A bouncing ball
Terms
| Term | This example | Why |
|---|---|---|
| hybrid system | ✓ | |
| hybrid automaton | ✓ | The bouncing ball is a hybrid system, and it can be modeled as a hybrid automaton, because it flows between impacts and its velocity jumps at each impact. |
| switched system | ✗ | A bouncing ball is not a switched system, because the state of the system (its velocity) changes suddenly each time it hits the ground—it does not merely switch into a different mode. |