Non-fragile output-feedback control for time-delay neural networks with persistent dwell time switching: A system mode and time scheduler dual-dependent design.

Journal: Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
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Abstract

This paper is concerned with non-fragile output-feedback control for time-delay neural networks with persistent dwell time (PDT) switching in a continuous-time setting. The main purpose is to design an output-feedback controller subject to gain fluctuations, guaranteeing both asymptotic stability and L-gain of the closed-loop control system. To achieve reduced conservatism, the controller is formulated to depend not only on the system mode but also on a time scheduler constructed based on the PDT switching rule and minimum time span. A criterion for the asymptotic stability and L-gain analysis is established through the application of the Gronwall-Bellman inequality and mathematical induction. Then, a numerically tractable design approach for the desired controller is proposed, utilizing a four-section piecewise time-dependent Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and several nonlinearity decoupling techniques. For comparative purposes, a simple case, independent of the time scheduler, is also investigated, and the corresponding controller design approach is presented. Finally, a simulation example is given to illustrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed system mode and time scheduler dual-dependent controller design approach.

Authors

  • Jianping Zhou
    School of Computer Science & Technology, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, PR China.
  • Xiaofeng Ma
    School of Computer Science & Technology, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, 243032, Anhui, China.
  • Zhilian Yan
    School of Electrical & Information Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China.
  • Sabri Arik
    Istanbul University, Department of Computer Engineering, 34320 Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: arik@istanbul.edu.tr.