Synchronization Control of Neural Networks Subject to Time-Varying Delays and Input Nonlinearity

This paper investigates the synchronization problem for a particular class of neural networks subject to time-varying delays and input nonlinearity. Using the variable structure control technique, a memoryless decentralized control law is established which guarantees exponential synchronization even when input nonlinearity is present. The proposed controller is suitable for application in delayed cellular neural networks and Hopfield neural networks with no restriction on the derivative of the time-varying delays. A two-dimensional cellular neural network and a four-dimensional Hopfield neural network, both with time-varying delays, are presented as illustrative examples to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed synchronization scheme.

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