Niu, BenZhao, Jun2015-12-101751-570Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/50179This paper is concerned with the problem of stabilization and L2-gain analysis for a class of cascade switched nonlinear systems by using the average dwell-time method. First, when all subsystems are stabilizable, we design a state feedback controller and an average dwell-time scheme, which guarantee that the corresponding closed-loop system is globally asymptotically stable and has a weighted L2-gain. Then, we extend the result to the case where not all subsystems are stabilizable, under the condition that the activation time ratio between stabilizable subsystems and unstabilizable ones is not less than a specified constant, we also derive sufficient conditions for the stabilization and weighted L2-gain property. Finally, an example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of our results.Keywords: Activation time; Average dwell time; Cascade switched nonlinear systems; Gain analysis; Gain properties; Globally asymptotically stable; State feedback controller; Sufficient conditions; Switched cascade systems; Weighted L2-gain; Asymptotic stability; Mu Asymptotic stability; Average dwell-time; Switched cascade systems; Weighted L2-gain201110.1016/j.nahs.2011.05.0052016-02-24