Cluster Synchronization of Coupled Neural Networks With Lévy Noise via Event-Triggered Pinning Control

IEEE Trans Neural Netw Learn Syst. 2022 Nov;33(11):6144-6157. doi: 10.1109/TNNLS.2021.3072475. Epub 2022 Oct 27.

Abstract

Cluster synchronization means that all multiagents are divided into different clusters according to the equations or roles of nodes in a complex network, and by designing an appropriate algorithm, each cluster can achieve synchronization to a certain value or an isolated node. However, the synchronization values between different clusters are different. With a feedback controller based on the calculation of the control input value and a trigger condition leading to the updating instants, this article introduces the trigger mechanism and designs a new data sampling strategy to achieve cluster synchronization of the coupled neural networks (CNNs), which reduces the number of updates of the controller, thereby reducing unnecessary waste of limited resources. In addition, an example proposes a synchronization algorithm and gives iterative procedures to calculate the trigger instants and prove the validity of the theoretical results.