
$|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|\to 0$ as $t\to +\infty$. Thus $\omega_x\subseteq
\Theta =\{0\}\times S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ for all
$x\in X$, where $\omega_{x}$ is the $\omega$--limit set of the point
$x$. This means that $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ is pointwise
dissipative and, hence, it is compactly dissipative too.

Now we will establish that under the conditions of Theorem the set
$\Theta$ is orbitally stable. In fact, if we suppose that this is not
true, then there are $\varepsilon_0>0$, $\delta_n\to 0$
($\delta_n>0$) and $t_n\to +\infty$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{eqSDS_1}
\rho(x_n,\Theta)<\delta_n\quad \text{and}\quad
\rho(\pi(t_n,x_n),\Theta)\ge \varepsilon_0
\end{equation}
for all $n\in\mathbb{N}$. Since $\Theta$ is a compact set then we
may suppose that $\{x_n\}:=(u_n,\nu_n)$ is a convergent sequence.
Let $\bar{x}:=\lim_{n\to +\infty}x_n$, then by
\eqref{eqSDS_1} there exists
$\bar{\nu}\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ such that
$\bar{x}=(0,\bar{\nu})$. On the other
hand by compact dissipativity of the dynamical system
$(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ we may suppose that the sequence
$\{\pi(t_n,x_n)\}$ is
also convergent. Denote by $\tilde{x}$ its limit; i.e.,
$\tilde{x}:=\lim_{n\to +\infty}\pi(t_n,x_n)$. From
\eqref{eqSDS_1} it follows that $\rho(\tilde{x},\Theta)\ge
\varepsilon_0$ and, consequently, $|\tilde{u}|=\lim_{n\to
+\infty}|\varphi(t_n,u_n,\nu_n)|\ge \varepsilon_0$. Thus
$\tilde{x}:=(\tilde{u},\tilde{\nu})\not= (0,\tilde{\nu})$. Now we
denote by $\delta_0=\delta(\varepsilon_0)>0$ a positive number
from the uniform stability of switched system \eqref{eqSDS1}. Then
for a sufficiently large $n$ we will have
\begin{equation}\label{eqSDS_2}
|\varphi(t_n,x_n,\nu_n)|<\varepsilon_0/2
\end{equation}
and, consequently, $|\tilde{u}|\le \varepsilon_0/2$. The obtained
contradiction proves our statement.

Taking into account that the set $\Theta$ is compact,
$\Omega_{X}\subseteq \Theta$ and $\Theta$ is orbitally stable
according to Theorem \ref{thSDS5} (see also Remark \ref{rSDS}) we
obtain $J\subseteq \Theta$. From this inclusion it follows that
the switched system does not the nontrivial entire solutions
bounded on $\mathbb{R}$. In fact, if $\gamma :\mathbb{R}\to
E^{n}$ is a nontrivial entire solution of \eqref{eqSDS1} which is
bounded on $\mathbb{R}$, then $\gamma(s):=(\psi(s),\sigma(s,\nu))$
($s\in\mathbb{R}$) is an entire trajectory of skew-product
dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ with relatively compact
rang $\gamma(\mathbb{R})$ and, consequently, $\gamma(s)\in J$ for
all $s\in \mathbb{R}$. Since $\psi$ is a nontrivial solution of
\eqref{eqSDS1}, then $\gamma(\mathbb{R})\not \subseteq \Theta$. The
obtained contradiction proves our statement.

Sufficiency. Let now all solutions of switched system
\eqref{eqSDS1} are bounded on $\mathbb{R}_{+}$ and \eqref{eqSDS1}
does not have nontrivial bounded on $\mathbb{R}$ entire solutions.
Let $x:=(u,\nu)\in E^{n}\times S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$, then the semi-trajectory $\Sigma_{x}:=\cup_{t\ge
0}\pi(t,x)$ is relatively compact because $\varphi(\mathbb{R}_{+},u,\nu)$ is bounded. Thus the $\omega$--limit set
$\omega_{x}$ of the point $x$ is nonempty, compact and invariant.
Let $p:=(\tilde{u},\tilde{\nu})\in \omega_{x}$, then there exists
an entire trajectory $\psi:\mathbb{R}\to \omega_{x}$ of the
dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$. It is easy to verify
that the continuous function $\gamma:=pr_2\circ \psi$
($pr_2:X\to S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P} )$) is an entire
trajectory of the switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} and
$\gamma(\mathbb{R})$ is relatively compact. Since trivial solution
is an unique bounded on $\mathbb{R}$ entire solution of
\eqref{eqSDS1} then $\gamma(t)=0$ for all $t\in \mathbb{R}$. Thus
$\omega_{x}\subseteq \Theta:=\{0\}\times S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ for all $x\in X$ and, consequently,
$\Omega_{X}$ is a compact subset because $\Omega_{X}\subseteq
\Theta$. This means that $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ is pointwise
dissipative and, hence, it is compactly dissipative too.

Let $J$ the Levinson center of $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$. We will
show that $J=\Theta$. To prove this equality it is sufficient to
establish the inclusion $J\subseteq \Theta$ because $\Theta$ is a
compact and invariant subset of $X$ and, consequently,
$\Theta\subseteq J$ (according to Theorem \ref{thSDS1} $J$ is the
maximal compact invariant subset of $X$). Let $x:=(u,\nu)\in J$,
then there exists an entire trajectory $\psi :\mathbb{R}\to J$
of dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ such that $\psi(0)=x$.
Then the function $\gamma :\mathbb{R}\to E^n$ defined by
equality $\gamma(s):=pr_2(\psi(s))$ ($s\in\mathbb{R}$) is an entire
solution of switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} which is bounded on
$\mathbb{R}$. Under the conditions of Theorem $\gamma$ coincides
with the trivial solution of \eqref{eqSDS1} and, consequently,
$x\in \Theta$; i.e., $J\subseteq \Theta$.

