Synchronisation Conditions for a Class of Non-linearly Coupled Networks using Contraction Based Strategy
Abstract This paper describes a simple and general framework for synchronisation of non-linearly coupled dynamical systems interconnected to constitute a com- plex network. The proposed methodology of attaining synchronisation of networks is based on contraction strat- egy. The paper introduces a systematic control proce- dure to achieve synchronisation of a coupled dynamical network of proposed strict-feedback like class of nonlin- ear systems. The non-linear coupling function between different systems of the network is assumed to be in the form of bidirectional links. The proposed method- ology can be applicable to any arbitrarily structure of linear/non-linear, bidirectional or unidirectional N- coupled systems in a network. The general results have been derived for coupled systems interacting through nonlinear coupling function which are interconnected in different networked topologies including Ring, Global, Star, Arbitrary etc. The analytical conditions for syn- chronisation are expressed in terms of bounds on cou- pling strength which are derived using partial contrac- tion concepts blended with graph theory results. The proposed approach is straightforwardly applied to high dimensional non-linearly coupled chaotic systems which are common in many applications. A set of representa- tive examples of coupled chaotic systems based network are simulated to verify the theoretical results.