Observer-based synchronization in fractional-order leader–follower complex networks

This paper is devoted to synchronization behavior of complex dynamical networks with a Caputo fractional-order derivative. In particular, we propose a fractional-order leader–follower complex network where the leader is independent, has its own dynamics, and is followed by all the other nodes. Using the state observer approach, the leader and the followers are designed to connect through only a scalar coupling signal instead of the commonly used full state coupling scheme. On the basis of stability theory of the fractional-order differential system, a sufficient condition for global network synchronization is presented, which only relates to the linear part of individual nodes and can be easily solved by the pole-placement design technique. The analytic results are complemented with numerical simulations for a network whose nodes are governed by the fractional-order Chua’s circuit.     

Generalized synchronization of the fractional-order chaos in weighted complex dynamical networks with nonidentical nodes

A fractional-order weighted complex network consists of a number of nodes, which are the fractional-order chaotic systems, and weighted connections between the nodes. In this paper, we investigate generalized chaotic synchronization of the general fractional-order weighted complex dynamical networks with nonidentical nodes. The well-studied integer-order complex networks are the special cases of the fractional-order ones. Based on the stability theory of linear fraction-order systems, the nonlinear controllers are designed to make the fractional-order complex dynamical networks with distinct nodes asymptotically synchronize onto any smooth goal dynamics. Numerical simulations are provided to verify the theoretical results. It is worth noting that the synchronization effect sensitively depends on both the fractional order ?? and the feedback gain k _i . Moreover, generalized synchronization of the fractional-order weighted networks can still be achieved effectively with the existence of noise perturbation.     

Adaptive synchronization of T-S fuzzy complex networks with time-varying delays via the pinning control method

In this paper, the synchronization of Takagi–Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy complex networks with time-varying delays and adaptive coupling weights is studied. Using the pinning control and adaptive feedback strategy, a new general class of complex networks with fuzzy logic is proposed and its synchronization is investigated in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The adaptive update law of coupling weight is only related to the dynamical behaviors of directly connected nodes. Based on the Lyapunov stability theory, it is proven that the synchronization of the addressed network can be achieved under those control strategies. Finally, two numerical examples are given to verify the effectiveness of our theoretical results.     

Observer-based adaptive stabilization of the fractional-order chaotic MEMS resonator

Compared to the integer-order chaotic MEMS resonator, the fractional-order system can better model its hereditary properties and exhibit complex dynamical behavior. Following the increasing attention to adaptive stabilization in controller design, this paper deals with the observer-based adaptive stabilization issue of the fractional-order chaotic MEMS resonator with uncertain function, parameter perturbation, and unmeasurable states under electrostatic excitation. To compensate the uncertainty, a Chebyshev neural network is applied to approximate the uncertain function while its weight is tuned by a parametric update law. A fractional-order state observer is then constructed to gain unmeasured feedback information and a tracking differentiator based on a super-twisting algorithm is employed to avoid repeated derivative in the framework of backstepping. Based on the Lyapunov stability criterion and the frequency-distributed model of the fractional integrator, it is proved that the adaptive stabilization scheme not only guarantees the boundedness of all signals, but also suppresses chaotic motion of the system. The effectiveness of the proposed scheme for the fractional-order chaotic MEMS resonator is illustrated through simulation studies.     

Pinning synchronization of weighted complex networks with variable delays and adaptive coupling weights

In this paper, the synchronization for time-delayed complex networks with adaptive coupling weights is studied. A pinning strategy and a local adaptive scheme to determine coupling weights and feedback gains are proposed. It is noted that our control strategies only rely on some local information other than the global information of the whole network. Finally, the developed techniques are applied to two complex networks which are respectively synchronized to an unstable equilibrium point and a chaotic attractor.     

Pinning adaptive synchronization of complex dynamical network with multi-links

Networks with multi-links are universal in the real world such as communication networks, transport networks, and social networks. It is important for us to investigate the control of complex dynamical network with multi-links. In this paper, both local and global stabilities of dynamical network with multi-links are analyzed by applying adaptive control theory and mathematical tools, and some new criteria are proposed to ensure the pinning synchronization. We find that the number of pinned nodes satisfies an inequality for synchronization. Additionally, we solve the problem of how much the coupling strength we need to achieve network synchronization with one pinned node in the network system with multi-links. Finally, numerical examples are used to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Mixed outer synchronization of dynamical networks with nonidentical nodes and output coupling

Outer synchronization between the drive network and the response network has attracted much more attention in various fields of science and engineering. In this paper, mixed outer synchronization between two complex dynamical networks with nonidentical nodes and output coupling is investigated via impulsive hybrid control, that is, an adaptive feedback controller with impulsive control effects. Moreover, both the cases of complex networks without and with coupling delay are considered. According to the stability analysis of the impulsive functional differential equation, several sufficient conditions for the networks to achieve mixed outer synchronization are derived. Numerical examples are presented finally to illustrate the effectiveness and advantage of the proposed synchronization criteria.     

