Delay-dependent criteria for robust stability of linear neutral systems with time-varying delay and nonlinear perturbations

This article investigates the robust stability of linear neutral systems with time-varying delay and nonlinear perturbations. Using a new Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and employing some free weighting matrices, less conservative delay-dependent robust stability conditions for such systems in terms of linear matrix inequalities are derived. Numerical examples are given to indicate significant improvements over some existing results.