Synchronization of chaotic neural networks with time delay in the leakage term and parametric uncertainties based on sampled-data control

This paper considers the synchronization problem of coupled chaotic neural networks with time delay in the leakage term and parametric uncertainties using sampled-data control. Motivated by the achievements from both the stability of neural networks with time delay in the leakage term and the synchronization issue of coupled chaotic neural networks with parametric uncertainties, Lyapunov stability theory combining with linear matrix inequalities is employed to derive sufficient criteria ensuring the coupled chaotic neural networks to be completely synchronous. This paper presents an illustrative example and uses simulated results of this example to show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed sampled-data controller.     

Synchronization criteria for coupled stochastic neural networks with time-varying delays and leakage delay

This paper proposes new delay-dependent synchronization criteria for coupled stochastic neural networks with time-varying delays and leakage delay. By constructing a suitable Lyapunov–Krasovskii's functional and utilizing Finsler's lemma, novel synchronization criteria for the networks are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) which can be easily solved by using the LMI toolbox in MATLAB. Three numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.     

Exponential synchronization for coupled complex networks with time-varying delays and stochastic perturbations via impulsive control

This paper is concerned with the problem of exponential synchronization of coupled complex networks with time-varying delays and stochastic perturbations (CCNTDSP). Different from previous works, both the internal time-varying delay and the coupling time-varying delay are taken into account in the network model. Meanwhile, an impulsive controller is designed to realize exponential synchronization in mean square of CCNTDSP. Combining the Lyapunov method with Kirchhoff’s Matrix Tree Theorem, some sufficient criteria are obtained to guarantee exponential synchronization in mean square of CCNTDSP. Furthermore, we apply the theoretical results to study exponential synchronization of stochastic coupled oscillators with the internal time-varying delay and the coupling time-varying delay. And a synchronization criterion is also obtained. Finally, two numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of our theoretical results and the superiority of impulsive control.     

Exponential synchronization of fractional-order reaction-diffusion coupled neural networks with hybrid delay-dependent impulses

This paper is concentrated on exploring the exponential synchronization of reaction-diffusion coupled neural networks with fractional-order and impulses. Firstly, an extended Halanay-type inequality is established to cope with the hybrid delay-dependent impulsive problem by utilizing the mathematical induction. Furthermore, a direct error method is introduced by constructing Lyapunov function for the addressed networks to investigate the exponential synchronization under impulsive effects. By utilizing the technique of average impulsive interval and strength, some sufficient synchronization criteria are derived, which are closely associated with time delay and the commensurate order for fractional-order systems. Lastly, three numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the correctness for established results.     

Exponential synchronization of coupled neutral-type neural networks with mixed delays via quantized output control

In this paper, new control scheme is considered for exponential synchronization of coupled neutral-type neural networks (NTNNs) with both bounded discrete-time delay and unbounded distributed delay (mixed delays). It is assumed that only the measured output can be utilized to design the controller. Quantized output controllers (QOCs) are considered to save the bits rate of communication channels and the bandwidth. The main difficulty in solving this problem is to cope with the neutral terms, the delays, and the uncertainties induced by the quantization simultaneously. By designing new Lyapunov–Krasovskii functionals and proposing novel analytical techniques, sufficient conditions are derived to ensure the exponential synchronization of the interested NTNNs. The control gains are given by solving a set of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), which are not necessarily to be negative-definite matrices. Numerical examples are provided to verify the effectiveness and merits of the proposed approach.     

Cluster synchronization for directed coupled inertial reaction-diffusion neural networks with nonidentical nodes via non-reduced order method

The cluster synchronization issues are investigated for directed coupled inertial reaction-diffusion neural networks (CIRDNNs) with nonidentical nodes by imposing two effective pinning control. A novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional (LKF) is established to directly analyze the dynamic behavior of CIRDNNs and deal with reaction-diffusion term, inertia term and coupling term. Moreover, based on different desired cluster synchronization states including a set of un-decoupled trajectories and the particular solutions of the decoupled node systems, two class of synchronization criteria in view of algebraic inequalities are derived under two different communication topologies, respectively. Finally, two typical examples are given to verify the theoretical results.     

Iterative learning control-based tracking synchronization for linearly coupled reaction-diffusion neural networks with time delay and iteration-varying switching topology

In this paper, the D-type iterative learning control (ILC) protocol based on the local neighbor information is designed to achieve tracking synchronization for linearly coupled reaction-diffusion neural networks in presence of time delay and iteration-varying switching topology under a repetitive environment. Firstly, based on non-collocated sensors and actuators network, the proposed D-type ILC update law can realize tracking synchronization by utilizing output tracking errors. Then, by virtue of the contraction mapping principle, the sufficient convergence conditions of tracking synchronization errors are presented under the fixed commutation topology. Subsequently, the synchronization conclusions are extended to the iteration-varying commutation topology scenario. Finally, two numerical examples are provided to verify the efficacy of the obtained results.     

