Exponential Synchronization of Complex Delayed Dynamical Networks With Switching Topology

This paper studies the local and global exponential synchronization of a complex dynamical network with switching topology and time-varying coupling delays. By using stability theory of switched systems and the network topology, the synchronization of such a network under some special switching signals is investigated. Firstly, under the assumption that all subnetworks are self-synchronizing, a delay-dependent sufficient condition is given in terms of linear matrix inequalities, which guarantees the solvability of the local synchronization problem under an average dwell time scheme. Then this result is extended to the situation that not all subnetworks are self-synchronizing. For the latter case, in addition to average dwell time, an extra condition on the ratio of the total activation time of self-synchronizing and nonsynchronizing subnetworks is needed to achieve synchronization of the entire switched network. The global synchronization of a network whose isolate dynamics is of a particular form is also studied. Three different examples of delayed dynamical networks with switching topology are given, which demonstrate the effectiveness of obtained results. © 2006 IEEE.published_or_final_versio

Incremental-dissipativity-based output synchronization of dynamical networks with switching topology

This paper studies asymptotic output synchronization for a class of dynamical networks with switching topology whose node dynamics are characterized by a quadratic form of incremental-dissipativity. The output synchronization problem of the switched network is first converted into a set stability analysis of a nonlinear dissipative system with a particular selection of input-output pair, which is related to special features of interconnected incremental-dissipative systems. Then, synchronization by designing switching among subnetworks, where none of them is self-synchronizing, is investigated by using the single Lyapunov function method. Algebraic synchronization criteria are established, and the results are applied to investigate synchronization of coupled biochemical oscillators. © 2014 IEEE.published_or_final_versio

New Pinning Synchronization of Complex Networks with Time-Varying Coupling Strength and Nondelayed and Delayed Coupling

The pinning synchronization problem for a class of complex networks is studied by a stochastic viewpoint, in which both time-varying coupling strength and nondelayed and delayed coupling are included. Different from the traditionally similar methods, its interval is separated into two subintervals and described by a Bernoulli variable. Both bounds and switching probability of such subintervals are contained. Particularly, the nondelayed and delayed couplings occur alternately in which another independent Bernoulli variable is introduced. Then, a new kind of pinning controller without time-varying coupling strength signal is developed, in which only its bounds and probabilities are contained. When such probabilities are unavailable, two different kinds of adaption laws are established to make the complex network globally synchronous. Finally, the validity of the presented methods is proved through a numerical example

Adaptive Control of Dynamically Complex Networks with Saturation Couplings

This paper considers the control problem of dynamically complex networks with saturation couplings. Two novel control schemes in terms of adaptive control are presented to deal with such saturation couplings. Based on the robust idea, the underlying complex network is firstly transformed into a strongly connected network having time-varying uncertainty. However, the upper bound of uncertainty is unknown. Because of such an unavailable bound, a kind of adaptive controller added to each node is proposed such that the closed-loop auxiliary network is uniformly bounded. In particular, the original system states are asymptotically stable. Moreover, in order to avoid adding the desired controller to every node, another different kind of adaptive controller based on the pinning control idea is proposed. Compared with the former method, it is only applied to a part of nodes and has a good operability. Finally, a numerical example is provided to show the effectiveness of our results

Exponential Synchronization of Complex Delayed Dynamical Networks With Switching Topology

This paper studies the local and global exponential synchronization of a complex dynamical network with switching topology and time-varying coupling delays. By using stability theory of switched systems and the network topology, the synchronization of such a network under some special switching signals is investigated. Firstly, under the assumption that all subnetworks are self-synchronizing, a delay-dependent sufficient condition is given in terms of linear matrix inequalities, which guarantees the solvability of the local synchronization problem under an average dwell time scheme. Then this result is extended to the situation that not all subnetworks are self-synchronizing. For the latter case, in addition to average dwell time, an extra condition on the ratio of the total activation time of self-synchronizing and nonsynchronizing subnetworks is needed to achieve synchronization of the entire switched network. The global synchronization of a network whose isolate dynamics is of a particular form is also studied. Three different examples of delayed dynamical networks with switching topology are given, which demonstrate the effectiveness of obtained results