Adaptive lag synchronization for uncertain complex dynamical network with delayed coupling

This paper proposes an adaptive control method to achieve the lag synchronization between uncertain complex dynamical network having delayed coupling and a non-identical reference node. Unknown parameters of both the network and reference node are estimated by adaptive laws obtained by Lyapunov stability theory. With the estimated parameters, the proposed method guarantees the globally asymptotical synchronization of the network in spite of unknown bounded disturbances. The effectiveness of our work is verified through a numerical example and simulation.     

Robust global synchronization of complex networks with neutral-type delayed nodes

In this paper, the problems of robust global exponential synchronization for a class of complex networks with time-varying delayed couplings are considered. Each node in the network is composed of a class of delayed neural networks described by a nonlinear delay differential equation of neutral-type. Since model errors commonly exist in practical applications, the parameter uncertainties are involved in the considered model. Sufficient conditions that ensure the complex networks to be robustly globally exponentially synchronized are obtained by using the Lyapunov functional method and some properties of Kronecker product. An illustrative example is presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Observer-based lag synchronization between two different complex networks

In this paper, some new criteria for lag synchronization between two or more complex networks are proposed based on the theory of state observer. Some adaptive controllers are designed to make the drive and response systems achieve lag synchronization, no matter whether the nodes in the two systems are with the same dynamical character or the coupling configuration matrices are nonidentical. In addition, based on the output coupling, the amount of coupling variables between two connected nodes is flexible, which can save a lot of channel resources, simplify the network topology and has more significant meanings in engineering applications. At last, the effects of the lag synchronization criteria are verified through some simulation experiments.     

Synchronization criterions and pinning control of general complex networks with time delay

The problems of synchronization and pinning control for general time-delay complex dynamical networks are investigated. In this paper, less conservative criterions for both continuous-time and discrete-time complex dynamical networks with time delay are obtained. Pinning control strategies are respectively, designed to make these complex dynamical networks synchronized. Moreover, the problems of designing controllers are converted into solving optimal problems of a series of linear matrix inequalities, which reduces the computation complexity. Finally, numerical simulations verify the effectiveness of our methodology.     

Group synchronization in complex dynamical networks with different types of oscillators and adaptive coupling schemes

This paper focus on schemes and corresponding criteria for group synchronization in complex dynamical networks consisted of different group of chaotic oscillators. The global asymptotically stable criteria for a linearly or adaptively coupled network are derived to ensure each group of oscillators synchronize to the same behavior. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation results show that the group synchronization can be guaranteed by enhancing the external coupling strength whenever there are connections or not within the groups under the “same input” condition. All of the results are proved rigorously. Finally, a network with three groups, a scale-free sub-network, a small-world sub-network and a ring sub-network, is illustrated, and the corresponding numerical simulations verify the theoretical analysis.     

Adaptive pinning synchronization of a class of nonlinearly coupled complex networks

This paper is concerned with the pinning control of the robust synchronization of a class of nonlinearly coupled complex networks through adaptive techniques. The effect of perturbed couplings is addressed by adaptive compensation and adjustment methods with controllers and coupling strength designs, respectively. For the pinned nodes, a controller gain function is proposed to compensate the nonlinearities based on adaptive estimations of controller parameters on-line; while for the un-pinned nodes, adaptive adjustment laws are addressed to adjust unknown coupling factors to restrain the unexpected action of the nonlinearly coupled networks. On the basis of Lyapunov stability theory, adaptive pinning controllers and coupling strength adjusters are constructed to ensure that the synchronization errors of the networks can be reduced as small as desired in the presence of the nonlinear couplings. A numerical simulation is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.     

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.     

Adaptive synchronization of Cohen-Grossberg neural networks with unknown parameters and mixed time-varying delays

In this paper, we investigate the synchronization problem of chaotic Cohen-Grossberg neural networks with unknown parameters and mixed time-varying delays. An adaptive linear feedback controller is designed to guarantee that the response system can be synchronized with a drive system by utilizing Lyapunov stability theory and parameter identification. Our synchronization criteria are easily verified and do not need to solve any linear matrix inequality. These results generalize a few previous known results and remove some restrictions on amplification function and time delay. This research also demonstrates the effectiveness of application in secure communication. Numerical simulations are carried out to illustrate the main results.     

Adaptive synchronization between two different hyperchaotic systems

This work presents chaos synchronization between two different hyperchaotic systems using adaptive control. The sufficient conditions for achieving synchronization of two high dimensional chaotic systems are derived based on Lyapunov stability theory, and an adaptive control law and a parameter update rule for unknown parameters are given such that generalized Henon–Heiles system is controlled to be hyperchaotic Chen system. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations are shown to verify the results.     

