Robust Chaotic Synchronization for a Class of Disturbed Nonlinear Systems with Multiple Equilibria

This study concerns with the robust H _∞ synchronization problem for a class of nonlinear feedback control systems, which are subject to a vector-valued periodic nonlinearity in the feedback path. Under such synchronization configuration, the master system is assumed to be subject to an energy bounded input disturbance, and the slave one is under control. Sufficient conditions for controller design are proposed in terms of linear matrix inequalities by respectively utilizing the output feedback control and the dynamic output control strategies, such that the master system robustly synchronizes the slave one with a guaranteed H _∞ performance. The derived methods can be applied to the robust H _∞ synchronization of many practical systems, and effectiveness of the obtained results are demonstrated through a concrete example of phase-locked loops (PLL).     

Sector-condition-based results for adaptive control and synchronization of chaotic systems under input saturation

This paper addresses the design of adaptive feedback controllers for two problems (namely, stabilization and synchronization) of chaotic systems with unknown parameters by considering input saturation constraints. A novel generalized sector condition is developed to deal with the saturation nonlinearities for synthesizing the nonlinear and the adaptive controllers for the stabilization and synchronization control objectives. By application of the proposed sector condition and rigorous regional stability analysis, control and adaptation laws are formulated to guarantee local stabilization of a nonlinear system under actuator saturation. Further, simple control and adaptation laws are developed to synchronize two chaotic systems under uncertain parameters and input saturation nonlinearity. Numerical simulation results for Rössler and FitzHugh–Nagumo models are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed adaptive stabilization and synchronization control methodologies.     

Global asymptotical synchronization of chaotic neural networks by output feedback impulsive control: An LMI approach

In this paper, impulsive control for master–slave synchronization schemes consisting of identical chaotic neural networks is studied. Impulsive control laws are derived based on linear static output feedback. A sufficient condition for global asymptotic synchronization of master–slave chaotic neural networks via output feedback impulsive control is established, in which synchronization is proven in terms of the synchronization errors between the full state vectors. An LMI-based approach for designing linear static output feedback impulsive control laws to globally asymptotically synchronize chaotic neural networks is discussed. With the help of LMI solvers, linear output feedback impulsive controllers can be easily obtained along with the bounds of the impulsive intervals for global asymptotic synchronization. The method is finally illustrated by numerical simulations.     

Synchronization of chaotic systems with parameter driven by a chaotic signal

Chaos control with driving parameter scheme in uncoupled identical chaotic oscillators is presented. By driving the parameter of chaotic systems using external chaotic signal, synchronization and anti-synchronization can be implemented. Numerical simulations show that either synchronization or anti-synchronization can appear depending significantly on initial condition and on driving strength. The proposed method is particularly suited for a variety of chaotic systems, which cannot couple with each other in engineering.     

Synchronization of chaotic systems with parameter driven by a chaotic signal

Chaos control with driving parameter scheme in uncoupled identical chaotic oscillators is presented. By driving the parameter of chaotic systems using external chaotic signal, synchronization and anti-synchronization can be implemented. Numerical simulations show that either synchronization or anti-synchronization can appear depending significantly on initial condition and on driving strength. The proposed method is particularly suited for a variety of chaotic systems, which cannot couple with each other in engineering.     

Master–slave synchronization of continuously and intermittently coupled sampled-data chaotic oscillators

In this paper, we consider the problem of synchronizing a master–slave chaotic system in the sampled-data setting. We consider both the intermittent coupling and continuous coupling cases. We use an Euler approximation technique to discretize a continuous-time chaotic oscillator containing a continuous nonlinear function. Next, we formulate the problem of global asymptotic synchronization of the sampled-data master–slave chaotic system as equivalent to the states of a corresponding error system asymptotically converging to zero for arbitrary initial conditions. We begin by developing a pulse-based intermittent control strategy for chaos synchronization. Using the discrete-time Lyapunov stability theory and the linear matrix inequality (LMI) framework, we construct a state feedback periodic pulse control law which yields global asymptotic synchronization of the sampled-data master–slave chaotic system for arbitrary initial conditions. We obtain a continuously coupled sampled-data feedback control law as a special case of the pulse-based feedback control. Finally, we provide experimental validation of our results by implementing, on a set of microcontrollers endowed with RF communication capability, a sampled-data master–slave chaotic system based on Chua’s circuit.     

Dual synchronization of chaotic systems via time-varying gain proportional feedback

In this paper the dual synchronization of chaotic systems via output feedback strategy is investigated. The slave chaotic systems are fed by a scalar signal generated by a linear combination of the master systems state variables. The sufficient condition and design procedure for dual synchronization are presented. The proposed method is applied for dual synchronization of the Lorenz–Rossler, Rossler–Chen and Duffing–Van der Pol chaotic systems through computer simulation. The results show the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed algorithm.     