To finish the proof it is establish the uniform asymptotic
stability of the trivial solution of \eqref{eqSDS1}. If we suppose
that it is not true, then there are $\varepsilon_0>0$,
$\delta_n\to 0$ ($\delta_n>0$) and $t_n\to +\infty$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{eqSDS_1*}
|x_n|<\delta_n\quad\text{and}\quad |\varphi(t_n,u_n,\nu_n)|\ge
\varepsilon_0
\end{equation}
for all $n\in\mathbb{N}$. Since the dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ is compactly dissipative, then we may suppose that the
sequences $x_n:=(u_n,\nu_n)$ and
$\pi(t_n,x_n)=(\varphi(t_n,u_n,\nu_n)$, $\sigma(t_n,\nu_n))$ are
convergent. Let $\bar{x}:=\lim_{n\to +\infty}x_n$ and
$\tilde{x}:=\lim_{n\to +\infty}\pi(t_n,x_n)$. It is clear
that $\tilde{x}\in J\subseteq \Theta$. On the other hand from the
inequality (\ref{eqSDS_1*}) we obtain
$|\tilde{u}|\ge\varepsilon_0$, where
$\tilde{x}=(\tilde{u},\tilde{\nu})$ and, consequently,
$\tilde{x}\notin \Theta$. The obtained contradiction proves our
statement.
\end{proof}

\begin{corollary}\label{corSDS1}
The trivial solution of switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} is
uniformly globally asymptotically stable if and only if the
following conditions are fulfilled:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $\lim_{t\to +\infty}|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|=0$ for all
$u\in E^n$ and $\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$; \item
the switched system does not have nontrivial entire bounded on
$\mathbb{R}$ solutions.
\end{enumerate}
\end{corollary}

\begin{proof}
This statement it follows from Theorem \ref{tSDS1}.
In fact, under the conditions of Theorem \ref{tSDS1} it easy to
see that for every bounded on $\mathbb{R}_{+}$ solution
$\varphi(t,u,\nu)$ we have $\sup_{t\to +\infty}|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|=0$.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark} \label{rmk2.22} \rm
(1) Note that in the particular case this statement
was established by  Kloeden \cite{Klo06}. Namely, in
\cite{Klo06} it is proved that the trivial (zero) solution of
switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} is uniformly asymptotically stable
(with respect to two-sided switched signals), if the trivial
solution of each individual subsystem \eqref{eqSDSp} is
asymptotically stable, these systems have a common positively
invariant absorbing set and the zero solution is the only bounded
entire solution of switched system \eqref{eqSDS1}.

(2) Theorem \ref{thSDS1} also holds for  arbitrary
non-autonomous dynamical systems $\langle (X,\mathbb T_{+},\pi),
(Y,\mathbb T,\sigma),h\rangle$ if the following conditions are
fulfilled:
\begin{enumerate}
\item the space $Y$ is compact and invariant (i.e.,
$\sigma(t,Y)=Y$ for all $t\in\mathbb T$); \item $(X,h,Y)$ is a
finite-dimensional vectorial fibering with the norm $|\cdot|$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{remark}


\subsection*{Criteria for asymptotic stability}

\begin{lemma}[\cite{CS}] \label{l6.1.1*}
Let $f:\mathbb{R}_{+}\to \mathbb{R}_{+}$ be a function
satisfying the following conditions:
\begin{itemize}
\item[(H1)] $f(0)=0$; \item[(H2)] $f(t)>0$ for all $t>0$;
\item[(H3)] $f:(0,+\infty)\to (0,+\infty)$ is locally
Lipschitz; \item[(H4)] $f$ satisfies the condition of Osgoode, i.e.,
$\int_{0}^{\varepsilon}\frac{ds}{f(s)}=+\infty$ for all
$\varepsilon >0$.
\end{itemize}
Then, the equation
\begin{equation}\label{eq5.1**}
u'=-f(u)
\end{equation}
admits an unique solution $\omega(t,r)$ with initial condition
$\omega(0,r)=r$ and the mapping $\omega :\mathbb{R}_{+}^{2} \to
\mathbb{R}_{+}$ possesses the following properties:
\begin{enumerate}

\item the mapping $\omega :\mathbb{R}_{+}^{2} \to \mathbb{R}_{+}$ is continuous; \item $\omega(t,r)<r$ for all $r>0$ and
$t>0$;

\item for all $r>0$ the mapping $\omega( \cdot,r):\mathbb{R}_{+} \to\mathbb{R}_{+}$ is decreasing; \item for all
$t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$ the mapping $\omega( t,\cdot):\mathbb{R}_{+}
\to\mathbb{R}_{+}$ is increasing;

\item $\omega(t, 0)=0$ for all
$t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$; \item $\lim_{t\to
+\infty}\omega(t,r)=0$ for all $r>0$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{lemma}

\begin{theorem}\label{t6.1.5}
Suppose that there exists a function
$\theta \in C(\mathbb{R},\mathbb{R})$  satisfying the above properties
{\rm (H1)-(H4)} and the inequality
\begin{equation}\label{eq6.1.5*}
\langle u,f_p(u)\rangle \le -\theta (|u|^{2})
\end{equation}
for all $u\in E^n$ and $p\in\mathcal{P}$. Then the following
statements hold:
\begin{enumerate}
\item
$$
|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|^{2}\le \omega(t,|u|^{2})
$$
for all  $t\ge 0$ and $(u,\nu)\in E^n\times S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},
\mathcal{P})$, where $t\mapsto \omega(t,r)$ is the solution of
equation $x'=-\theta(x)$ with the initial condition $\omega(0,r)=r$;

