Estimation of the Transition Time of Piecewise Linear Systems by Using Wavelet Analysis

Abstract

We propose an estimation method of the transition time of hybrid systems in piecewise linear (PWL) form by using wavelet analysis. If each transition time is known, the continuous dynamics between adjacent discrete transitions will be identified by conventional identification method for continuous systems.
First, detectability of the discrete transition is defined. Under the assumption of the detectability of the discrete transition, an output signal is represented by using Taylor expansion around the transition time. In addition, the characteristic patterns in the wavelet transform of an output signal are analyzed. An estimation method of the transition time based on the analyzed pattern is proposed. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is illustrated by numerical examples.