This article considers the problems of achieving exponential stability and finite hybrid L 2 × l 2 -gain with respect to continuous and discrete disturbances for linear neutral time-delay systems with impulsive effects. In the framework of descriptor system representation, a piecewise timer-dependent Lyapunov functional is introduced to analyze the double impacts of state-delay and impulse-dwell-time on stability of the underlying system. This functional depends on the state over an impulse interval and the state over a delay interval. Its construction is based on a delay-fractioning scheme which ensures all delay subintervals contains at most one impulse instant. The relations among the augmented state variables are explored by using the impulse-timer functions and the Newton-Leibniz formula. It is proved that the positive definiteness property of the functional at nonimpulse instants is not necessary for ensuring stability. The hybrid L 2 × l 2 -gain analysis is carried out by jointly using the introduced functional and a discrete-time Lyapunov function. The obtain criteria for exponential stability and hybrid L 2 × l 2 -gain are expressed in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Their effectiveness is verified through two numerical examples.
K E Y W O R D Sdelay fractioning, exponential stability, hybrid L 2 × l 2 -gain, impulse-timer-dependent Lyapunov functional, neutral time-delay systems with impulsive effects 4782