\item the trivial solution of switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} is
globally uniformly asymptotically stable.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
Denote by $(E^n,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi_p)$ ($p\in\mathcal{P}$) the
dynamical system generated by equation \eqref{eqSDSp}. Let now
$\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$, $\{t_k^{\nu}\}_{k\in
\mathbb{Z}{+}}$ the set of points of discontinuity of $u$ and
$t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$. Then there exists $k\in \mathbb{Z}_{+}$ such that
$t_k^{\nu}\le t <t_{k+1}^{\nu}$ and $\nu(t)=p_k\in\mathcal{P}$ (for
all $t\in [t_k^{\nu},t_{k+1}^{\nu})$). Hence, we have the equality
\begin{equation}\label{eq6.1.6}
\varphi(t,u,\nu)=\pi_{p_k}(t-t_k^{\nu},\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu)).
\end{equation}
According to the condition (\ref{eq6.1.5*}) we obtain
\begin{equation}\label{eq6.1.7*}
\frac{d|\pi_{p_k}(t,u)|^{2}}{dt}\le -\theta (|\pi_{p_k}(t,u)|^{2})
\end{equation}
and, consequently,
\begin{equation}\label{eq6.1.8*}
|\pi_{p_k}(t,u)|^{2}\le \omega(t,|u|^{2})
\end{equation}
for all $t\ge 0$ and $u\in E^n$. From (\ref{eq6.1.6}) and
(\ref{eq6.1.8*}) we have
\begin{equation} \label{eq6.1.9*}
|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|^{2}=
|\pi_{p_k}(t-t_k^{\nu},\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu))|^{2} \le
 \omega(t-t_k^{\nu},|\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu)|^{2})
\end{equation}
for all $t\in (t_k^{\nu},t_{k+1}^{\nu})$, $u\in E^n$ and $\nu\in
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R},\mathcal{P})$. Denote by
$b_{k}(u,\nu):=|\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu)|^{2}$ (for all
$k\in\mathbb{Z}_{+}$), then by inequality (\ref{eq6.1.9*}) we
obtain
\begin{equation}\label{eq6.1.10*}
b_{k+1}(u,\nu)\le
\omega(t_{k+1}^{\nu}-t_{k}^{\nu},b_{k}(u,\nu))
\end{equation}
for all $k\in \mathbb{Z}_{+}$ and $(u,\nu)\in E^n\times
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$. We note that
\begin{equation} \label{eq6.1.11*}
\begin{gathered}
  b_{0}(u,\nu)=|\varphi(t_0^{\nu},u,\nu|^{2}\le
\omega(t_0^{\nu},|u|^{2})  \\
   b_{1}(u,\nu)\le
\omega(t_1^{\nu}-t_0^{\nu}, |\varphi(t_0,u,\nu)|^{2})
\le \omega(t_1^{\nu}-t_0^{\nu}, \omega(t_0^{\nu},|u|^{2}))=\omega(t_1^{\nu},|u|^{2}) \\
   \dots    \\
  b_{k+1}(u,\nu)\le \omega(t_{k+1}^{\nu}-t_k^{\nu},b_{k}(u,\nu))
 \le \omega(t_{k+1}^{\nu}-t_{k}^{\nu},
\omega(t_{k}^{\nu},|u|^{2}))=\omega(t_{k+1}^{\nu},|u|^{2}).
\end{gathered}
\end{equation}
Now, using the (\ref{eq6.1.6}), (\ref{eq6.1.9*}) and
(\ref{eq6.1.11*}), we have
\begin{equation} \label{eq6.1.12*}
\begin{aligned}
|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|^{2}
&\le \omega(t-t_k^{\nu}, |\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu)
 -\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu)|^{2}) \\
&\leq \omega(t-t_{k}^{\nu},b_k(u,\nu))\\
&\le \omega(t-t_k^{\nu},\omega(t_k^{\nu},|u|^{2}))
=\omega(t,|u|^{2})
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
for all $t\ge 0$ and $(u,\nu)\in E^{n}\times S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},
\mathcal{P})$. From the inequality (\ref{eq6.1.12*}) and
Lemma \ref{l6.1.1*} it follows that  $\lim_{t\to
+\infty}|\varphi(t,u,\nu|=0$ for all $(u.\nu)\in E^n\times
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$. Thus to finish the proof of
Theorem it is establish the uniform stability of trivial solution
of switched system \eqref{eqSDS1}. Let $\varepsilon$ be an
arbitrary positive number and $0<\delta<\varepsilon$, then if
$|u|<\delta$ by inequality (\ref{eq6.1.12*}) and Lemma
\ref{l6.1.1*} we have $|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|^2\le
\omega(t,|u|^2)<|u^2|<\delta^2<\varepsilon^2$ and, consequently,
$|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|<\varepsilon$ for all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$ and
$\nu \in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$.
\end{proof}

\begin{example} \label{exa2.25} \rm
As an illustration of Theorem \ref{t6.1.5} we consider
the switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} with functions $f_p(x)$
($p\in\mathcal{P}$) satisfying the condition $\langle
u,f_p(u)\rangle\le -\alpha |u|^{\beta}$ for all $u\in E^n$, where
$\alpha>0$ and $\beta\ge 2$ (for example
$f_p(u):=-\alpha_pu|u|^{\beta}$ ($\beta\ge 0$ and $\alpha_p>0$
for all $p\in\mathcal{P}$), then $\theta(x):=\alpha x^{1+\beta/2}$
and $\alpha:=\min_{p\in\mathcal{P}}\alpha_p$).
\end{example}

\begin{lemma}\label{l6.1.5*}
Let $\omega:\mathbb{R}_{+}^2\to \mathbb{R}_{+} $ be a continuous
function with the properties
\begin{enumerate}
\item $\omega(t+\tau,r)\le \omega(t,\omega(\tau,r))$ for all
$t,\tau, r\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$;
\item $\omega(t,r)<r$ for all $r>0$ and $t>0$;
\item for all $t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$ the mapping
$\omega(t,\cdot):\mathbb{R}_{+} \to\mathbb{R}_{+}$ is
increasing;
\item $\omega(t,0)=0$ for all $t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$.
\end{enumerate}
Then $\lim_{t\to +\infty}\omega(t,r)=0$ for every $r>0$.
\end{lemma}

\begin{proof}
Let $\tau$ and $r$ be arbitrary positive numbers and  $\{x_k\}$ a
sequence  defined by $x_k:=\omega(k\tau,r)\}$ ($k\in\mathbb{N}$).
Under the conditions of Lemma we have $x_{k+1}<x_k$ for all
$k\in\mathbb{N}$ and, consequently, $\{x_n\}$ converges. Denote by
$c:=\lim_{k\to+\infty}x_n$, then $\omega(\tau,c)=c$. It follows
that $c=0$ because, if  $c>0$,  then
$\omega(\tau,c)<c$.

