JitterTime 1.0—Reference Manual

This technical report describes JitterTime, a Matlab toolbox for calculating the time-varying state covariance of a mixed continuous/discrete linear system driven by white noise. It also integrates a quadratic cost function for the system. The passing of time and the updating of the discrete-time systems are explicitly managed by the user in a simulation run. Since the timing is completely handled by the user, any complex timing scenario can be analyzed, including scheduling algorithms, timing jitter and drift, and asynchronous execution in distributed systems. Some examples of how the toolbox can be used to evaluate the control performance of time-varying systems are given.