Controller design for fractional-order interconnected systems with unmodeled dynamics

This paper focuses on the output feedback tracking control for fractional-order interconnected systems with unmodeled dynamics. The reduced order high gain K-filters are designed to construct the estimation of the unavailable system state. Unmodeled dynamics is extended to the general fractional-order dynamical systems for the first time which is characterized by introducing a dynamical signal r(t). An adaptive output feedback controller is established using the fractional-order Lyapunov methods and proposed by novel dynamic surface control strategy. Then, it is confirmed that the considered system is semi-globally bounded stable and the errors between outputs and the desired trajectories can concentrate to a small neighborhood of the origin. Finally, a simulation example is introduced to demonstrate the correctness of the supplied controller.

     

FPGA implementation of novel fractional-order chaotic systems with two equilibriums and no equilibrium and its adaptive sliding mode synchronization

This paper introduces two novel fractional-order chaotic systems with cubic nonlinear resistor and investigates its adaptive sliding mode synchronization. Firstly the novel two equilibrium chaotic system with cubic nonlinear resistor (NCCNR) is derived and its dynamic properties are investigated. The fractional-order cubic nonlinear resistor system (FONCCNR) is then derived from the integer-order model and its stability and fractional-order bifurcation are discussed. Next a novel no-equilibrium chaotic cubic nonlinear resistor system (NECNR) is derived from NCCNR system. Dynamic properties of NECNR system are investigated. The fractional-order no equilibrium cubic nonlinear resistor system (FONECNR) is derived from NECNR. Stability and fractional-order bifurcation are investigated for the FONECNR system. The non-identical adaptive sliding mode synchronization of FONCCNR and FONECNR systems are achieved. Finally the proposed systems, adaptive control laws, sliding surfaces and adaptive controllers are implemented in FPGA.     

Adaptive exponential cluster synchronization in colored community networks via aperiodically intermittent pinning control

This paper investigates the problem of pinning cluster synchronization for colored community networks via adaptive aperiodically intermittent control. Firstly, a general colored community network model is proposed, where the isolated nodes can interact through different kinds of connections in different communities and the interactions between different pair of communities can also be different, and moreover, the nodes in different communities can have different state dimensions. Then, an adaptive aperiodically intermittent control strategy combined with pinning scheme is developed to realize cluster synchronization of such colored community network. By introducing a novel piecewise continuous auxiliary function, some globally exponential cluster synchronization criteria are rigorously derived according to Lyapunov stability theory and piecewise analysis approach. Based on the derived criteria, a guideline to illustrate which nodes in each community should be preferentially pinned is given. It is noted that the adaptive intermittent pinning control is aperiodic, in which both control width and control period are allowed to be variable. Finally, a numerical example is provided to show the effectiveness of the theoretical results obtained.     

Exponential synchronization for second-order nonlinear systems in complex dynamical networks with time-varying inner coupling via distributed event-triggered transmission strategy

This paper focuses on the exponential synchronization problem of complex dynamical networks (CDNs) with time-varying inner coupling via distributed event-triggered transmission strategy. Information update is driven by properly defined event, which depends on the measurement error. Each node is described as a second-order nonlinear dynamic system and only exchanges information with its neighboring nodes over a directed network. Suppose that the network communication topology contains a directed spanning tree. A sufficient condition for achieving exponential synchronization of second-order nonlinear systems in CDNs with time-varying inner coupling is derived. Detailed theoretical analysis on exponential synchronization is performed by the virtues of algebraic graph theory, distributed event-triggered transmission strategy, matrix inequality and the special Lyapunov stability analysis method. Moreover, the Zeno behavior is excluded as well by the strictly positive sampling intervals based on the upper right-hand Dini derivative. It is noted that the amount of communication among network nodes and network congestion have been significantly reduced so as to avoid the waste of network resources. Finally, a simulation example is given to show the effectiveness of the proposed exponential synchronization criteria.     

Adaptive generalized function matrix projective lag synchronization of uncertain complex dynamical networks with different dimensions

Generalized function matrix projective lag synchronization of uncertain complex dynamical networks with different dimension of nodes via adaptive control method is investigated in this paper. Based on Lyapunov stability theory, adaptive controller is obtained and unknown parameters of both the drive network and the response network are estimated by adaptive laws. In addition, the three-dimension chaotic system and the four-dimension hyperchaotic system, respectively, as the nodes of the drive and response network are analyzed in detail, and numerical simulation results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.     