We will prove that $\lim_{t\to +\infty}\omega(t,r)=0$ for
every $r>0$. If we suppose that it is not so, then there exist
$r_0>0$, $\varepsilon_0>0$ and a sequence $\{t_k\}$ such that
$t_k\to +\infty$ and
\begin{equation}\label{eqST1}
\omega(t_k,r_0)\ge \varepsilon_0.
\end{equation}
Let $\tau>0$, then there exist $n_k\in\mathbb{N}$ and $\tau_k\in
[0,\tau)$ such that $t_k=n_{k} \tau +\tau_k$. From (\ref{eqST1})
we have
\begin{equation}\label{eqST2}
\varepsilon_0\le \omega(t_k,r_0) =\omega(n_k\tau +\tau_k,r_0)\le
\omega(\tau_k,x_k^0),
\end{equation}
where $x_k^0:=\omega(n_k\tau,r_0)$. By reasoning above the
sequence $\{x_k^0\}$ converges to $0$. Since $\tau_k\in [0,\tau)$
without loss of generality we may suppose that the sequence
$\{\tau_k\}$ is convergent. Denote by $\tau_0$ its limit, then
$\tau_0\in [0,\tau]$. Passing into limit in (\ref{eqST2}) as $k\to
+\infty$ and taking into account the established above facts we
will have $\varepsilon_0\le \omega(\tau_0,0)=0$. The obtained
contradiction proves our statement.
\end{proof}

\begin{theorem}\label{t6.1.5*}
Suppose that there exists a continuous function
$\omega:\mathbb{R}_{+}^2\to \mathbb{R}_{+} $ with the properties
\begin{enumerate}
\item $\omega(t+\tau,r)\le \omega(t,\omega(\tau,r))$ for all
$t,\tau, r\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$;
\item $\omega(t,r)<r$ for all $r>0$ and $t>0$;
\item for all $t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$ the mapping
$\omega(t,\cdot):\mathbb{R}_{+} \to\mathbb{R}_{+}$ is
increasing.
\end{enumerate}

If $|\pi_p(t,x)|\le \omega(t,|x|)$ for all
$(t,x)\in \mathbb{R}_{+}\times E^n$ and $p=1,\dots,m$,
then the trivial solution of
switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} is globally uniformly
asymptotically stable.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
This statement may be proved using the same
reasoning as in the proof of Theorem \ref{t6.1.5} and taking into
account Lemma \ref{l6.1.5*}.
\end{proof}

\section{Homogeneous switched systems}

\subsection*{Asymptotic stability of homogeneous switched systems}

\begin{definition} \label{def3.1} \rm
 Let $X$ be a linear space. A dynamical system
$(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ is
said to be homogeneous of order $k$ ($k\ge 1$) if $\pi(t,\lambda
x)=\lambda \pi(\lambda ^{k-1}t,x)$ for all $\lambda
>0$, $x\in X$ and $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$.
\end{definition}

\begin{remark} \label{rmk3.2} \rm
Let $f:E^n\to E^n$ be a regular function; i.e.,
the equation
\begin{equation}\label{eqH1}
x'=f(x)
\end{equation}
generates on $E^n$ a dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$,
where $ t\to \pi(t,x)$ is an unique solution of equation \eqref{eqH1},
defined on $\mathbb{R}_{+}$ and passing through point $x\in E^n$ at
the initial moment $t=0$. If the function $f$ is homogeneous of
order $k$ (i.e., $f(\lambda x)=\lambda^kf(x)$ for all $x\in E^n$ and
$\lambda >0$), then the dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$,
generated by the equation \eqref{eqH1},  is homogeneous of order $k$.
\end{remark}

\begin{theorem}[{\cite[ChII]{Che04}}]\label{thH1}
Let $X$ be a Banach space,
$(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ be an homogeneous of order $k$ ($k\ge 1$)
dynamical system  and $\pi(t,0)=0$ for all $t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$.
Then the following conditions are equivalent:
\begin{enumerate}
\item the trivial motion of dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$
 is uniformly asymptotically stable;
\item if $k=1$
(respectively, $k>1$), then there exist two positive numbers $\mathcal{N}$ and $\alpha$ (respectively, $\alpha$ and $\beta$) such that
$$
\vert\pi(t,x)\vert\le \mathcal{N} e^{-\alpha t}|x|\\ \ \
(\text{respectively},\ \ |\pi(t,x)|\le (\alpha |x|^{1-k}+\beta
t)^{-\frac{1}{k-1}})
$$
for all $x\in X$ and $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

\begin{definition} \label{def3.4} \rm
 A switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} is said
to be homogeneous of order $k$ ($k\ge 1$), if every function
$f_p$ ($p\in\mathcal{P}$) is homogeneous of order $k$.
\end{definition}

\begin{definition} \label{def3.5} \rm
A non-autonomous dynamical system $\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi ),
(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma),h\rangle$ is said to be homogeneous
\cite{Che04} (of order $k=1$) if the following conditions are
fulfilled: \begin{enumerate} \item $(X,h,Y)$ is a vectorial bundle
fiber; \item $\pi(t,\lambda x)=\lambda \pi(t,x)$ for all $t\in
\mathbb{R}_{+}$, $x\in X$, and $\lambda >0$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{definition}

Let $(X,h,Y)$ be a vector bundle, $X_y:=\{x\in X: h(x)=y\}$ and
$\theta_y$ be the null element of $X_y$ . Denote by
$\Theta:=\cup\{\theta_y: y\in Y\}$ the null (trivial) section
of $(X,h,Y)$.

\begin{definition} \label{def3.6} \rm
The trivial section $\Theta$
of non-autonomous dynamical system $\langle (X$, $\mathbb{R}_{+}$,
$\pi )$, $ (Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma),h\rangle$ is said to be globally
asymptotically stable if the following conditions hold:
\begin{itemize}
\item  $\lim_{t\to +\infty}|\pi(t,x)|=0$ for all $x\in
X$;
\item for every $\varepsilon >0$ there exists $\delta
=\delta(\varepsilon)>0$ such that $|x|<\delta$ implies
$|\pi(t,x)|<\varepsilon$ for all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$.
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}

\begin{theorem}[{\cite{Che98},\cite[ChII]{Che04}}] \label{thH3}
Let $(X,h,Y)$ be a finite-dimensional vectorial fiber bundle,
$\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi ), (Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma),h\rangle$ be an homogeneous non-autonomous dynamical
system and $Y$ be compact and invariant (i.e., $\sigma(t,Y)=Y$ for
all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$), then the following statements are
equivalent:
\begin{enumerate}
\item %\label{eqH1*}
$\liminf_{t\to +\infty}|\pi(t,x)|=0$
for every $x\in X$;

\item %\label{eqH11}
$\lim_{t\to +\infty}|\pi(t,x)|=0$
for every $x\in X$;

\item the trivial section $\Theta$ is globally
asymptotically stable;
 \item %%\label{eqH*}
$\lim_{t\to +\infty}\sup_{|x|\le r}|\pi(t,x)|=0$
for every $r>0$;