Robust synchronization of a class of chaotic systems with disturbance estimation

This paper investigates the robust synchronization problem for a class of chaotic systems with external disturbances. By using disturbance-observer-based control (DOBC) and LMI approach, the disturbance observers are developed to ensure the boundedness of the disturbance error dynamical. Then, by employing the sliding mode control technique, an adaptive control law is established to eliminate the effect of disturbance error to realize synchronization between the master and slave systems. Finally, the corresponding numerical simulations are demonstrated to verify the effectiveness of proposed method.     

Synchronization of a chaotic electronic circuit system with cubic term via adaptive feedback control

This paper presents an adaptive feedback control scheme for the synchronization of the chaotic system consisting of Van der Pol oscillators coupled to linear oscillators with cubic term when the parameters of the master system are unknown and different with the those of the slave system. Based on the Lyapunov stability theory, an adaptive control law is derived to make the states of two slightly mismatched chaotic systems asymptotically synchronized. This method is efficient and easy to implement. Numerical simulations results confirming the analytical predictions are shown and pspice simulations are also performed to confirm the efficiency of the proposed control scheme.     

Synchronization and anti-synchronization coexist in two-degree-of-freedom dissipative gyroscope with nonlinear inputs

This study demonstrates that synchronization and anti-synchronization can coexist in two-degree-of-freedom dissipative gyroscope system with input nonlinearity. Because of the nonlinear terms of the gyroscope system, the system exhibits complex motions containing regular and chaotic motions. Using the variable structure control technique, a novel control law is established which guarantees the hybrid projective synchronization including synchronization, anti-synchronization and projective synchronization even when the control input nonlinearity is present. By Lyapunov stability theory with control terms, two suitable sliding surfaces are proposed to ensure the stability of the controlled closed-loop system in sliding mode, and two variable structure controllers (VSC) are designed to guarantee the hitting of the sliding surfaces. Numerical simulations are presented to verify the proposed synchronization approach.     

Synchronization of the unified chaotic systems using a sliding mode controller

The unified chaotic system incorporates the behaviors of the Lorenz, the Chen and the Lü chaotic systems. This paper deals with the synchronization of two identical unified chaotic systems where the slave system is assumed to have a single input. A sliding mode controller is proposed to synchronize the two systems. The asymptotic convergence to zero of the errors between the states of the master and the slave systems is shown. Simulations results are presented to illustrate the proposed controller; they indicate that the designed controller is able to synchronize the unified chaotic systems. Also, simulation results show that the proposed control scheme is robust to random bounded disturbances acting on the master system. Moreover, the proposed scheme is applied to the secure communications field, where simulation results indicate that the proposed scheme is effective.     

Synchronization and anti-synchronization of new uncertain fractional-order modified unified chaotic systems via novel active pinning control

This paper discusses the synchronization and anti-synchronization of new uncertain fractional-order unified chaotic systems (UFOUCS). Based on the idea of active control, a novel active pinning control strategy is presented, which only needs a state of new UFOUCS. The proposed controller can achieve synchronization between a response system and a drive system, and ensure the synchronized robust stability of new UFOUCS. Numerical simulations of new UFOUCS show that the controller can make fractional-order unified chaotic systems (FOUCS) achieve synchronization or anti-synchronization in a quite short period and both are of good robust stability.     

Synchronization of nonlinear master–slave systems under input delay and slope‐restricted input nonlinearity

This article addresses the synchronization of nonlinear master–slave systems under input time‐delay and slope‐restricted input nonlinearity. The input nonlinearity is transformed into linear time‐varying parameters belonging to a known range. Using the linear parameter varying (LPV) approach, applying the information of delay range, using the triple‐integral‐based Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional and utilizing the bounds on nonlinear dynamics of the nonlinear systems, nonlinear matrix inequalities for designing a simple delay‐range‐dependent state feedback control for synchronization of the drive and response systems is derived. The proposed controller synthesis condition is transformed into an equivalent but relatively simple criterion that can be solved through a recursive linear matrix inequality based approach by application of cone complementary linearization algorithm. In contrast to the conventional adaptive approaches, the proposed approach is simple in design and implementation and is capable to synchronize nonlinear oscillators under input delays in addition to the slope‐restricted nonlinearity. Further, time‐delays are treated using an advanced delay‐range‐dependent approach, which is adequate to synchronize nonlinear systems with either higher or lower delays. Furthermore, the resultant approach is applicable to the input nonlinearity, without using any adaptation law, owing to the utilization of LPV approach. A numerical example is worked out, demonstrating effectiveness of the proposed methodology in synchronization of two chaotic gyro systems. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 220–233, 2016     