Synchronization control for the competitive complex networks with time delay and stochastic effects

The synchronization control problem for the competitive complex network with time delay and stochastic effects is investigated by using the stochastic technique and Lyapunov stability theory. The competitive complex network means that the dynamical varying rate of a part of nodes is faster than other nodes. Some synchronization criteria are derived by the full controller and pinning controller, respectively, and these criteria are convenient to be used for concision. A numerical example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the method proposed in this paper.     

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.     

Stability switches, bifurcation, and multi-stability of coupled networks with time delays

This paper reveals the dynamical behaviors of a network consisting of a pair of ring sub-networks and two-way couplings of neurons between the individual sub-networks. Time delays are introduced into the internal connections within the individual sub-networks and the couplings between the individual sub-networks. The stability and instability of the trivial equilibrium of the network are analyzed and the conditions for the existence of Hopf bifurcation are obtained by discussing the associated characteristic equation. The criterion for the global stability of the trivial equilibrium of the network is given by constructing a suitable Lyapunov functional. Numerical simulations are performed to validate the theoretical results and rich dynamical behaviors are observed, such as multiple stability switches of the network equilibrium, synchronous/asynchronous oscillations, and multi-stability.     

A novel criterion for cluster synchronization of complex dynamical networks with coupling time-varying delays

This paper investigates the cluster synchronization problem for the time-varying delays coupling networks with nonidentical delayed dynamical systems by using pinning control method. We derive some simple and useful criteria for cluster synchronization for any initial values through an effective feedback control scheme and propose an adaptive feedback strategy that adjusts automatically the coupling strength. Finally, some numerical examples are then given to illustrate the theoretical results.     

Stochastic quasi-synchronization for delayed dynamical networks via intermittent control

In this paper, we consider the stochastic quasi-synchronization for the delayed networks with parameter mismatches and stochastic perturbation mismatch by using intermittent control. Based on Lyapunov stability theory, inequality techniques and the properties of Weiner process, several sufficient conditions are obtained to ensure stochastic quasi-synchronization for delayed networks. Meanwhile, numerical simulations are offered to show the effectiveness of our new results.     

Guaranteed cost synchronization of a complex dynamical network via dynamic feedback control

In this paper, the problem of guaranteed cost synchronization for a complex network is investigated. In order to achieve the synchronization, two types of guaranteed cost dynamic feedback controller are designed. Based on Lyapunov stability theory, a linear matrix inequality (LMI) convex optimization problem is formulated to find the controller which guarantees the asymptotic stability and minimizes the upper bound of a given quadratic cost function. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate the proposed method.     

Cluster synchronization in nonlinearly coupled delayed networks of non-identical dynamic systems

In the real world, many networks show community structure, i.e., clusters of nodes, which have a high density of links within the same cluster but a lower density of links between different clusters. In this paper, nonlinearly coupled networks with community structure and non-identical nodes and with time-varying delay are considered. By applying pinning control to a fraction of network nodes, and using a suitable Lyapunov function, we obtain some new and useful synchronization criteria, which guarantee that various clusters are synchronized independently. An example is presented to show the application of the criteria obtained in this paper.     

Adaptive synchronization of dynamical networks via states of several nodes as target orbit

In this paper, based on the invariance principle of differential equation, a simple adaptive control method is proposed to synchronize the dynamical networks with the general coupling functions. Comparing with other adaptive control methods, the weighted average of a few nodes’ states is used as target orbit to design controller. To show the effectiveness of proposed method, some numerical simulations are performed.     

An intriguing hybrid synchronization phenomenon of two coupled complex networks

This paper investigates the hybrid synchronization problem of two coupled complex networks. Employing the linear feedback and the adaptive feedback control methods which are simple, efficient, and easy to implement in practical applications, we obtain some useful criteria of the hybrid synchronization of two coupled networks based on the Lyapunov stability theory and Lasalle’s invariance principle. It shows that under suitable conditions, two coupled complex networks can realize an intriguing hybrid synchronization: the outer anti-synchronization between the driving network and the response network, and the inner complete synchronization in the driving network and the response network, respectively. Numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed hybrid synchronization scheme.     

Adaptive open-plus-closed-loop method of projective synchronization in drive-response dynamical networks

This paper investigates the problem of projective synchronization (PS) in drive-response dynamical networks (DRDNs) with mismatched terms. Based on the adaptive open-plus-closed-loop (AOPCL) method, a general method of PS is derived in DRDNs, which is robust to limited accuracy of data and effects of noise. Moreover, the feedback gains of the closed loop control part can be automatically adapted to suitable constants. Corresponding numerical simulations on Lorenz system are performed to verify and illustrate the analytical results.     

Adaptive modified function projective synchronization of unknown chaotic systems with different order

This paper investigates the modified function projective synchronization (MFPS) between two different dimensional chaotic systems with fully unknown or partially unknown parameters via increased order. Based on the Lyapunov stability theorem and adaptive control method, a unified adaptive controller and parameters update law can be designed for achieving the MFPS of the two different chaotic systems with different orders. Numerical simulations are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed synchronization scheme.