\item there are two positive numbers $\mathcal{N}$
and $\alpha$ such that $|\pi(t,x)|\le \mathcal{N} e^{-\alpha t}|x|$
for all $x\in X$ and $t\in \mathbb{R}{+}$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

\begin{theorem}\label{thH3*}
Let \eqref{eqSDS1} be an homogeneous switched system of order
$k=1$. Then the following statements are equivalent:
\begin{enumerate}
\item %\label{eqH1**}
$\liminf_{t\to +\infty}|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|=0$
for all $u\in E^n$ and $\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$;
\item %\label{eqH1***}
$\lim_{t\to +\infty}|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|=0$
for all $u\in E^n$ and $\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$;
\item the trivial solution of \eqref{eqSDS1} is globally
asymptotically stable;

\item %\label{eqH11*}
$\lim_{t\to +\infty}\sup_{|u|\le r,\ \nu\in
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})}|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|=0
$
for every $r>0$;

\item there are two positive numbers
$\mathcal{N}$ and $\alpha$ such that $|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|\le
\mathcal{N} e^{-\alpha t}|u|$ for all $u\in E^n$, $\nu\in
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ and $t\in \mathbb{R}{+}$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
Let \eqref{eqSDS1} be an homogeneous switched system
of order $k=1$, $X:=E^{n}\times S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$
and $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ be a skew-product
dynamical system generated by cocycle $\varphi$; i.e.,
$\pi(t,(u,\nu)):=(\varphi(t,u,\nu),\sigma(t,\nu))$ for all
$t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$, $u\in E^{n}$ and
$\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$.
Then it is easy to show that the
non-autonomous dynamical system
$\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi),
(S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P}),\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma),h\rangle$,
where $h:=pr_2:X\to S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$,
generated by \eqref{eqSDS1} is homogeneous of
order $k=1$. Since the space $S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$
is compact and invariant with respect to translations (i.e.,
$\sigma(t,S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P}))=S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ for all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$), then to finish
the proof of Theorem \ref{thH3*} it is sufficient to apply Theorem
\ref{thH3}.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark} \label{rmk3.9} \rm
(a) Theorem \ref{thH3*} (equivalence of the
conditions (2) and (3)) refines Theorem \ref{thSDS1} (see also
Corollary \ref{corSDS1}) for homogeneous switched systems.

(b) The equivalence of the conditions (1), (2), (3) and (5). was
established by Angeli D. \cite{Ang}.
\end{remark}

\subsection*{Slow homogeneous switched systems}

\begin{definition}\label{def3.10} \rm
 A switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} is said to be
slow if its dwell time $\tau$ is large enough.
\end{definition}

\begin{theorem}\label{thH4}
 Suppose that the following conditions are
fulfilled:
\begin{enumerate}
\item every individual equation \eqref{eqSDSp} admits a trivial
asymptotically stable solution; \item the switched system
\eqref{eqSDS1} is homogeneous of order $k=1$; \item the switched
system \eqref{eqSDS1} is slow.
\end{enumerate}

Then the switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} is globally asymptotically
stable.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
Suppose that  \eqref{eqSDS1} has order of the homogeneity $k=1$.
Then by Theorem \ref{thH1},  there are
positive numbers $\mathcal{N}_p$ and $\alpha_p$
($p\in\mathcal{P}$) such that
\begin{equation}\label{eqH3}
|\pi_p(t,u)|\le \mathcal{N}_pe^{-\alpha_p t}|u|
\end{equation}
for all $t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$, $u\in E^n$, and $p\in\mathcal{P}$.
Denote by $\mathcal{N}:=\max_{p\in\mathcal{P}}N_p$ and
$\alpha :=\min_{p\in\mathcal{P}}\alpha_p$. Now we will
choose the number $\tau$ such that $\delta :=\mathcal{N} e^{-\alpha
\tau }<1$, then from (\ref{eqH3}) we have
\begin{equation} \label{eqH4}
\begin{aligned}
|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|
&=|\pi_{p_k}(t-t_k^{\nu},\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu))|\\
&\le \mathcal{N} e^{-\alpha (t-t_k^{\nu})}|\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu)| \\
&= \mathcal{N}|\pi_{p_{k-1}}(t_{k}^{\nu}-t_{k-1}^{\nu},
 \varphi(t_{k-1}^{\nu},u,\nu))|\\
&\le \mathcal{N} \delta|\varphi(t_{k-1}^{\nu},u,\nu))|\le \dots \\
&\le \mathcal{N}\delta^{k}|\varphi(t_{0}^{\nu},u,\nu))|
&\le \mathcal{N}^{2}\delta^{k}|u|
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
for all $t\in [t_{k+1}^{\nu},t_k^{\nu})$. Since $k\to +\infty$ as
$t\to +\infty$, then from (\ref{eqH4}) we obtain
$$
\lim_{t\to +\infty}\sup_{|u|\le r,\ \nu\in
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})}|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|=0
$$
for every $r>0$. Now to finish the proof,  it is sufficient to apply
Theorem \ref{thH3}.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}\label{rmk3.12} \rm
 (1) For the linear switched systems
(i.e., $f_p(u)=A_pu$ for all $u\in E^n$
and $p\in\mathcal{P}$, where $A_p$ ($p\in\mathcal{P}$) is a linear
operator acting on $E^n$) Theorem \ref{thH4} was established by
Morse \cite{Mor96} (see also \cite{HM_99}).

