New results on stability of singular stochastic Markov jump systems with state‐dependent noise

Summary This paper aims to develop the stability theory for singular stochastic Markov jump systems with state‐dependent noise, including both continuous‐time and discrete‐time cases. The sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of a solution to the system equation are provided. Some new and fundamental concepts such as non‐impulsiveness and mean square admissibility are introduced, which are different from those of other existing works. By making use of the ℋ ‐representation technique and the pseudo inverse E + of a singular matrix E , sufficient conditions ensuring the system to be mean square admissible are established in terms of strict linear matrix inequalities, which can be regarded as extensions of the corresponding results of deterministic singular systems and normal stochastic systems. Practical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approaches. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.