Synchronization of a Class of Switched Neural Networks with Time-Varying Delays via Nonlinear Feedback Control.

Journal: IEEE transactions on cybernetics
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Abstract

This paper is concerned with the synchronization problem for a class of switched neural networks (SNNs) with time-varying delays. First, a new crucial lemma which includes and extends the classical exponential stability theorem is constructed. Then by using the lemma, new algebraic criteria of ψ -type synchronization (synchronization with general decay rate) for SNNs are established via the designed nonlinear feedback control. The ψ -type synchronization which is in a general framework is obtained by introducing a ψ -type function. It contains exponential synchronization, polynomial synchronization, and other synchronization as its special cases. The results of this paper are general, and they also complement and extend some previous results. Finally, numerical simulations are carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the obtained results.

Authors

  • Leimin Wang
    School of Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; Key Laboratory of Image Processing and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry of China, Wuhan 430074, China.
  • Yi Shen
    Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: shenyi_777@126.com.
  • Guodong Zhang