(2) Theorem \ref{thH4}  also holds for the
infinite-dimensional switched systems \eqref{eqSDS1}.
\end{remark}

\begin{theorem}\label{t6.1.5**}
Suppose that there exists a continuous function
$\omega:\mathbb{R}_{+}^2\to \mathbb{R}_{+} $ with the properties
\begin{enumerate}
\item there exists a positive number $\tau_0$ such that
 $\omega(\tau_0,r)<r$ for all $r>0$;
\item for all $t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$ the mapping
 $\omega(t,\cdot):\mathbb{R}_{+} \to\mathbb{R}_{+}$ is increasing;
\item $\omega(t,0)=0$ for all $t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$;
\item $\lim_{t\to +\infty}\omega(t,r)=0$ for every $r>0$.
\end{enumerate}
If $|\pi_{i}(t,x)|\le \omega(t,|x|)$ for all
$(t,x)\in \mathbb{R}_{+}\times E^n$ and
$\tau \ge \tau_0$, then the trivial solution
of switched system \eqref{eqSDS1} is globally uniformly
asymptotically stable.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
Let $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$, $x\in E^n$,
$\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ and $\tau\ge \tau_0$,
then there exists an unique $k\in \mathbb{N}$ such that
$t\in [t_k^{\nu},t_{k+1}^{\nu})$. Then we have
\begin{equation}\label{eqH4*}
|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|=|\pi_{p_k}(t-t_k^{\nu},\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu))|\le
\omega(t-t_k^{\nu},|\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu)|)\le
\omega(\tau_0,|\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu)|)
\end{equation}
and, consequently,
\begin{equation}\label{eqH4**}
c_{k+1}(u,\nu)\le \omega(\tau_0,c_k(u,\nu)),
\end{equation}
where $c_k(u,\nu):=|\varphi(t_k^{\nu},u,\nu)|$. From the
inequality (\ref{eqH4**}) we have
\begin{equation}\label{eqH4***}
c_{k}(u,\nu)\le \omega(k\tau_0,|u|)\le \omega(k\tau_0,r)
\end{equation}
for all $k\in \mathbb{N}$,
$\nu\in S_{\tau}( \mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ and
$u\in E^{n}$ with condition $|u|\le r$. Using the same
reasoning as in the proof of Lemma \ref{l6.1.5*} we may prove that
the sequence $\{\omega(k\tau_0,r)\}$ is convergent and its limit
is equal to zero. Since $k\to +\infty$ as $t\to +\infty$, then
from (\ref{eqH4}) we obtain
\begin{equation}\label{eqH4****}
\lim_{t\to +\infty}\sup_{|u|\le r,\ \nu\in
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})}|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|=0
\end{equation}
for every $r>0$.
Now to complete the proof, it is sufficient to show that from the
condition (\ref{eqH4****}) it follows the uniform stability of
trivial solution of switched system \eqref{eqSDS1}. If we suppose
that it is not so, then there are
$\varepsilon_0>0$, $\delta_k \to 0$,
$u_k\in E^n$ with $|u_k|<\delta_k$, $t_k\to +\infty$, and
$\nu_{k}\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{eqH4*****}
|\varphi(t_k,u_k,\nu_k)|\ge\varepsilon_0
\end{equation}
for all
$k\in\mathbb{N}$. On the other hand we have
\begin{equation}\label{eqH4******}
\varepsilon \le |\varphi(t_k,u_k,\nu_k)|\le \sup_{|u|\le
r_0,\ \nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})}|\varphi(t,u,\nu)|,
\end{equation}
where $r_0:=\sup\{\delta_k |\ k\in\mathbb{N}\}$. Passing into limit
in (\ref{eqH4*****}) as $k\to +\infty$ and taking into account
(\ref{eqH4****}) we get $\varepsilon_0 \le 0$. The obtained
contradiction ends the proof of Theorem.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark} \label{rmk3.14} \rm
(1) If $\omega(t,r)=\mathcal{N}e^{-\alpha t}r$, then
from Theorem \ref{t6.1.5*} we obtain Theorem \ref{thH4}.

(2) Note that the problem of asymptotic stability of slow
homogeneous switched system is solved by Theorem \ref{thH4} (in
the case when $k=1$) and it is open in the general case (i.e., in
the case when $k>1$).

(3) Suppose that that every individual system \eqref{eqSDSp} is
asymptotically stable and homogeneous of order $k>1$. Then by
Theorem \ref{thH1} there are positive numbers $a_p\le 1$ and $b_p$
such that
\begin{equation}\label{eqH41}
|\pi_p(t,u)|\le \frac{|u|}{(a_p+b_p|u|^{k-1}t)^{1/(k-1)}}
\end{equation}
for all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$, $u\in E^n$ and $p=1,\dots,m$. Denote
by
$$
\omega(t,r):=\frac{r}{(a+br^{k-1}t)^{1/(k-1)}},
$$
where $a:=\min\{a_p|\ p=1,\dots,m\}$ and $b:=\min\{b_p:p=1,\dots,m\}$.
Then under the assumptions above we have
$|\pi_p(t,u)|\le \omega(t,|u|)$ for all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$,
$u\in E^n$ and $p=1,\dots,m$. According to the definition of the number
$a$,  we have $0<a\le 1$.

(3.1) If $a=1$, then by Theorem \ref{t6.1.5*} the switched system
\eqref{eqSDS1} will be globally uniformly asymptotically stable.

(3.2) If $a<1$ the problem of asymptotic stability of switched
system \eqref{eqSDS1} remains open.
\end{remark}

\section{Asymptotic stability of linear switched systems}

\subsection*{Linear Non-autonomous Dynamical Systems}

Let $W,Y$ be two complete metric spaces and
$(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$ be a semi-group dynamical system on $Y$.

\begin{definition}[\cite{Sel71}] \label{def4.1} \rm
Recall  that the triplet $\langle W,\varphi,
(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma) \rangle$ (or shortly $\varphi$) is called
a cocycle over $(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$ with fiber $W$ if
$\varphi$ is a continuous mapping from $\mathbb{R}_{+}\times
W\times Y$ to $W$ satisfying the following conditions:
\begin{itemize}
\item[(a)] $\varphi (0,x,y)=x$ for all $(x,y)\in W\times Y$;
\item[(b)] $\varphi (t+\tau,x,y)=\varphi (t,\varphi
(\tau,x,y),\sigma(\tau,y))$ for all $t,\tau \in \mathbb{R}_{+}$ and
$(x,y)\in W\times Y$.
\end{itemize}
If $W$ is a Banach space and
\begin{itemize}
\item[(c)]  $\varphi (t,\lambda x_1 +\mu x_2,y)=\lambda \varphi
(t,x_1,y)+\mu \varphi (t,x_2,y)$ for all $\lambda,\mu \in \mathbb{R}$
(or $\mathbb C$), $x_1,x_2\in W$ and $y\in Y$,
\end{itemize}
then the cocycle $\varphi$ is called linear.
\end{definition}

\begin{definition} \label{def4.2} \rm
Let $\langle W, \varphi,
(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)\rangle$ be a cocycle (respectively,
linear cocycle) over $(Y, \mathbb{R}_{+}, \sigma )$ with the fiber
$W$ (or shortly $\varphi$). If $X := W\times Y, \pi :=
(\varphi,\sigma)$, i.e., $\pi ((u,y), t):= (\varphi(t, x, y),
\sigma(t,\omega))$ for all $(u, \omega)\in W\times \Omega$ and
$t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$, then the dynamical system $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ is called \cite{Sel71} a skew product dynamical system
over $(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+}, \sigma)$ with the fiber $W$.
\end{definition}

\begin{definition} \label{def4.3} \rm
Let $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ and $(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$ be two dynamical systems and $h:X\to Y$ be a
homomorphism from $(X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$ onto $(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$. A triplet $\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$,
$(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$, $h\rangle$ is called a non-autonomous
dynamical system.
\end{definition}

