A Nonlinear Small-Gain Theorem for Large-Scale Time Delay Systems

Abstract

This paper extends the nonlinear ISS small-gain theorem to a large-scale time delay system composed of three or more subsystems. En route to proving this small-gain theorem for systems of differential equations with delays, a small-gain theorem for operators is examined. The result developed for operators allows applications to a wide class of systems, including state space systems with delays.