The problem of analysis and synthesis of a flight control-oriented switching system is one of the most remarkable aspects in the field of vehicle control in recent years.Taking the advantage of the vehicle control-oriented switching system,a survey of analysis and synthesis of the linear switching system is presented,and the application of the switching system in vehicle control is analyzed.Subsequently,analysis and synthesis of vehicle control-oriented the linear switching system including modeling,stability analysis and controller synthesis is presented.The concept of locally overlapped switching system(LOSS) and its related stability analysis method and synthesis method are discussed extensively.Finally,a prospect of further development is presented.