Thus, if we have a cocycle $\langle W, \varphi,
(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)\rangle $ over the dynamical system
$(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$ with the fiber $W$, then there can be
constructed a non-autonomous dynamical system $\langle
(X,\mathbb{R}_+,\pi),\, (Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma), h\rangle $
($X:= W\times Y$), which we will call a non-autonomous dynamical
system generated (associated) by the cocycle $\langle W, \varphi,
(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)\rangle $ over $(Y$, $\mathbb{R}_{+}$,
$\sigma)$.--

Let $\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$, $(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$,
$h\rangle$ be a non-autonomous dynamical system. Denote by
$X^{s}:=\{x\in X: \ \lim_{t\to +\infty}\vert\pi(t,x)\vert
=0\}$, $X_{y}^{s}:=X^{s}\cap X_{y}$, and $X_{y}:=h^{-1}(y)$
($y\in Y$).

Let $(X,h,Y)$ be a locally trivial vectorial fiber bundle
\cite{Bou71,hew}.

\begin{definition} \label{def4.4} \rm
A non-autonomous dynamical system $\langle (X,\mathbb \mathbb{R}_{+},\pi), (Y,\mathbb \mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma),h\rangle$ is said to
be linear, if the map $\pi^t: X_{y}\to X_{\sigma(t,y)}$ is linear
for every $t\in \mathbb \mathbb{R}_{+}$ and $y\in Y$, where
$\pi^t:=\pi(t,\cdot)$.
\end{definition}

\begin{definition} \label{def4.5} \rm
The entire trajectory of the semigroup dynamical system $(X, \mathbb
T,\pi) $ passing through the point $ x \in X $ at $ t=0$ is
defined as the continuous map $ \gamma : \mathbb{R} \to X $ that
satisfies the conditions $ \gamma (0)=x $ and $ \pi ^{t}\gamma
(s)=\gamma (s+t) $ for all $ t \in \mathbb{R}_{+}$ and
$ s \in \mathbb{R} $, where $\pi^t:=\pi(t,\cdot)$.
\end{definition}

Let $\Phi_{x}(\pi)$ be the set of all entire trajectories of
$(X, \mathbb{R}_{+},\pi) $ passing through $ x $ at $ t=0$ and $\Phi(\pi) =\cup \{
\Phi_{x}(\pi): x \in X \}$.

\begin{definition} \label{def4.6} \rm
 Let $(X,h,Y)$ be a finite-dimensional vectorial fiber bundle with the
 norm $\vert \cdot \vert$.
 The non-autonomous dynamical system $\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi),
 (\Omega,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma),h \rangle $ is said to be non-critical \cite{SS94}
 (satisfying Favard's condition) if $B(\pi)=\Theta$, where $B(\pi):=
 \{\gamma\in \Phi(\pi):\ \sup_{s\in\mathbb{R}}|\gamma(s)|<+\infty\}$
 and $\Theta :=\{\theta_{\omega}: \theta_{y}\in X_{y},
 \vert \theta_{y}\vert =0, y\in Y\}$.
 \end{definition}

\begin{definition} \label{def4.7} \rm
The linear non-autonomous dynamical system
$\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$, $ (Y$, $\mathbb{R}_{+}$, $\sigma)$,
$h \rangle $ is said to be:
\begin{itemize}
\item convergent, if%\label{eq3.8}
$\lim _{t\to \infty}\vert \pi(t,x) \vert =0$
for all $x\in X$;

\item uniformly stable, if for all $\varepsilon>0$
there exists a $\delta =\delta(\varepsilon)>0$ such that
$|x|<\delta$ implies $|\pi(t,x)|<\varepsilon$ for all $t\ge 0$;

\item uniformly asymptotically stable, if it is uniformly
stable and convergent;

\item uniformly exponentially stable, if
there are two positive numbers $\mathcal{N}$ and $\nu$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{eq3.8*}
\vert \pi(t,x) \vert \le \mathcal{N} e^{-\nu t}|x|
\end{equation}
for all $x\in X$ and $t\ge 0$.
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}

\begin{theorem}[\cite{Che04}] \label{t3.6}
Let $Y$ be a compact space and
\begin{equation}\label{eqLNDS}
\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi),(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+}, \sigma),h\rangle
\end{equation}
be a linear non-autonomous dynamical system. Then the following
conditions are equivalent:
\begin{enumerate}
\item the non-autonomous dynamical system (\ref{eqLNDS}) is
convergent;
 \item the non-autonomous dynamical system
(\ref{eqLNDS}) is uniformly asymptotically stable;
 \item the non-autonomous dynamical system
(\ref{eqLNDS}) is uniformly exponentially stable.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

\begin{definition} \label{def4.9} \rm
A point $y\in Y$ is said to be Poisson stable if $y\in\omega_{y}$;
i.e., there exists a sequence $\{t_k\}\subseteq \mathbb{R}_{+}$
such that $t_k\to +\infty$ and $\sigma(t_k,y)\to y$ as $k\to
+\infty$.
\end{definition}

\begin{theorem}[\cite{CM05}] \label{t4.1}
Let $\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi),(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma),h
\rangle$ be a linear non-autonomous dynamical system and the
following conditions be fulfilled:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi),
 (Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma),h \rangle $ is non-critical \cite{SS94};
\item $Y$ is compact and invariant ($\pi^tY=Y$ for all $t\in
\mathbb{R}_{+})$; \item there exists a Poisson stable point $y\in
Y$ such that $H^{+}(y)=Y$, where
$H^{+}(y):=\overline{\{\sigma(t,y)|\ t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}\}}$ and by
bar is denoted the closure in $Y$; \item there exists at least one
asymptotical stable fiber $X_{y_0}$ (i.e., $X^{s}_{y_0}=X_{y_0}$).
\end{enumerate}
Then $\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi),(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma),h
\rangle$ is asymptotically stable; i.e., $X=X^{s}$.
\end{theorem}