Adaptive synchronization of single-degree-of-freedom oscillators with unknown parameters

In this paper, an adaptive control scheme is proposed for the synchronization of two single-degree-of-freedom oscillators with unknown parameters. We only assume that the master system has the bounded solutions, which is generally satisfied for chaotic systems. Unlike the existing literature, the boundedness of the states of the slave system with control input is not necessarily known in advance. The boundedness of the controlled states is rigorously proved. The unknown parameters not only in the slave system but also in the master system are estimated by designing adaptive laws. By choosing appropriate Lyapunov function and employing Barbalat’s lemma, it is theoretically shown that the synchronization errors can converge to zero asymptotically. Finally, two illustrative examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed adaptive control design.     

Quadratic optimal synchronization of uncertain chaotic systems

This paper investigates the quadratic optimal synchronization of uncertain chaotic systems with parameter mismatch, parametric perturbations and external disturbances on both master and slave systems. A robust control scheme based on Lyapunov stability theory and quadratic optimal control approach is derived to realize chaotic synchronization. The sufficient criterion for stability condition is formulated in a linear matrix inequality (LMI) form. The effect of uncertain parameters and external disturbance is suppressed to an H_∞ norm constraint. An adaptive algorithm is proposed to adjust the uncertain bound in the robust controller avoiding the chattering phenomena. The simulation results for synchronization of the Chua’s circuit system and the Lorenz system demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.     

Synchronization in reduced-order of chaotic systems via control approaches based on high-order sliding-mode observer

The reduced-order synchronization problem of two chaotic systems (master–slave) with different dimension and relative degree is considered. A control scheme based on a high-order sliding-mode observer-identifier and a feedback state controller is proposed, where the trajectories of slave can be synchronized with a canonical projection of the master. Thus, the reduced-order synchronization is achieved in spite of master/slave mismatches. Simulation results are provided in order to illustrate the performance of the proposed synchronization scheme.     

Adaptive synchronization to a general non-autonomous chaotic system and its applications

In this paper, new adaptive synchronous criteria for a general class of n-dimensional non-autonomous chaotic systems with linear and nonlinear feedback controllers are derived. By suitable separation between linear and nonlinear terms of the chaotic system, the phenomenon of stable chaotic synchronization can be achieved using an appropriate adaptive controller of feedback signals. This method can also be generalized to a form for chaotic synchronization or hyper-chaotic synchronization. Based on stability theory on non-autonomous chaotic systems, some simple yet less conservative criteria for global asymptotic synchronization of the autonomous and non-autonomous chaotic systems are derived analytically. Furthermore, the results are applied to some typical chaotic systems such as the Duffing oscillators and the unified chaotic systems, and the numerical simulations are given to verify and also visualize the theoretical results.     

The sufficient criteria for global synchronization of chaotic power systems under linear state-error feedback control

This paper investigates global complete synchronization of two identical power systems and global robust synchronization of two power systems with parameter mismatch and external disturbance, both under the master–slave linear state-error feedback control. Some criteria for achieving the synchronization via a single-variable linear coupling are derived and formulated in simple algebraic inequalities. These algebraic criteria are further optimized so as to improve their performances. The effectiveness of the new algebraic criteria is illustrated by the numerical examples.     

Adaptive control and synchronization of chaotic systems consisting of Van der Pol oscillators coupled to linear oscillators

This paper deals with the problem of control and synchronization of coupled second-order oscillators showing a chaotic behavior. A classical feedback controller is first used to stabilize the system at its equilibrium. An adaptive observer is then designed to synchronize the states of the master and slave oscillators using a single scalar signal corresponding to an observable state variable of the driving oscillator. An interesting feature of the proposed approach is that it can be used for chaos control as well as synchronization purposes. Numerical simulations results confirming the analytical predictions are shown and pspice simulations are also performed to confirm the efficiency of the proposed control scheme.     

Synchronization and anti-synchronization of a hyperchaotic Chen system

Based on the active control theory, synchronization and anti-synchronization between two identical chaotic systems is investigated. Anti-synchronization can be characterized by the vanishing of the sum of relevant variables. Through rigorous mathematical theory, the sufficient condition is drawn for the stability of the error dynamics, where the controllers are designed by using the sum of the relevant variables in chaotic systems. Numerical simulations are performed for Chen hyperchaotic dynamical system to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.