Generalized lag synchronization of multiple weighted complex networks with and without time delay

The generalized lag synchronization of multiple weighted complex dynamical networks with fixed and adaptive couplings is investigated in this paper, respectively. By designing appropriate controller, several synchronization criteria are presented for multiple weighted complex dynamical networks with and without time delay based on the selected Lyapunov functional and inequality techniques. Moreover, an adaptive scheme to update the coupling weights is also developed for ensuring the generalized lag synchronization of multiple weighted complex dynamical networks with and without time delay. Finally, two numerical examples are provided in order to validate effectiveness of the proposed generalized lag synchronization criteria.     

Finite-time synchronization of delayed dynamical networks via aperiodically intermittent control

In this paper, we concern the finite-time synchronization problem for delayed dynamical networks via aperiodically intermittent control. Compared with some correspondingly previous results, the intermittent control can be aperiodic which is more general. Moreover, by establishing a new differential inequality and constructing Lyapunov function, several useful criteria are derived analytically to realize finite-time synchronization for delay complex networks. Additionally, as a special case, some sufficient conditions ensuring the finite-time synchronization for a class of coupled neural network are obtained. It is worth noting that the convergence time is carefully discussed and does not depend on control widths or rest widths for the proposed aperiodically intermittent control. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the validness of the proposed scheme.     

Impulsive control for passivity and exponential synchronization of coupled neural networks with multiple weights

This paper investigates the passivity and synchronization problems for two classes of multiple weighted coupled neural networks (MWCNNs) with or without time delays. Firstly, by utilizing an impulsive control strategy and some inequality techniques, several passivity criteria for MWCNNs with diverse dimensions of output and input are established. Then, based on the Lyapunov functional, some sufficient conditions to ensure the synchronization of MWCNNs via impulsive control are derived. In addition, combined with the comparison principle and the impulsive delay differential inequality, the global exponential synchronization of MWCNNs with time-varying delays is considered under impulsive control. Finally, two numerical examples illustrate the effectiveness of the obtained results.     

Synchronization of coupled heterogeneous complex networks

By only designing the internal coupling, quasi synchronization of heterogeneous complex networks coupled by N nonidentical Duffing-type oscillators without any external controller is investigated in this paper. To achieve quasi synchronization, the average of states of all nodes is designed as the virtual target. Heterogeneous complex networks with two kinds of nonlinear node dynamics are analyzed firstly. Some sufficient conditions on quasi synchronization are obtained without designing any external controller. Quasi synchronization means that the states of all nonidentical nodes will keep a bounded error with the virtual target. Then the heterogeneous complex network with impulsive coupling which means the network only has coupling at some discrete impulsive instants, is further discussed. Some sufficient conditions on heterogeneous complex network with impulsive coupling are derived. Based on these results, heterogeneous complex network can still reach quasi synchronization even if its nodes are only coupled at discrete impulsive instants. Finally, two examples are provided to verify the theoretical results.     

Robust synchronization of discontinuous Cohen–Grossberg neural networks: Pinning control approach

In this issue, the robust synchronization for a class of uncertain Cohen–Grossberg neural networks is studied, in which neuron activations are modelled by discontinuous functions(or piecewise continuous functions). Pinning state-feedback and adaptive controllers are designed to achieve global robust exponential synchronization and global robust asymptotical synchronization of drive-response-based discontinuous Cohen–Grossberg neural networks. By applying the theory of non-smooth analysis theory and the method of generalized Lyapunov functional, some criteria are given to show that the coupled discontinuous Cohen–Grossberg neural networks with parameter uncertainties can realized global robust synchronization. Some examples and numerical simulations are also shown to verify the validity of the proposed results.     

Improved results on synchronization of stochastic delayed networks under aperiodically intermittent control

This paper addresses the synchronization of stochastic complex networks with time-varying delay via aperiodically intermittent control (AIC). By proposing the concepts of average control ratio and average control frequency for AIC, some new synchronization conditions are obtained, which relax the constraints of the lower bound of control widths and the upper bound of control periods. And the proportion of rest widths can be any value in (0,1). So the constraints on AIC are loosened and thus the conservativeness is reduced compared with the existing related results. Two types of time delay are investigated: (i) the upper bound of time-varying delay should be smaller than the average control width but can be larger than the lower bound of control widths; (ii) the upper bound of time-varying delay has no relationship with control and rest widths. An example of coupled stochastic oscillators systems is presented to show the effectiveness and superiority of our results.     

Analysis and pinning control for generalized synchronization of delayed coupled neural networks with different dimensional nodes

This paper investigate the generalized synchronization and pinning adaptive generalized synchronization for delayed coupled different dimensional neural networks with hybrid coupling, respectively. First, some sufficient conditions for reaching the generalized synchronization and pinning generalized synchronization of the considered network are acquired by using some inequality techniques and Lyapunov functional method. Second, because the precise parameter values of network cannot be obtained in some situations, we also purse the study on the generalized synchronization analysis and pinning control for the case of coupled different dimensional neural networks with parameter uncertainties. Third, two numerical examples are provided for substantiating the effectiveness of the derived results.     