Design of fractional robust adaptive intelligent controller for uncertain fractional-order chaotic systems based on active control technique

In this paper, a robust fractional-order adaptive intelligent controller is proposed for stabilization of uncertain fractional-order chaotic systems. The intelligent neuro-fuzzy network is used to estimate unknown dynamics of system, while the neuro-fuzzy network parameters as well as the upper bounds of the model uncertainties, disturbances and approximation errors are adaptively estimated via separate adaptive rules. An SMC scheme, with a fractional-order sliding surface, is employed, as the controller to improve the velocity and performance of the proposed control system and to eliminate the unknown but bounded uncertainties, external disturbances and approximation errors. The Lyapunov stability theorem has been also employed to show the stability of the closed-loop system, robustness against uncertainties, external disturbances and approximation errors, while the control signal remains bounded. Explanatory examples and simulation results are given to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed procedure, which consent well with the analytical results.     

Robust chaos synchronization of fractional-order chaotic systems with unknown parameters and uncertain perturbations

Chaotic systems in practice are always influenced by some uncertainties and external disturbances. This paper investigates the problem of practical synchronization of fractional-order chaotic systems. Based on Lyapunov stability theory and a fractional-order differential inequality, a modified adaptive control scheme and adaptive laws of parameters are developed to robustly synchronize coupled fractional-order chaotic systems with unknown parameters and uncertain perturbations. This synchronization approach is simple, global and theoretically rigorous. Simulation results for two fractional-order chaotic systems are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.     

Synchronization of a delayed complex dynamical network with free coupling matrix

This paper considers synchronization problem of a delayed complex dynamical network. For the problem, the virtual target node is chosen as one of nodes in the complex network. It should be pointed out that only one connection is needed between a real target node and a virtual target node instead of N connections. Moreover, the proposed synchronization scheme does not require additional conditions for coupling matrix unlike the existing works. Based on Lyapunov stability theory, a new design criterion for an adaptive feedback controller to achieving synchronization between the real target node and all nodes of the delayed complex network is developed. Finally, the proposed method is applied to a numerical example in order to show the effectiveness of our results.     

Pinning control of spatially and temporally complex dynamical networks with time-varying delays

In the present paper, two types of complex delayed dynamical networks with spatially and temporally varying state variables are proposed. The first is that all nodes in the network have the same time-varying delay. The second is that different nodes have different time-varying delays. We respectively investigate the stabilization problem of these two types of complex network models by pinning a small fraction of nodes with negative feedback controllers. With the help of Lyapunov functionals and some inequality techniques, several asymptotic stability and exponential stability conditions are established. Finally, numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the results obtained here.     

Chaos in the fractional-order complex Lorenz system and its synchronization

In this article, a novel dynamic system, the fractional-order complex Lorenz system, is proposed. Dynamic behaviors of a fractional-order chaotic system in complex space are investigated for the first time. Chaotic regions and periodic windows are explored as well as different types of motion shown along the routes to chaos. Numerical experiments by means of phase portraits, bifurcation diagrams and the largest Lyapunov exponent are involved. A new method to search the lowest order of the fractional-order system is discussed. Based on the above result, a synchronization scheme in fractional-order complex Lorenz systems is presented and the corresponding numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed scheme.     

Adaptive synchronization of an uncertain coupling complex network with time-delay

This paper proposes a new complex dynamical network model, in which the nodes are coupled with time-delay, and the inner coupling matrices are with uncertain forms. This model can describe the real world more realistically and can be widely used in practical engineering application. Synchronization in the proposed network model is analyzed by the Lyapunov stability theory and some adaptive controllers are designed to ensure that the proposed network achieve local and global synchronization, respectively. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations fully verify the main results.     

Robust synchronization of two different fractional-order chaotic systems with unknown parameters using adaptive sliding mode approach

In this paper, an adaptive sliding mode control method is introduced to ensure robust synchronization of two different fractional-order chaotic systems with fully unknown parameters and external disturbances. For this purpose, a fractional integral sliding surface is defined and an adaptive sliding mode controller is designed. In this method, no knowledge of the bounds of parameters and perturbation is required in advance and the parameters are updated through an adaptive control process. The proposed scheme is global and theoretically rigorous. Two examples are given to illustrate effectiveness of the scheme, in which the synchronizations between fractional-order chaotic Chen system and fractional-order chaotic Rössler system, between fractional-order hyperchaotic Lorenz system and fractional-order hyperchaotic Chen system, respectively, are successfully achieved. Corresponding numerical simulations are also given to verify the analytical results.

     

Spatiotemporal chaos synchronization between uncertain complex networks with diverse structures

Spatiotemporal chaos synchronization between uncertain complex networks with diverse structures is investigated. The identification law of unknown parameters and the adaptive law of the configuration matrix element in state equations of network nodes are determined based on stability theory, and the conditions of realizing spatiotemporal chaos synchronization between uncertain complex networks with different structures are discussed and obtained. Further, the Fisher–Kolmogorov system with spatiotemporal chaotic behavior is taken as the nodes of drive and response networks to imitate the experiment. It is found that the synchronization performance between two networks is very stable.