New asymptotic stability criteria for neural networks with time-varying delay

The problem of delay-dependent asymptotic stability criteria for neural networks with time-varying delay is investigated. A new class of Lyapunov functional is constructed to derive some new delay-dependent stability criteria.The obtained criterion are less conservative because free-weighting matrices method and a convex optimization approach are considered. Finally, numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

GUARANTEED COST CONTROL OF CONTINUOUS-TIME UNCERTAIN SINGULAR SYSTEM WITH BOTH STATE AND INPUT DELAYS

The guaranteed cost control problem for a continuous-time uncertain singular system with state and control delays, and a given quadratic cost function is studied in this paper. Sufficient conditions for the existence of the guaranteed cost controller are derived based on the linear inequality (LMI) approach. A parameterized characterization of the guaranteed cost laws is given in terms of the feasible solutions to a certain LMI, and the cost function of guaranteed cost controller exists an upper bound.     

Improved stability analysis on delayed neural networks with linear fractional uncertainties

The paper is concerned with robust stability for generalized neural networks (GNNs) with both interval time-varying delay and time-varying distributed delay. Through partitioning the time-delay, choosing one augmented Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, employing free-weighting matrix method and convex combination, the sufficient conditions are obtained to guarantee the robust stability of the concerned systems. These stability criteria are presented in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) and can be easily checked. Finally, three numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and reduced conservatism of the obtained results.     

Robust exponential stabilization for large-scale uncertain impulsive systems with coupling time-delays

In this paper, we aim to study robust exponential stabilization for a large-scale uncertain impulsive system with coupling time-delays. Furthermore, we also provide an estimation of the rate of convergence of exponential stabilization. By utilizing the Lyapunov method and Razumikhin technique, we shall design the feedback hybrid controllers in terms of linear matrix inequalities under which the robust exponential stability is achieved for a closed-loop large-scale uncertain impulsive system with coupling time-delays. Moreover, we shall also use the results obtained to design impulsive controllers for a large-scale uncertain continuous system under which the closed-loop continuous system achieves robust and exponential stability. To illustrate our results, one example is solved.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis><Subscript>∞</Subscript> Observer-Based Control for a Class of Uncertain Neutral Time-Delay Systems via LMI Optimization Approach

In this paper, the H_∞ observer-based control for a class of uncertain neutral time-delay systems is considered. The linear matrix inequality (LMI) optimization approach is used to design the H_∞ robust control with disturbance attenuation. Two classes of observer-based controls are proposed and their H_∞-norm bounds are given. The control and observer gains are given from the LMI feasible solutions. A numerical example is given to illustrate the results. The research reported here was supported by the National Science Council of Taiwan under Grant NSC 93-2213-E-214-020.     

State feedback and output feedback control of a class of nonlinear systems with delayed measurements

This paper is concerned with the problem of state feedback and output feedback control of a class of nonlinear systems with delayed measurements. This class of nonlinear systems is made up of continuous-time linear systems with nonlinear perturbations. The nonlinearity is assumed to satisfy a global Lipschitz condition and the time delay is assumed to be time-varying and have no restriction on its derivative. On the basis of the Lyapunov–Krasovskii approach, sufficient conditions for the existence of the state feedback controller and the output feedback controller are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Methods of calculating the controller gain matrices are also presented. Two numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.     

Global asymptotic stability for a class of nonlinear neural networks with multiple delays

This paper investigates the global asymptotic stability (GAS) for a class of nonlinear neural networks with multiple delays. Based on Lyapunov stability theory and the linear matrix inequality (LMI) technique, a less conservative delay-dependent stability criterion is derived. The present result is shown to be less conservative than those given in the literature.     

Adaptive synchronization of Genesio-Tesi chaotic system via a novel feedback control

The Letter addresses control problem for adaptive synchronization of the Genesio-Tesi chaotic systems with three uncertain parameters. A new control scheme is proposed to make the states of two Genesio-Tesi systems asymptotically synchronized. Based on the Lyapunov method and linear matrix inequality (LMI) framework, an existence criterion for the control law is derived in terms of LMIs. A numerical simulation is illustrated to show the effectiveness of the proposed chaos synchronization scheme.     

Synchronization stability of general complex dynamical networks with time-varying delays: A piecewise analysis method

The synchronization problem of some general complex dynamical networks with time-varying delays is investigated. Both time-varying delays in the network couplings and time-varying delays in the dynamical nodes are considered. The delays considered in this paper are assumed to vary in an interval, where the lower and upper bounds are known. Based on a piecewise analysis method, the variation interval of the time delay is firstly divided into several subintervals, by checking the variation of the derivative of a Lyapunov function in every subinterval, then the convexity of matrix function method and the free weighting matrix method are fully used in this paper. Some new delay-dependent synchronization stability criteria are derived in the form of linear matrix inequalities. Two numerical examples show that our method can lead to much less conservative results than those in the existing references.