Finite-time synchronization of coupled Cohen–Grossberg neural networks with and without coupling delays

This paper analyzes synchronization in finite time for two types of coupled delayed Cohen–Grossberg neural networks (CDCGNNs). In the first type, linearly coupled Cohen–Grossberg neural networks with and without coupling delays are considered, respectively. In the second type, nonlinearly coupled Cohen–Grossberg neural networks both with and without coupling delays are discussed. By designing suitable controllers and using some inequality techniques, several criteria ensuring finite-time synchronization of the CDCGNNs with linear coupling and nonlinear coupling are derived, respectively. Moreover, the settling times of synchronization in finite time for the considered networks are also predicted. In the end, the availability for the acquired finite-time synchronization conditions is confirmed by two selected numerical examples.     

Fixed-time synchronization of memristor-based fuzzy cellular neural network with time-varying delay

This paper mainly investigates the fixed-time synchronization of memristor-based fuzzy cellular neural network (MFCNN) with time-varying delay. By utilizing differential inclusion, set-valued map theory, the definitions of finite-time and fixed-time stability, we convert the fixed-time synchronization control of the drive-response MFCNN into the equivalent fixed-time stability problem of the error system between the drive-response systems. Some novel sufficient conditions are derived to guarantee the fixed-time synchronization of the drive-response MFCNN based on a simple Lyapunov function and a nonlinear feedback controller. Meanwhile, the settling time can be estimated by simple calculations. Furthermore, these fixed-time synchronization criteria here are easy to validate and extend to the MFCNN without time-varying delay and general memristor-based neural networks. Finally, three numerical examples are given to illustrate the correctness of the main results.     

Fixed-time outer synchronization of hybrid-coupled delayed complex networks via periodically semi-intermittent control

In this paper, the fixed-time synchronization between two delayed complex networks with hybrid couplings is investigated. The internal delay, transmission coupling delay and self-feedback coupling delay are all included in the network model. By introducing and proving a new and important differential equality, and utilizing periodically semi-intermittent control, some fixed-time synchronization criteria are derived in which the settling time function is bounded for any initial values. It is shown that the control rate, network size and node dimension heavily influence the estimating for the upper bound of the convergence time of synchronization state. Finally, numerical simulations are performed to show the feasibility and effectiveness of the control methodology by comparing with the corresponding finite-time synchronization problem.     

Quasi-synchronization of coupled neural networks with reaction-diffusion terms driven by fractional brownian motion

This paper investigates the quasi-synchronization of reaction-diffusion neural networks with hybrid coupling and parameter mismatches via sampled-data control technology. First, the models of neural networks with switching parameter and fraction Brownian motion are given. As a result of parameter mismatches, synchronization is normally not possible to realize directly, then the improved Halanay’s inequality is introduced, which is an important lemma to prove that the considered networks realize quasi-synchronization. Furthermore, based on stochastic theory, Lyapunov function method and inequality techniques, some sufficient conditions are derived to guarantee the quasi-synchronization of hybrid coupled neural networks with reaction-diffusion terms driven by fractional Brownian motion. Finally, two simulation examples are given to prove the efficiency of the developed criteria.     

Synchronization of fractional-order spatiotemporal complex-valued neural networks in finite-time interval and its application

This paper focuses on the synchronization of fractional-order complex-valued neural networks (FOCVNNs) with reaction–diffusion terms in finite-time interval. Different from the existing complex-valued neural networks (CVNNs), the reaction–diffusion phenomena and fractional derivative are first considered into the system, meanwhile, the parameter switching (the system parameters will switch with the state) is considered, which makes the presented model more comprehensive. By choosing an appropriate Lyapunov function, the driver and response systems achieve Mittag-Leffler synchronization under a suitable controller. In addition, based on the fractional calculus theorem and the basic inequality methods, a criterion of synchronization for the error system in finite-time interval is derived and the upper bound of the corresponding finite synchronization time can be obtained. Finally, two examples are provided, one is a numerical example to explain the effectiveness of the main results, and the other shows that the results of this paper can be applied to image encryption for any size with high-security coefficient.     

Non-fragile exponential synchronization of delayed complex dynamical networks with transmission delay via sampled-data control

This paper is devoted to the non-fragile exponential synchronization problem of complex dynamical networks with time-varying coupling delays via sampled-data static output-feedback controller involving a constant signal transmission delay. The dynamics of the nodes contain s quadratically restricted nonlinearities, and the feedback gain is allowed to have norm-bounded time-varying uncertainty. The control design is based on a Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, which consists of the sum of terms assigned to the individual nodes, i.e., it is constructed without merging the complex dynamical network’s nodes into a single large-scale system. In this way, the proposed design method has substantially reduced computational complexity and improved conservativeness, and guaranties non-fragile exponential stability of the error system. The sufficient stability condition is expressed in terms of linear matrix inequalities that are solvable by standard tools. The efficiency of the proposed method is illustrated by numerical examples.