\subsection*{Linear Switched Systems}

Let $\varphi(t,x,\omega)$ be the solution of the linear
switched system
\begin{equation}\label{eq4.1}
x'=A_{\nu(t)}(x)
\end{equation}
with initial condition $\varphi(0,x,\omega)=x$, assuming that a
unique solution exists for all $t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$. Then the
mapping
$\varphi: \mathbb{R}_{+}\times E^n\times S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},
\mathcal{P})$ possesses the following properties:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $\varphi(0,u,\nu)=u$ for all $u\in E^n$ and $\nu\in
S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$;
\item $\varphi
(t+s,u,\nu)=\varphi(s,\varphi(t,u,\nu), \sigma(t,\nu))$
for all $t,s\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$, $u\in E^n$ and
$\nu\in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$;
\item the mapping $\varphi$ is continuous;
\item $\varphi(t,\lambda_{1} u_1+\lambda_{2} u_2,\nu)=\lambda_{1}
\varphi(t,u_1,\nu)+ \lambda_{2} \varphi(t,u_2,\nu)$ for all
$\lambda_{1},\lambda_{2}\in \mathbb{R}$ (or $\mathbb C$),
$u_1,u_2\in E^n$, and $\omega \in S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$.
\end{enumerate}

Thus the triplete
$\langle E^n,\varphi,(S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P}),
\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)\rangle$ is a linear
cocycle under dynamical system $(S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+}$,
$\mathcal{P})$, $\sigma)$ with the fiber $E^n$ and, consequently,
we can study the linear switched systems \eqref{eq4.1} in the
framework of the linear non-autonomous (cocycle) systems (see, for
example, \cite{Che04,Sel71}).

\begin{theorem} \label{thm4.11}
Let $\langle E^n,\varphi,(S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P}),
\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)\rangle$ be a linear cocycle generated by linear
switched system \eqref{eq4.1}, then the following conditions are
equivalent:
\begin{enumerate}
\item the linear switched system \eqref{eq4.1} is convergent;
\item the linear switched system \eqref{eq4.1} is uniformly
asymptotically stable;
\item the linear switched system
\eqref{eq4.1} is uniformly exponentially stable.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

This above statement  follows directly from Theorem
\ref{t3.6}.

\begin{remark} \label{rmk4.12} \rm
The equivalence of the second and third statements
this is a well known fact (see, for example, \cite{MP89}). The
equivalence of the first and third statements is a new result for
the linear switched systems \eqref{eq4.1}.
\end{remark}

\begin{theorem}[\cite{Che09}] \label{tD0*}
The following statements hold:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})
=\overline{\mathop{\rm Per}(\sigma)}$, where
$\mathop{\rm Per}(\sigma)$ is the set of all
periodic points of \\
$(S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P}),
\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$ (i.e., $\varphi \in \mathop{\rm Per}(\sigma)$,
if there exists
$h>0$ such that $\sigma(h+t,\varphi)=\sigma(t,\varphi)$ for all
$t\in\mathbb{R}_{+}$);

\item $S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$
is invariant, i.e., $\sigma^tS_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})
=S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ for all $t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

\begin{theorem}\label{t4.2*}
Let $A_i\in [E^n]$ $(i=1,2,\dots ,m)$. Assume that the following
conditions are fulfilled:
\begin{enumerate}
\item there exists $j\in \{1,2,\dots ,m\}$ such that the equation
$x'=A_{j}x$ is exponentially stable;
\item the linear switched
system \eqref{eq4.1} has not nontrivial bounded on $\mathbb{R}$
solutions.
\end{enumerate}
Then the linear switched system \eqref{eq4.1} is uniformly
exponentially stable (with respect to switching signal $\nu$).
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
Let $\mathcal{P}:=\{1,2,\dots,m\}$,
$Y :=S_{\tau}(\mathbb{R}_{+},\mathcal{P})$ and
$(Y$, $\mathbb{R}_{+}$, $\sigma)$ be a
semi-group dynamical system of shifts on $Y$. According to Theorem
\ref{tD0*} the shift dynamical system $(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$
possesses the following properties:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $Y$ is compact;
\item $Y=\overline{\mathop{\rm Per}(\sigma)}$, where
$\mathop{\rm Per}(\pi)$ the set of all periodic points
of dynamical system $(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$;
\item there exists a Poisson stable
point $y\in Y$ such that $Y =H^{+}(y)$.
\end{enumerate}
Let $\langle E^{n}, \varphi, (Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)\rangle$ be a
cocycle, generated by linear switched system (\ref{eqLNDS}),
$(X,\mathbb{R}_{+}$, $\pi)$ be a skew-product system associated by
cocycle $\varphi$ (i.e., $X:=E^n\times Y$ and
$\pi:=(\varphi,\sigma)$) and $\langle (X,\mathbb{R}_{+},\pi)$,
$(Y,\mathbb{R}_{+},\sigma)$, $h\rangle$ ($h:=pr_2 : X\to Y$) be a
linear non-autonomous dynamical system, generated by cocycle
$\varphi $. Denote by $\nu_0 :\mathbb{R}_{+}\to \mathcal{P}$ the
mapping defined by equality $\nu_0(t)=j$ for all
$t\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$. Since the equation $x'=A_jx$ is
exponentially stable, then
the fiber $X_{\nu_0}$ is asymptotically stable. Now to finish the
proof of Theorem it is sufficient to refer Theorem \ref{t4.1}.
\end{proof}


\begin{remark}  \label{rmk4.5} \rm
It is easy to see that this statement is
reversable; i.e., Theorem \ref{t4.2}  gives  necessary and
sufficient conditions for the uniformly exponentially stability of
linear switched system \eqref{eq1.1}.
\end{remark}


\subsection*{Acknowledgments}

This paper was written while the second author was visiting the
Department of Mathematics, University of Limoges (French), in the
winter of 2008. He would like to thank people of this university
for their very kind hospitality. He also gratefully acknowledges
the financial support of the University of Limoges.


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