Existence and Stability of Invariant Cones in 3-Dim Homogeneous Piecewise Linear Systems with Two Zones

Abstract

We mainly investigate the existence, stability and number of invariant cones in 3-dim homogeneous piecewise linear systems with two zones separated by a plane containing the 1-dim invariant manifold of each linear subsystem. By transforming the system into a proper form with the 1-dim invariant manifolds on the separation plane either coincident or perpendicular, we obtain complete results on the existence, stability and number of invariant cones and show that the maximum number of invariant cones is two. The explicit parameter relations obtained here contribute to understanding and investigating bifurcation phenomena occurring in nonsmooth dynamical systems.